PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmen comes to the cage accompanied by Sinéad O'Connor - The Foggy Dew. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roger Jouban was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Carmen
vs
Jouban

190 cm
28
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

216 cm
28
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jouban rushes Carmen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Carmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jouban rushes Carmen and presses him up against the cage.
Carmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carmen can't break the clinch.
Carmen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Shane Carmen has been cut.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Carmen wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Carmen is trying to push Jouban away but Jouban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carmen is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Carmen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carmen is defending well for now.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carmen's efforts to push away.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.
Carmen managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Carmen is trying to break free.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen has had enough of the clinch but Jouban keeps him there for the moment.
Carmen can't break the clinch.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Carmen working hard to break the clinch.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jouban needs to keep his hands up - Carmen had a free shot at his head there.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jouban instigates a clinch.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carmen is trying to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling him.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban with a knee to the head.
Jouban scores a nice knee to the body.
Carmen is breathing heavily.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jouban lands a nice knee to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carmen is defending well for now.
Carmen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Carmen is trying to force a seperation but Jouban has the dominant position.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carmen's efforts to push away.
Jouban lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carmen managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban prevents Carmen from breaking the clinch.

Carmen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carmen cracks a nice hook into Jouban's ribs.
Jouban tries to clinch up.
Jouban tries to clinch up.
Carmen misses with a straight right.
Carmen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jouban tries to clinch but Carmen is having none of it.
Jouban tries to clinch but Carmen moves out of range.
Carmen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jouban looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carmen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jouban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carmen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jouban tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jouban wants to clinch.
Carmen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jouban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carmen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carmen looks to land a combination but Jouban avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Carmen circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Carmen misses the target.
Carmen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Carmen misses.

Jouban drives through and clinches with Carmen against the cage.
Carmen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Carmen's ribcage.
Jouban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carmen's face.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban scores with a knee to the head.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Carmen is trying to force a seperation but Jouban has the dominant position.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban keeps control of Carmen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carmen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jouban.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmen is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carmen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmen is trying to push Jouban away but Jouban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carmen is trying to force a seperation but Jouban has the dominant position.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.
Carmen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.
Jouban prevents Carmen from breaking the clinch.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carmen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carmen's face.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Carmen won't want to take too many of those.
Carmen can't break the clinch.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carmen tries to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling the position.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carmen's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carmen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jouban landing knees to the body.

Carmen breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jouban wants to clinch but Carmen slips to the side
and Carmen counters with a three punch combo that has Jouban backing up. Jouban nods at Carmen to acknowledge the strikes.

Jouban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jouban prevents Carmen from breaking the clinch.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roger Jouban seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.
Carmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Jouban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Carmen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jouban is looking to clinch but Carmen is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jouban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Carmen circles away.
Carmen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jouban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jouban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carmen tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Jouban keeps control of Carmen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Carmen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carmen is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Carmen managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carmen's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Carmen managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Carmen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Carmen managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmen.
Carmen is trying to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling him.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmen avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carmen's efforts to push away.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmen avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.

Carmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jouban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carmen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jouban misses with a head kick.
Jouban tries a low kick but Carmen avoids it.
Jouban missing with a left hand there. Carmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jouban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carmen.
Jouban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jouban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmen misses the jab.
Jouban tries to counter with a clinch but Carmen shakes him off and moves away.
Carmen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carmen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shane Carmen is winning the standup battle so far.
Carmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carmen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jouban moves in looking to clinch but Carmen pushes him off.
Carmen tries to bum rush Jouban with a series of wild strikes but Jouban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jouban steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carmen.
Carmen jabs Jouban right on the nose. Jouban blinks but takes it well.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carmen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jouban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Carmen gets tackled into the cage by Jouban. Jouban maintains the clinch.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Carmen won't want to take too many of those.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carmen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carmen is defending well for now.
Carmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jouban scores a nice knee to the body.
Jouban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carmen is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Carmen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.

Carmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carmen circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Carmen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Carmen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jouban on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shane Carmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roger Jouban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jouban misses with a double jab
and Carmen counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Jouban.
I've got Jouban winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!