PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Awani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carr
vs
Awani

163 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

160 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 4 - 1, 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, Danny Awani!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Carr.
Carr on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Eduardo Carr has been cut.
Danny Awani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awani has his takedown stuffed
and Carr counters with a two punch combo.

Awani clinches up with Carr and pushes him back against the cage.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Awani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Awani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Awani.
Awani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Awani breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Carr. No joy for Awani on that attempt.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Awani.

Carr tries to keep at a distance but Awani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carr wants to break free but Awani has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Awani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Awani jumps guard but Carr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Carr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Awani has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Awani.

Awani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carr circles away.
Awani shoots in looking for a takedown but Carr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Awani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Awani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carr throws a big counter combination but Awani scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Awani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carr avoids it really well and circles away.
Carr appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carr.
Awani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Awani darts in and clinches Carr up against the cage.
Awani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carr to keep the fight standing.
Carr takes a shot to the head.

Awani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carr counters with a one-two to the body.
Awani wants to clinch up but Carr keeps it at a distance.
Awani closes the distance and clinches up with Carr, looking for a takedown. Awani pushes Carr against the cage but Carr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Awani 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.
Awani looks for a takedown but Carr sprawls well.
Awani looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carr throws a series of punches but Awani avoids them all with ease.
Carr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Awani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carr swivels and escapes.

Awani clinches.
Carr is trying to break free.
Carr is stalling here.
Awani is working for takedown but Carr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Awani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Awani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Awani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eduardo Carr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carr avoids it really well and circles away.
Carr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awani shoots for a takedown but Carr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Awani shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Awani was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Awani is breathing heavily.
Carr sneaks back into half guard.
Carr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Awani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Awani throwing strikes but missing.
Awani wants to stand and escape but instead Carr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Awani is working an open guard so Carr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Awani shoots in looking for a takedown but Carr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Awani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carr.
Awani tries to clinch there but Carr circles away.
Eduardo Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
Awani shoots for a takedown but Carr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carr tries to counter by clinching up but Awani breaks away and moves out of range.
Awani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Awani.
Awani looks to land a left hand but Carr moved out of range nicely.
Carr throws a head kick but Awani moves out of range.
Awani lands with a shot to the body.
Awani moves to clinch but Carr breaks away
and Carr counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Awani scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Awani throws a strike aimed at the side of Carr's head but Carr avoids it well.

Awani decides to stand back up. Awani steps back and let's Carr get back to his feet.
Awani blocks a head kick by Carr.
Awani dives in and grabs Carr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carr pushes down on Awani's head and hops out.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Awani moves into the clinch.
Awani tries to break free but Carr pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eduardo Carr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Carr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Awani changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carr tries to avoid it but Awani manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carr to the ground. Carr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Awani tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Carr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Awani dives in for a single leg takedown but Carr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Awani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carr avoids it really well and circles away.
Carr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Eduardo Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Awani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awani fails with a takedown attempt.
Awani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Awani or perhaps it was just good defense by Carr, which made it look bad.
Awani shoots in looking for a takedown. Carr tries to sprawl out of it but Awani 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.
Awani tries for a takedown but Carr circles away easily
and Carr counters with a head kick.
Carr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awani tries to clinch up.
Awani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carr is fending him off so far but Awani persists. Nope, Carr circles away and we're back to standing.
Carr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Awani can do to turn this around?
Carr throws a sloppy head kick and Awani moves out of range easily.
And Awani responds with a good body kick, but Carr manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Awani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carr counters with a head kick.
Carr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Awani.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awani 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.
Awani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Carr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Awani is trying to break the clinch but Carr has him pressed against the cage.

Carr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awani has his takedown stuffed
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Awani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carr connects with a high kick.
Carr throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Awani tries to counter it with a takedown but Carr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Awani misses with a takedown attempt
and Carr counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Carr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Carr!