PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ceoghan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Disciples of Power - Born Unto Death. Yano has chosen Fleur de Lis - Jucifer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cartwright
vs
Yano

188 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Arcticus
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ceoghan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koji Yano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cartwright.
Yano swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright looks to land a combination but Yano avoids it well.

Yano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yano lands an elbow.
Yano working the head and body with strikes.
Yano landing strikes.
Yano prevents Cartwright from escaping the position.
Yano scoring with punches from side control.
Yano wants to control for a moment but Cartwright uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yano stops Cartwright from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano trying to control from half guard but Cartwright is working away.
Yano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cartwright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cartwright's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Yano stops Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
Yano throws a strike but Cartwright avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yano cracks Cartwright with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yano stands up over Cartwright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yano wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Yano prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yano.
Yano misses with a looping left.
Cartwright tries to clinch up
enabling Yano to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yano throws an overhand right that lands on Cartwright's shoulder, as Cartwright tries to avoid the shot.
Yano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cartwright circles away quickly and effectively.
Cartwright looks to land a combination. Yano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Koji Yano has been cut.
Yano tries to bum rush Cartwright with a series of wild strikes but Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yano looks to land a right hand but Cartwright moved out of range.
Cartwright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yano.
Yano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cartwright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yano thumps Cartwright with a low kick.

Yano closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
Yano lands an elbow that stopped Cartwright in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ceoghan Cartwright has been cut.

Cartwright manages to pull guard.
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!
Cartwright wants to stand and escape but Yano is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Yano from controlling successfully.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yano postures up in Cartwright's guard and throws a big left but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright wants to stand but Yano is controlling the position.
Yano throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Yano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Yano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cartwright avoids the head kick by Yano.
Yano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yano lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Yano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yano scores with a hook to the body. Cartwright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yano cracks the inside of Cartwright's front leg.
Yano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yano keeps the fight on the outside.
Yano throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yano misses with a low kick.
Yano slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cartwright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Yano is having none of it.
Yano connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartwright throws an overhand right that lands on Yano's shoulder, as Yano tries to avoid the shot.
Yano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yano.

Yano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koji Yano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet.
Cartwright managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yano.
Yano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cartwright down.
Yano in side control, throwing shots but Cartwright defends.
Yano prevents Cartwright from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Yano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cartwright is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Yano trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cartwright down.
Yano landing strikes.
Yano trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.
Yano scoring with punches from side control.
Yano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cartwright tries to escape but Yano is in control.
Yano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cartwright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano looks up at the clock and then as Cartwright takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cartwright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cartwright takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yano trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Yano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Yano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yano misses with a looping right.
Yano misses with a low kick.
Yano throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yano throws a sloppy body shot
and Cartwright counters with a two punch combo.
Yano with a jab.

Yano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cartwright blocks the elbow strike.
Cartwright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright managing to block the knees to the body from Yano.
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yano misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yano trying to land knees to the body.
Yano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Cartwright blocks an elbow strike.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Yano avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Yano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartwright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cartwright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yano.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
A short uppercut from Yano.
Yano working aggressively here.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Yano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cartwright is defending well for now.
Yano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Yano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Yano.
Cartwright wants to break free but Yano has control.
Yano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yano has Cartwright pressed against the cage.
Yano looking to throw knees to the head but Cartwright is blocking nicely.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Yano to work.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Yano.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Yano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yano lands an elbow that stopped Cartwright in his tracks for a moment.
Cartwright pushes Yano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright wants to break free but Yano has control.
Yano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cartwright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yano.
Yano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yano controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Yano.
A nice left hand lands by Yano.
Cartwright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yano creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cartwright with a big uppercut! Cartwright tries to clinch up but Yano pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cartwright to the mat! Cartwright covers up and Yano unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Koji Yano!
A very excited looking Koji Yano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.