PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick Silver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leif Carroll's chin.

Silver
vs
Carroll

189 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

166 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quick Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Carroll!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver with a poor takedown

and Carroll decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silver's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carroll.
Silver is pulling down on Carroll's head. It's preventing any offense from Carroll, at least for the moment.
Silver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carroll prevents Silver from getting back to his feet.
Carroll lands a couple of elbows.
Carroll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver pulls Carroll in close to prevent any damage.
Carroll trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Quick Silver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silver tries for a takedown but Carroll circles away easily

and Carroll moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carroll jumps into guard, dragging Silver to the mat.
Carroll wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Carroll.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carroll pulls Silver in to control the position.
Carroll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carroll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver lands a couple of elbows.
Carroll should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver is fighting to break Carroll's control of his arms but Carroll is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver trying to control but Carroll is working from the bottom.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Carroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Quick Silver.
Silver with a poor takedown

and Carroll counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver can't get the takedown.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carroll pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carroll is defending well.
Carroll is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carroll gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silver.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carroll jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Carroll.
Carroll avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carroll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carroll not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Carroll dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carroll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Silver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carroll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carroll's head.
Carroll works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silver is in close to Carroll's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carroll holds on and takes a little breather.
Silver lands a couple of elbows.
Silver throws an elbow that misses. Carroll uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silver's guard. Nice move by Carroll!
Silver wants to stand and escape but Carroll is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is wriggling around but Carroll manages to pass to half guard.
Carroll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carroll is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carroll wants to stand but Silver has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silver wants to improve his position but Carroll is controlling well.
Carroll thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silver's head.
Carroll looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carroll is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Carroll seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll wants to stand but Silver has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silver manages to get to full guard.
Silver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carroll is fighting to break Silver's control of his arms but Silver is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carroll is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carroll is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
Carroll throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to stand up but Carroll is controlling him.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carroll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carroll wants to get up but he can't break Silver's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silver pulls Carroll in close to his closed guard and prevents Carroll from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carroll stops Silver from standing up.
Silver controls Carroll momentarily but Carroll frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quick Silver wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carroll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Carroll counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carroll.
Carroll is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carroll throws a big elbow that misses.
Carroll throws a big right hand that misses.
Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carroll would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carroll trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Carroll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silver tries for a takedown but Carroll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Carroll shows good takedown defense.
Silver shoots and misses

and Carroll counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carroll throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Carroll is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Carroll tries to stand but Silver is controlling from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Carroll working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Carroll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carroll trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver 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.
Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carroll wants to stand but Silver is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carroll scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
Carroll landing some decent shots from guard.
Carroll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver has a closed guard, preventing Carroll from standing up.
Silver is trying to keep Carroll in close.
Carroll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carroll is one step ahead there.
Carroll stops Silver from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carroll with a nice head shot there.
Carroll trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carroll is aware though and is defending well.
Carroll wants to stand but Silver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carroll wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carroll's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carroll's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carroll wanted to stand there but Silver had control of the position.
Carroll connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws a big elbow that misses.
Carroll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.

Carroll decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silver, up you get!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carroll wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carroll bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carroll connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silver some visible discomfort.
Quick Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leif Carroll is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carroll is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silver's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Carroll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carroll 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Carroll!