PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes into the arena with FEARLESS blaring out of the sound system. Carwin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Vicarious. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

al Din
vs
Carwin

187 cm
23
216 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
208 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Din counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
al Din misses with a looping right.
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carwin misses with a jab to the body
and al Din counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Din.
Carwin misses with a left hand
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carwin looks gassed!
al Din rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
al Din lands a right hook to the body.
Carwin with a poor takedown
and al Din counters with a head kick. That will keep Carwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Carwin sees coming a mile off.
Carwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Din thinking.
al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din dips to his left and cracks Carwin with an uppercut!
Carwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for al Din.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
al Din lands the left hand.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a good cross that connects.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Din thumps Carwin with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Din.
Carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din misses with a hook to the body
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Din.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al Din counters with a two punch combo.
al Din thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carwin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, al Din has got the better of the exchanges.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin blocks a head kick by al Din.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Din moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al Din throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carwin on the side of the head.
al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin dives in and grabs al Din's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Din pushes down on Carwin's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Carwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Carwin tries to avoid it.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin blocks the body kick.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carwin misses with a left hand
letting al Din counter with a right hand.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Carwin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a jab when al Din was well out of range.
Carwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and al Din counters with a head kick.
Carwin scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Carwin misses
and al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Carwin.
Carwin takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
Carwin takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carwin will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Carwin misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Din takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carwin lands a lovely overhand right.
al Din ducks right into an uppercut from Carwin.
Carwin takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Carwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carwin throws a wild body kick that al Din sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carwin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
al Din manages to get to full guard.
al Din bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carwin's guard.
al Din pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carwin is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin has a closed guard, preventing al Din from standing up.
Carwin wants to sweep here but al Din controlling him for the moment.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing al Din from controlling successfully.
Carwin is trying to control the position but al Din postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Taj al Din just wasn't active enough.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and al Din counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a body kick
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Din.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Carwin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carwin duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Carwin there.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts al Din as he jumps to the side.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Carwin 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a nice body shot.
A cross from al Din lands.
Carwin blocks a leg kick.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carwin.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling al Din to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Carwin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws a leg kick
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carwin checks a leg kick.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din misses with a shot to the body
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Carwin blocks the leg kick.
Carwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Din.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
al Din looks to throw a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Carwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but al Din circles away quickly and effectively.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
Carwin misses with a jab to the body
and al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carwin's knee momentarily.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carwin lands in his opponent's guard.
Carwin looking to pass the guard.
Carwin postures up.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
al Din trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
Carwin wants to control from the top but al Din keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din is looking to stand up but Carwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Carwin is pushing down on al Din's leg trying to pass to half guard. al Din is fighting to maintain full guard but Carwin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carwin tries to pass to full mount but al Din defends it.
al Din is looking to improve his position.
Carwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carwin swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Din counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from al Din.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling al Din to score with a decent uppercut.
al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al Din scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carwin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Din takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
al Din throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
al Din tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin avoids the body shot from al Din.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Carwin moved away.
Carwin fails with the takedown.
al Din misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
Carwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Din.
Carwin scores with a leg kick.
Casey Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
That kick from al Din tenderised Carwin's leg. Carwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
al Din walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
Taj al Din is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Carwin 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for al Din, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!