PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carson Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carson Andrew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Andrew
vs
Hartley

179 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Andrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Hartley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew tries to work over Hartley's front leg with a kick but Hartley checks it.
Andrew takes a swing at Hartley's ribcage but misses.
Andrew loads up on a big right hand but Hartley slips the punch.
Andrew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Hartley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrew keeping moving, preventing Hartley from controlling successfully.
Hartley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hartley throws an elbow that misses. Andrew uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hartley's guard. Nice move by Andrew!
Hartley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrew is one step ahead there.
Hartley keeps trying to improve his position.
Hartley wants to stand but Andrew is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrew throws a strike but Hartley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrew is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrew wants to get back to his feet but Hartley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andrew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartley.
Andrew wants to stand but Hartley is controlling the position.
Andrew keeping moving, preventing Hartley from controlling successfully.
Hartley looking to sit in guard and control but Andrew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew wants to stand but Hartley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Andrew being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrew postures up.
Hartley striking off his back but it's not causing Andrew any problems.
Hartley managing to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Hartley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hartley slips a straight right by Andrew.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Andrew.
Andrew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartley fails with a takedown attempt.

Hartley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hartley wants to control from the top but Andrew keeps moving.
Andrew wants to sweep here but Hartley controlling him for the moment.
Hartley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrew is trying to control the position but Hartley postures up.
Hartley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew is looking to stand back up but Hartley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Andrew.
Andrew keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hartley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hartley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrew wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hartley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good shot there by Andrew.
We've been told by Andrew's head coaches at Renegade Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hartley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrew throws a hook but Hartley avoids it easily.
Andrew connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrew just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartley misses with a takedown attempt - Andrew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hartley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartley blocks a leg kick.
Andrew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andrew misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew throws a body punch but Hartley moves out of range.
Hartley moves away from the strike by Andrew.

Hartley has Andrew up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hartley as Andrew tries to tie him up.
Andrew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andrew tries to break the clinch but Hartley is controlling the position.
Hartley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrew's efforts to push away.

Hartley breaks the clinch.

Hartley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andrew!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley throws a strike aimed at the side of Andrew's head but Andrew avoids it well.
Hartley scoring with punches and elbows.
Andrew Hartley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hartley wants to control for a moment but Andrew uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Andrew is staying active underneath Hartley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartley works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartley is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew wants to control but Hartley is having none of it.
Hartley prevents Andrew from getting the reversal.
Hartley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrew is looking to escape.
Hartley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andrew is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hartley landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley trying to control but Andrew is having none of it.
Andrew tries to hold on but Hartley pushes him away.

Hartley has control of Andrew's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Andrew regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hartley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrew wants to hold on but Hartley pushes him away.
Hartley landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hartley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Andrew tests Hartley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Andrew defends well and Hartley ends up having to push Andrew into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andrew tries for a takedown but Hartley manages to get underhooks.

Hartley wants the takedown. Andrew is fighting it off but Hartley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Andrew's guard against the ropes.
Hartley throws a strike but Andrew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hartley wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrew looking to pass the guard.
Andrew preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley has control of Andrew's left arm, preventing Andrew from doing any damage.
Andrew wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrew throws a series of punches but Hartley moves out of range.
Andrew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartley.
Andrew Hartley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hartley throws a solid leg kick but Andrew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Hartley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Hartley feints and as Andrew raises his hands in defense, Hartley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hartley drops back looking for a leg! Andrew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andrew manages to kick Hartley off! Hartley jumps back into Andrew's guard.
Andrew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley wants to pass the guard but Andrew is keeping the position.
Andrew is trying to keep Hartley in close.
Hartley throws an elbow that misses. Andrew uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hartley's guard. Nice move by Andrew!
Andrew trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hartley's guard.
Hartley pulls Andrew in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.
Andrew won't allow Hartley to get back to his feet.
Andrew throwing strikes but missing.
Andrew trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Carson Andrew wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Andrew misses.
Andrew scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrew is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Andrew does it's job there.
Andrew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrew throws a one two combo.
Andrew Hartley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew throws a hook but Hartley avoids it easily.
Andrew just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hartley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hartley is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carson Andrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartley controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrew is trying to control the position but Hartley postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Hartley.
I've got Hartley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hartley!