PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shifty Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shifty Dog has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduardo Carr's chin.

Carr
vs
Dog

163 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shifty Dog!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Carr pushes him off.
Carr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Carr backing up. Carr nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown but Carr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dog's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Dog's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shifty Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carr circles away.
Carr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carr pinned against the cage. Carr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shifty Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dog has managed to clinch.
Carr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carr tries to pull guard but Dog won't allow it.
Carr really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carr walks away with a smile on his face. Dog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carr tries to circle away but Dog has him pinned against the cage.
Carr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dog manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carr wants to get back to striking at distance but Dog won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dog tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carr defends well and Dog ends up having to push Carr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Carr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Carr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dog.
Dog shoots in for a double leg but Carr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dog scores with a nice head shot.
Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Eduardo Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog has a takedown stuffed.
Carr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carr tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dog shoots in for a double leg but Carr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carr backs up against the cage.

It looks like Eduardo Carr has been cut.
Carr throws a series of strikes that have Dog backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shifty Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Carr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dog shoots for a double leg takedown but Carr sprawls well. He's pushed Dog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carr tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dog gets a clinch.
Carr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dog tries to score a body lock takedown but Carr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shifty Dog.
Carr being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dog tries to circle away but Carr has him pinned against the cage.
Carr is looking to break free of the clinch but Dog has double underhooks.

Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carr circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dog is defended easily by Carr.
It looked like Carr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eduardo Carr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Carr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dog is looking for the big counter here.

Carr tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dog manages to break the clinch.
Dog fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carr avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog lands an overhand right.
Carr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Dog looks to move away, Carr throws a big counter combo bu Dog just gets out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dog.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dog tries to clinch there but Carr circles away.
As Dog looks to move away, Carr throws a big counter combo bu Dog just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dog breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Carr. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
Dog goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
Carr slaps away a takedown attempt from Dog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown. Carr tries to sprawl out of it but Dog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shifty Dog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Carr's cut.
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!

Carr stuffs the takedown.
Dog shoots in for a double leg but Carr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shifty Dog.
Carr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog tries to clinch up but Carr circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dog sprawls and moves away.

Dog pushes Carr up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is trying to pull guard but Carr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carr fails to land.
Dog jumps guard but Carr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dog looking to slow down the pace here.
Carr working hard to break the clinch.
Dog wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dog tries to pull guard but Carr won't allow it.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog is trying to drag Carr to the mat but Carr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dog drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Carr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog tries to clinch but Carr moves away
and Carr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carr defends well and Dog ends up having to push Carr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carr is looking for a counter combo.
Carr keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog dives in and grabs Carr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carr pushes down on Dog's head and hops out.
It looked like Carr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Dog is looking for the big counter here.
Dog tries for a takedown but Carr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Carr.
Dog blocks a head kick by Carr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dog blocks a head kick by Carr.
Carr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dog wants to counter the offense by Carr and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Carr.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Carr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carr pinned against the cage. Carr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Carr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shifty Dog!