PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cian Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barry
vs
Cartwright

182 cm
40
170 lbs
32 - 11 - 1

180 cm
27
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cartwright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
Barry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barry throws a good cross that connects.

Cartwright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Barry is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Barry's brow.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barry's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barry has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright chips away with some ground and pound.
Barry wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cartwright works over Barry with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright postures up in Barry's guard and throws a big left but Barry blocks it.
Cartwright is working Barry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barry's head.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Barry has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.

Barry is rocked!

Cartwright has gone for a leg lock! Barry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cartwright's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Cartwright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barry stacks Cartwright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barry!
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.

Barry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cartwright to his feet.
Cartwright takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barry counters with a three punch combo that has Cartwright backing up. Cartwright nods at Barry to acknowledge the strikes.
Cartwright has his takedown stuffed

and Barry counters with a head kick that drops Cartwright to the mat! Cartwright scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Cartwright is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry cracks Cartwright with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Barry!
An out of breath Pat Barry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.