PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John O Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damn You Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn You Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

O Carroll
vs
You Jr

182 cm
25
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John O Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damn You Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
You Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
You Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Carroll throws a poor cross that misses
and You Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like John O Carroll has been cut.
You Jr fails with a takedown attempt.

You Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Carroll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

You Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
You Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Carroll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
John O Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damn You Jr.
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!
O Carroll lands a really nice looking cross but You Jr seems unphased.

You Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Carroll quickly recovers to half guard.
You Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Carroll keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You Jr wants to get back to his feet.
O Carroll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for You Jr on the ground.
O Carroll is refusing to be controlled, as You Jr sits in half guard.
You Jr looks gassed!
You Jr tries to pass to full mount but O Carroll defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Damn You Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
You Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Carroll swings for the body but You Jr moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as O Carroll lands an impressive looking overhand right. You Jr doesn't seem phased though.
O Carroll swings for the body but You Jr moves out of range.
O Carroll connects with a jab.
O Carroll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by You Jr.
O Carroll misses with a body shot.

O Carroll gets tackled into the cage by You Jr. You Jr maintains the clinch.

You Jr jumps guard and drags O Carroll to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
You Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Carroll distracts You Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
You Jr keeping full guard, as O Carroll tries to pass.
O Carroll is working hard here to advance position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if You Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Carroll lands a couple of digs.
You Jr keeping moving, preventing O Carroll from controlling successfully.
O Carroll stays in close to You Jr's body and controls the position.
O Carroll postures up in You Jr's guard and throws a big left but You Jr blocks it.
O Carroll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Carroll is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Carroll wants to control from the top but You Jr keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John O Carroll wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Carroll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damn You Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Carroll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but You Jr moves away.
You Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Carroll thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John O Carroll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John O Carroll's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Carroll cracks a nice hook into You Jr's ribs.
You Jr misses with a leg kick.
O Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by You Jr.
O Carroll throws a hook but You Jr avoids it easily.
O Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by You Jr.
O Carroll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by You Jr.
O Carroll looks to land a combination. You Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Carroll misses with a jab, cross combination.
You Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Carroll avoids it really well and circles away.
O Carroll could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
You Jr throws a wild body kick that O Carroll sees coming a mile off.
O Carroll is looking to wear down You Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
You Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Carroll throws a right hand that You Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that You Jr also avoids with ease.
You Jr darts in trying to clinch
and O Carroll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Carroll misses with a hook. You Jr ducked under it nicely.
You Jr looks for a takedown but O Carroll sprawls well.
O Carroll scores with a crisp jab that stopped You Jr in his tracks.
O Carroll scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Carroll.
No joy there for O Carroll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by O Carroll. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Carroll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Carroll connects with a jab.

O Carroll shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You Jr is in a horrible position here. O Carroll smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Carroll landing strikes from the mount.
O Carroll trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by O Carroll.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Carroll working the ground and pound effectively.
O Carroll has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of You Jr's face.
O Carroll looking to control but You Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Carroll working the ground and pound effectively.
O Carroll is landing with some decent strikes but You Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Carroll scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll unloading with bombs!
O Carroll trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Carroll scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Carroll landing strikes from the mount.
O Carroll avoids the attempt from You Jr to control.
O Carroll with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! O Carroll connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John O Carroll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John O Carroll's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Carroll throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Carroll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from You Jr.
O Carroll moves out of range as You Jr throws a body kick.

O Carroll manages to get an easy takedown there - catching You Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass You Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
O Carroll trying to control but You Jr is working from the bottom.
O Carroll stops You Jr from standing up.
O Carroll tries to free his leg and advance position but You Jr is retaining full guard.
You Jr pulls O Carroll in close to prevent any damage.
O Carroll has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
You Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

You Jr working for a triangle but O Carroll defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Carroll trying to control but You Jr is working from the bottom.
O Carroll makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Carroll trying to control but You Jr is working from the bottom.
O Carroll is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll is looking to work some ground and pound but You Jr has wrist control.
O Carroll lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Carroll is working You Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
O Carroll scoring with some ground and pound.
O Carroll makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Carroll throws a big elbow that misses.
You Jr keeping moving, preventing O Carroll from controlling successfully.
O Carroll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll landing with the ground and pound.
You Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
You Jr wants to control but O Carroll passes easily into half guard.
O Carroll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Carroll is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for You Jr!
O Carroll trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Carroll with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll with a couple of short strikes.
O Carroll landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Carroll with good strikes from the mount here!
O Carroll connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Carroll has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of You Jr's face.
O Carroll looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damn You Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns You Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John O Carroll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Carroll, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John O Carroll!
A very excited looking John O Carroll made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.