PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion has chosen I'm Bad ll cool j as his entrance music. Rico Scorpion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carwin
vs
Scorpion

188 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
244 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mubaracus Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scorpion rushes Carwin and presses him up against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Carwin.
A body shot lands from Carwin.
Carwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carwin.
Carwin lands a nice uppercut.
Carwin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scorpion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carwin gets through Scorpion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Carwin.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Carwin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.

Carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Carwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
Carwin walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion stuns Carwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scorpion lands a really nice looking cross but Carwin seems unphased.
Scorpion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Carwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Carwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Carwin tries to avoid it.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Scorpion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scorpion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carwin under the eye.
Scorpion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scorpion lands a jab.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Carwin slips the punch.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Carwin misses with a hook.
Carwin takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Carwin off balance momentarily.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carwin slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scorpion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Carwin throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion misses with a leg kick
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Rico Scorpion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scorpion thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
Carwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carwin lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scorpion is fending him off so far but Carwin persists. Nope, Scorpion circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mubaracus Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scorpion defends well and Carwin ends up having to push Scorpion into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Scorpion missing with a left hand there. Carwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scorpion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scorpion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Carwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Carwin keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Carwin coming out on top.
Carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion slaps away a takedown attempt from Carwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Scorpion dominated that round.
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.

Carwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scorpion.
Scorpion moves out of range of the strikes.
Scorpion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the body.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Carwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Carwin.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Carwin blocking some punches.
Carwin scores with a shot to the side of Scorpion's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.

Carwin is rocked!
Carwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carwin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Scorpion's half guard.
Scorpion is concentrating on defense, preventing Carwin from advancing position.
Scorpion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carwin.
Carwin postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carwin controls the pace.
Carwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scorpion pulls Carwin in close to prevent any damage.
Scorpion is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carwin is looking to wear down Scorpion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Carwin moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Carwin misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Scorpion in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Carwin moved out of range.
Carwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Carwin.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carwin throws a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scorpion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carwin.
Oh Carwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scorpion drops Carwin with a naaaaasty hook - Carwin is in real trouble here! Scorpion dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Scorpion!
A very excited looking Rico Scorpion 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.