PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carween (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carween
vs
McBride

205 cm
27
279 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Carween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McBride!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carween lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Patrick McBride has been cut.
Carween is looking to clinch but McBride is avoiding it.
Carween tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McBride manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Carween, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carween lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBride circles away quickly and effectively.
McBride shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carween looks to throw the jab but McBride is out of range.

Carween darts in and clinches McBride up against the cage.

McBride breaks from the clinch.
Carween uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McBride gets the takedown into side control.
Carween dodges the ground and pound from McBride.
Carween is trying to control McBride's posture but McBride avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carween stops McBride from passing to mount.
Carween taking a bit of punishment here - McBride scoring with strikes.
McBride looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carween is avoiding damage well.
McBride remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McBride misses with the ground and pound.
Carween struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride tries to score with some ground and pound. Carween controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McBride in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carween manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McBride tries to roll over but Carween keeps him under control.
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!
McBride makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McBride.
McBride thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carween distracts McBride with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carween stopping the sweep attempt from McBride.
Carween distracts McBride with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Carween from controlling successfully.
Carween will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McBride manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carween manages to get himself to full guard.
McBride looking to pass the guard.
Carween utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McBride trying to control the position from guard on top but Carween is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBride thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carween wants to sweep but no luck.
McBride wants to control from the top but Carween keeps moving.
McBride passes Carween's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McBride is thwarting Carween's attempts to control the position.
McBride thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBride sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carween defending well though.
Carween pushes McBride off looking to stand but McBride dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick McBride will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick McBride's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carween looks to throw the jab but McBride is out of range.
Carween tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McBride manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBride clobbers Carween with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Shane Carween has been cut.
McBride moves away from the strike by Carween.
Shane Carween is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carween throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and McBride counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McBride perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McBride throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McBride stalling away here and it's allowed Carween to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McBride connects with a couple of short punches.
Patrick McBride has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBride throwing strikes but missing.
McBride trying to control the position from guard on top but Carween is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carween knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBride on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McBride throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McBride accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBride trying to control but Carween is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McBride lands a couple of elbows.
McBride throws and elbow that misses. Carween uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McBride's guard. Nice move by Carween!
Carween would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McBride looking for a sweep. Not yet McBride, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carween accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBride pulls Carween in to control the position.
Carween throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carween in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carween is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Carween has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McBride looking for a sweep. Not yet McBride, not yet.

Carween avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carween working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carween postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McBride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carween's guard.
McBride throws a big right hand that misses.
McBride trying to control the position from guard on top but Carween is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBride scoring with punches to the head and body.

Shane Carween's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Carween's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick McBride!