PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Bobrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawid Bobrowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bobrowski
vs
Carroll

187 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dawid Bobrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Carroll!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll shoots for a takedown but Bobrowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carroll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobrowski throws a lazy head kick

and Carroll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carroll is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carroll pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bobrowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carroll tries to score a body lock takedown but Bobrowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bobrowski is trying to drag Carroll to the mat but Carroll just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carroll is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bobrowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carroll is keeping busy.
Bobrowski is working for takedown but Carroll is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Bobrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carroll jumps into guard, dragging Bobrowski to the mat.
Carroll wants to sweep here but Bobrowski controlling him for the moment.
Carroll looking to control.
Carroll controlling Bobrowski's posture.
Carroll is trying to control the position but Bobrowski postures up.
Carroll wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Carroll wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bobrowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carroll, pushing him back against the cage.

Carroll breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carroll tries to avoid it but Bobrowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carroll to the ground. Carroll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carroll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bobrowski.
Carroll throws a body kick that misses.
Bobrowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carroll.

Bobrowski rushes Carroll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bobrowski tries to pull guard but Carroll forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carroll can't get the takedown.

Carroll breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Carroll clinches.

Carroll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobrowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll tries to clinch up but Bobrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Carroll leaves Bobrowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobrowski is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bobrowski.
Carroll fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Carroll darts in and clinches Bobrowski up against the cage.
Carroll tries to pull guard but Bobrowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bobrowski trying to control the position but instead, Carroll has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bobrowski into the cage.

Carroll pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski is pushing down on Carroll's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carroll is fighting to maintain full guard but Bobrowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carroll won't allow Bobrowski to pass to mount.
Carroll is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bobrowski stops Carroll from getting back to his feet.
Bobrowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carroll keeps working.
Carroll wants to improve his position but Bobrowski is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carroll is controlling Bobrowski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carroll dominated that round.
That's time! Bobrowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carroll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bobrowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carroll tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobrowski.
Carroll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bobrowski as he avoids it easily.
Carroll leaves Bobrowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobrowski shoots in but Carroll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Bobrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carroll connects with a leg kick. Bobrowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll leaves Bobrowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carroll shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobrowski but Bobrowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carroll shoots in and drives through. Bobrowski sprawls well.
Carroll has a takedown stuffed.
Bobrowski throws a head kick that misses.
Bobrowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carroll misses with a wild combination.
Dawid Bobrowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Carroll tries to sprawl out of it but Bobrowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carroll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carroll closes the distance and clinches up with Bobrowski, looking for a takedown. Carroll pushes Bobrowski against the cage but Bobrowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carroll leaves Bobrowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carroll shoots in for a takedown but Bobrowski shows good takedown defense.
Carroll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bobrowski tries to avoid it but Carroll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bobrowski to the ground. Bobrowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobrowski shoots for a takedown but Carroll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carroll scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski shoots in for a double leg but Carroll sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobrowski dives in and grabs Carroll's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carroll pushes down on Bobrowski's head and hops out.
Carroll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carroll scores with a head kick. Bobrowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bobrowski drives through and clinches with Carroll against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bobrowski.
Carroll fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bobrowski jumps guard and drags Carroll to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carroll won't allow Bobrowski to sweep him here.
Bobrowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bobrowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carroll doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carroll manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski trying to control the position.
Carroll trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carroll is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bobrowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobrowski is trying to control the position but Carroll postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dawid Bobrowski 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. This is the final round!

Carroll shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobrowski tries to sprawl out of it but Carroll keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobrowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobrowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carroll fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carroll closes the distance but Bobrowski moves to the side
and Bobrowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bobrowski looks for a takedown but Carroll sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carroll shoots in for a takedown but Bobrowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawid Bobrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Carroll.

Bobrowski gets a clinch.
Bobrowski is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bobrowski's efforts to push away.
Carroll trying to land knees to the body.
Carroll tries for a takedown but Bobrowski manages to get underhooks.
Bobrowski working hard to break the clinch.
Bobrowski can't get the takedown.
Carroll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Carroll - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carroll prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bobrowski is pressed up against the cage. Carroll has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bobrowski down to the mat. Bobrowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bobrowski.
Bobrowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carroll sprawls well. Carroll wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bobrowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Carroll fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Carroll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobrowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Bobrowski is trying to push Carroll away but Carroll has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Carroll manages to break the clinch.

Carroll tries to keep at a distance but Bobrowski has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll tries for a takedown but Bobrowski manages to get underhooks.
Bobrowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carroll to keep the fight standing.

Carroll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobrowski.
Bobrowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carroll's waist but Carroll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobrowski off to one side.
A combination from Carroll does no damage.
Carroll connects with a high kick.
Bobrowski throws the kick towards the body but Carroll avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobrowski slips a jab and a cross from Carroll.
Michael Carroll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carroll closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bobrowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carroll throws a head kick that Bobrowski semi-blocks.
Bobrowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carroll pinned against the cage. Carroll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobrowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carroll tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carroll closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bobrowski circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dawid Bobrowski.
I think Bobrowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:30

The fight is ruled a draw!