PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cosades
vs
Carwin

188 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades lands a glancing blow to the side of Carwin's head.
We've been hearing reports that Cosades has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carwin with a poor takedown
and Cosades makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cosades.

It looks like Urijah Carwin has been cut.
Cosades scores with a sloppy right hand. Carwin should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosades thuds a left hand into Carwin's body.
Carwin tries to clinch but Cosades moves away
and Cosades counters with a straight right hand.

Cosades steps into range and cracks Carwin with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Carwin flops backwards and Cosades dives into his guard looking to finish!

Carwin is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cosades advances position into side control!
Carwin is still in real trouble! Can Cosades finish him?
Sloppy strikes there by Cosades.
Carwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Carwin taking a bit of punishment here - Cosades scoring with strikes.
Cosades grinds an elbow into Carwin's temple.
Cosades working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Cosades is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cosades throws a strike aimed at the side of Carwin's head but Carwin avoids it well.
Cosades wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Cosades controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Carwin is pushing Cosades's head away, looking to escape. Cosades manages to hold on to the position though.

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

Cosades tries for a kimura but Carwin is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades wants to control but Carwin is keeping him busy.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cosades thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cosades trying to control the action but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Cosades working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cosades working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cosades trying to control the position but Carwin is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Carwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cosades fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Carwin tries to throw a body punch but Cosades avoids it by throwing Carwin back against the cage.
Cosades misses with a body punch.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carwin tries to break free but Cosades pushes him back against the cage.
Carwin goes for a takedown attempt but Cosades pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cosades uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carwin has time to react.
Urijah Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carwin.
Cosades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cosades tries to avoid it but Carwin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cosades to the ground. Cosades escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caius Cosades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Carwin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cosades.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Cosades.
Cosades digs a good hook to Carwin's body.
Carwin is breathing heavily.

Cosades has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin takes a shot to the head.
Cosades lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cosades.
Cosades lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
Cosades lands a right hand.

That has opened up Urijah Carwin's cut even more.
Cosades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cosades.
Cosades pushes Carwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin takes a shot to the head.
Cosades lands with a right to the head.
Cosades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Cosades.
Cosades cracks Carwin with a nice body shot.
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!
Cosades lands a hook that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cosades on the inside.
Cosades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin can do to turn this around?
Cosades lands an uppercut.
Cosades is working Carwin over against the cage.
Cosades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cosades lands a nice uppercut.
Cosades lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cosades lands a big uppercut and Carwin is down! He's in big trouble - Cosades follows him to the mat!

Cosades seems to be working for a kimura but Carwin defends the submission attempt.

Carwin is defending against the submission attempts here by Cosades.
Cosades not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cosades is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carwin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cosades.
Caius Cosades overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cosades stalling away here and it's allowed Carwin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Cosades from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Carwin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cosades bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carwin's head backwards.
Carwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cosades has closed the distance and engaged Carwin in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cosades.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Cosades scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cosades digs a right hand into Carwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carwin's gas tank.
Cosades pushes Carwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosades stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cosades scores with a shoulder strike.
Cosades scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Cosades.
A short left from Cosades.
Still in the clinch, Cosades scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cosades.
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cosades pushes Carwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Cosades.
Cosades pushes Carwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Cosades.
A short right from Cosades.
Cosades lands a big right hand that drops Carwin! The killer instinct kicks in and Cosades finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cosades!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caius Cosades!
Caius Cosades thanked the fans post fight for their support.