PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bitters might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Maybe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carney's choice of entrance music: T.I. - Every Chance I get. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bitters
vs
Carney

171 cm
29
142 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
29
158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters wants to clinch up but Carney keeps it at a distance.
Bitters scores with a shot to the body.
Carney swinging wildly here.
Bitters moves in looking to clinch but Carney pushes him off.
Bitters throws a leg kick which misses Carney's front leg but catches the back leg as Carney tries to avoid it.
Bitters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carney's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bitters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bitters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bitters moves away from the strike by Carney.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Carney off balance momentarily.
Carney misses with a hook
letting Bitters counter with a right hand.
A big right from Carney misses.
Carney misses with a hook. Bitters ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Carney there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carney misses with a straight right.
Carney misses with a looping left.
Bitters avoids the body shot from Carney.
Bitters throws a looping overhand right but Carney ducks down to avoid it.
And Carney tries to counter it with a takedown but Bitters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bitters misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Carney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitters fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carney just manages to avoid it.
Carney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bitters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Carney misses.
Bitters looks to score with a jab to the body but Carney is just out of range.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Bitters throws a body punch but Carney moves out of range.
Carney drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bitters defends it well.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carney.
Bitters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
Bitters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carney.
Carney looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitters is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gary Bitters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bitters. Bitters obviously looking to wear him down.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carney misses with a right hand
and Bitters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitters is looking to wear down Carney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bitters connects with a crisp jab.
Bitters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bitters tries to score with a low kick but Carney moves his leg out of the way.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carney.
Bitters throws a leg kick but Carney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Carney misses the target.
Carney thuds his right hand into Bitters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bitters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carney cracks Bitters with a good jab.
Carney tries for a takedown but Bitters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bitters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney throws a jab when Bitters was well out of range.
Carney throws a body punch but Bitters moves out of range.
Bitters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carney momentarily.
Carney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bitters misses with a body shot.
Bitters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bitters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitters punishes Carney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitters scores with a leg kick.
Carney throws a looping overhand right but Bitters ducks down to avoid it.
Carney misses with a double jab
and Bitters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carney's knee momentarily.
Carney misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Bitters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bitters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carney misses with a lunging right hand
and Carney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Carney lands.
Carney throws an overhand right that lands on Bitters's shoulder, as Bitters tries to avoid the shot.
Bitters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carney throws out the jab.
Bitters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carney drops his hands momentarily and Bitters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bitters lands a slapping body shot.
Carney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bitters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitters.

Bitters clinches up with Carney and pushes him back against the cage.
Carney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bitters pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carney lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bitters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carney takes one to the chin there.
Carney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bitters moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitters.
Carney is trying to pull guard but Bitters turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carney looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bitters.
Bitters lands with a left to the head.
Carney is trying to pull guard but Bitters turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Carney.
Bitters lands an uppercut.
Bitters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bitters scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bitters.
Bitters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carney can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bitters breaks the clinch.
Carney misses with a lunging right hand
and Bitters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bitters lands a really nice looking cross but Carney seems unphased.
A big right from Carney misses.
Carney throws a hook but Bitters avoids it easily.
Bitters swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bitters gets a clinch.
Carney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bitters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carney throws the left hand but Bitters avoids the punch easily.
Carney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitters.
Carney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carney or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitters, which made it look bad.

Bitters closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bitters smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bitters moves forwards but Carney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
Gary Bitters is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bitters defends well and Carney ends up having to push Bitters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bitters lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bitters as he connects with a hook.
Carney loads up on a big right hand but Bitters slips the punch.
Carney misses the jab.
Carney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carney digs a good body shot into Bitters's ribs.
Bitters lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bitters counters with a nice body shot.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carney is breathing heavily.
Bitters thumps Carney with a low kick.
Bitters punishes Carney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Bitters finds it's target.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Carney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bitters connects with a right hand. Carney shakes it off.
Carney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bitters scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carney misses with a few strikes there.
Bitters jabs Carney right on the nose. Carney blinks but takes it well.
Bitters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carney.
Carney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitters.
Carney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitters connects with a body shot that sends Carney's belly button to the back.
A big left from Carney misses.
Bitters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carney.
Bitters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Donk. Bitters catches Carney right on the button with a cross.
Carney takes one to the chin there.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitters tries to close the distance and clinch but Carney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitters misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bitters. That's going to slow Carney down.
Bitters scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bitters dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carney moves away.
Bitters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bitters throws an overhand right that lands on Carney's shoulder, as Carney tries to avoid the shot.
Carney misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Carney. That snapped Bitters's head back.
Carney tries to bum rush Bitters with a series of wild strikes but Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carney takes one to the chin there.
Carney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bitters defends well and Carney ends up having to push Bitters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carney misses the shot to the body.
Carney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bitters jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Carney shoots in and drives through. Bitters sprawls well.
Carney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bitters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitters connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bitters pinned against the cage. Bitters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Carney.
Carney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Carney off balance momentarily.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
Carney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bitters's waist but Bitters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carney off to one side.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bitters slips a straight right by Carney.
Bitters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carney dives in and grabs Bitters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bitters pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.

Bitters gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bitters.

Bitters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carney looks to land a left hand but Bitters moved out of range nicely.
Gary Bitters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney looks to throw the jab but Bitters is out of range.
Bitters's corner calls for a 1-2. Bitters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitters slips a jab from Carney.
Bitters was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bitters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carney.
Rodney Carney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bitters with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Bitters scores with a nice right hand.
Bitters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Bitters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Bitters.
Carney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bitters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carney manages to avoid it.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitters was well out of range. Poor timing from Carney.
Bitters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitters.
Bitters slips a jab from Carney.
Bitters lands a glancing blow to the side of Carney's head.
Carney takes one on the button.
Carney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitters with a hook.
Carney has his takedown stuffed
and Bitters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bitters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carney loads up on a big right hand but Bitters slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitters throws out a powerful jab.

Bitters takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Bitters to work.
Bitters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carney's efforts to push away.
Bitters is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bitters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bitters has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bitters!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gary Bitters thanked Dissolution Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Rodney Carney was interviewed post fight and said 'I fought a terrific fighter tonight, and he got me good. I could have come up with a better performance but he just was better tonight. Thanks for having me'.