PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beginner Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camber Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Winner
vs
Cartwright

225 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beginner Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camber Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cartwright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
Cartwright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cartwright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Winner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner shoots in looking for a takedown. Cartwright tries to sprawl out of it but Winner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cartwright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.

Winner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winner lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winner is controlling him.
Winner forces his way into half guard.

Winner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cartwright has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
Cartwright is trying to get back to full guard.
Winner moves into full mount! Cartwright won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Winner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winner fails to move to back control.
Winner forces the positional change into back control.

Winner is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Winner is persistently looking for the submission but Cartwright is defending it well.

Cartwright is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Winner gets his way!
Cartwright is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Winner off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Winner's arms.

Winner tightening his grip on Cartwright, looking for the choke.

Winner is looking for the choke from the back position but Cartwright is controlling his hands well.

Cartwright showing good submission defense here.

Winner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet but Winner has full control of the position and if anything, Cartwright has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Winner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winner looking to break Cartwright's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cartwright remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Winner will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright trying to control but not successfully.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet but Winner has full control of the position and if anything, Cartwright has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Winner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cartwright is defending well though. Winner let's go of the attempt for now.

Cartwright fending off the submission attempt from Winner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartwright is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beginner Winner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winner looking to score a takedown here. Cartwright is defending well but Winner drives through and ends up in Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winner is controlling him.
Winner passes into half guard.
Cartwright tries to kick Winner off but Winner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner controlling the action here.

Cartwright is defending against the submission attempts here by Winner.
Winner trying to mount his opponent but Cartwright defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is working hard here to advance position.
Winner moves nicely into side control.

Winner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winner trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.

Winner is trying to get an arm triangle but Cartwright is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet.

Winner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartwright has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartwright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Winner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cartwright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Winner keeping hold of Cartwright's head, controlling as best he can.

Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Winner moves into full guard.
Winner trying to control the position here.
Winner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Winner wants to take a breather but Cartwright is having none of it.
Winner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cartwright!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner works his way to his opponent's back.

Cartwright defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Winner is looking for the choke from the back position but Cartwright is controlling his hands well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Cartwright has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beginner Winner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Winner looking to score a takedown here. Cartwright is defending well but Winner drives through and ends up in Cartwright's guard.
Winner won't allow Cartwright to get back to his feet.
Winner passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Winner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Winner is trying to get an arm triangle but Cartwright is defending well.

Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cartwright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Winner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cartwright, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Winner drags him back down.

Winner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cartwright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.

Winner tries for a kimura but Cartwright is defending well.

Winner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cartwright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cartwright is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Winner is controlling him well.
Winner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright is not content to let Winner control the position.

Winner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is not content to let Winner control the position.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winner wants to control but Cartwright is keeping him busy.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Winner has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Winner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Winner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
Camber Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner staying calm.
Cartwright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cartwright tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beginner Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beginner Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Beginner Winner!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Beginner Winner!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Beginner Winner!

Beginner Winner wins by unanimous decision!