PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernard McGinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinn comes to the cage accompanied by March of Cambreadth . Bernard McGinn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McGinn
vs
Carr

178 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

Urban Fighter
Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard McGinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Carr!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Carr.
McGinn slips a jab from Carr.
Carr throws a hook but McGinn avoids it easily.
McGinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carr circles away.
McGinn darts in looking for a takedown but Carr gets double underhooks and turns McGinn into the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Carr misses.
Carr fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGinn attempts a counter takedown but Carr avoids it well and moves away.
McGinn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard McGinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGinn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carr misses with a straight right.
McGinn looks for a takedown but Carr sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Carr misses.
Carr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carr lands a nice shot that snaps McGinn's head back.
Carr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carr throws a hook to the side of McGinn's head but McGinn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Carr clinches with his opponent.

McGinn tightens his grip and picks Carr up, before dumping him to the ground. Carr manages to land in guard.

Carr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McGinn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinn moves away.
McGinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

McGinn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carr quickly recovers to half guard.

McGinn is working for a submission of some sort.
Carr is looking to improve his position.

Carr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Carr looking for submissions off his back.
Carr is doing well to control the position and prevent McGinn from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr gets full guard.

Carr working for a triangle but McGinn defends it easily.
Carr has his hands on McGinn's head, controlling the position.

McGinn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Carr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGinn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Carr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carr 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Carr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGinn defends well.

Carr looking for a guillotine here but McGinn defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carr keeping full guard, as McGinn tries to pass.

McGinn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGinn has Carr in his guard.

McGinn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Carr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Carr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McGinn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Carr is defending well.
Carr is trying to control McGinn's posture but McGinn avoids it.
Carr is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McGinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carr is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Carr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McGinn is controlling him well.
Carr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carr can't do much from the bottom here.

McGinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Carr is defending well.

McGinn tries for a kimura but Carr is defending well.
Carr is looking for a sweep.
Carr can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe Carr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carr is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGinn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGinn's guard! Nice work there by Carr!

McGinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carr defends it easily.
Carr throws a big elbow that misses.
Carr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carr is looking to work some ground and pound but McGinn has wrist control.
Carr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carr trying to control but McGinn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGinn looking for a guillotine here but Carr defends easily.

McGinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carr trying to control the position from guard on top but McGinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Carr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carr throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Carr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGinn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carr, into his guard.

Carr has McGinn pulled in close to control his posture.

Carr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Carr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGinn defends it easily.

McGinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Carr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGinn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

McGinn drops back looking for a leg! Carr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carr manages to kick McGinn off! McGinn jumps back into Carr's guard.
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 Bernard McGinn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carr lands the left hand.
Joe Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr stuffs the takedown attempt from McGinn. McGinn gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Carr. That snapped McGinn's head back.
Carr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Carr lands.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Carr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carr just leaning against McGinn, taking a breather.
Carr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
McGinn blocking some punches.
Carr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGinn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Carr fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Carr.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Carr misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr can't find room to land a body shot as McGinn controls the action.
Carr tries a body shot but McGinn blocks it.
Carr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinn.
Carr lands an uppercut.
McGinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carr.
McGinn blocks an uppercut.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of McGinn backwards.
Carr struggles to land a body shot inside as McGinn controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGinn's elbow.
Carr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Carr.
Carr works on McGinn's body with a couple of short punches.
Joe Carr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carr stalling against the cage.
Carr misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Carr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Carr!
Joe Carr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.