PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bay
vs
Carwin

195 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin scores with a nice strike.

Bay closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bay.
Bay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carwin's defenses.
Bay lands a nice elbow.
Bay missing with knees to the body.
Bay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bay lands an elbow inside.
Carwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bay working Carwin over with knees to the body.
Carwin looks winded!
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!
Bay landing knees to the body.
Bay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bay lands an elbow just above Carwin 's eye.
Carwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bay lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bay.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bay.
Bay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bay lands an elbow inside that Carwin shrugs off.
Bay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Bay.
Nice elbow from Bay.
Bay scores with a knee to the head.
Bay lands a good knee to the midsection. Carwin won't want to take too many of those.
Bay could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carwin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bay lands an elbow that stopped Carwin in his tracks for a moment.
Bay lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bay obliges.
Nice elbow from Bay.

Bay drops Carwin with a big knee straight up the middle! Carwin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Carwin is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bay finish him?
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bay lands a big knee to the head and Carwin goes down! Bay pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Bay!