PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cartagena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartagena has chosen The Crack Attack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goat
vs
Cartagena

175 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartagena fails to land with a series of punches.
Goat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cartagena as he avoids it easily.
Goat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cartagena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartagena throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat fails in his attempt to clinch.

Goat moves into the clinch.

Goat turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goat manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat scoring with punches from side control.
Goat advances to full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartagena wants to try and get back to his feet.
Goat lands a big shot there that rocks Cartagena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Goat swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cartagena is now in Goat's guard. A big mistake from Goat there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goat wants to sweep but no luck.
Goat has a closed guard, preventing Cartagena from standing up.

Goat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cartagena defends it easily.

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

Cartagena avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Goat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartagena gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat controls Cartagena momentarily but Cartagena frees himself.
Cartagena wants to stand but Goat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Goat throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartagena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goat is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartagena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Goat postures up and lands a big shot to Cartagena's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cartagena pushes Goat off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cartagena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goat momentarily.
Goat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cartagena as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Goat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartagena leaves Goat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Don Cartagena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartagena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartagena bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goat's head backwards.
Cartagena tries to bum rush Goat with a series of wild strikes but Goat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cartagena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cartagena takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Goat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartagena jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartagena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartagena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.

Goat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Cartagena pushes Goat off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartagena. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat feinted with a counter takedown.
Cartagena looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range.
Goat is looking to clinch.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartagena misses with a two punch combination.

Goat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cartagena looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goat grinds an elbow into Cartagena's temple.
Goat wants to control but Cartagena is keeping him busy.
Goat lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cartagena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Goat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Cartagena will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cartagena scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goat shoots for a double leg takedown but Cartagena sprawls well. He's pushed Goat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartagena.
Cartagena swinging wildly here.

Goat moves into range and clinches up with Cartagena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartagena wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cartagena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartagena throws a left and a right that both miss

and Goat counters with a single leg into guard. Cartagena didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cartagena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cartagena wants to get back to his feet but Goat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goat is working Cartagena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartagena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goat is controlling him.
Goat is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartagena has wrist control.
Billy Goat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goat stands up over Cartagena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goat is working Cartagena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goat won't allow Cartagena to get back to his feet.
Goat advances position into side control!
Goat takes a little break here. Cartagena wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Goat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cartagena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Goat asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cartagena some visible discomfort.
Goat working the ground and pound from side control.
Goat remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Goat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartagena keeps working.
Goat is really struggling to control Cartagena but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartagena taking punishment in the form of punches.
Goat prevents Cartagena from escaping the position.
Goat throws an elbow but Cartagena slips to the side and avoids it well.

Goat is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cartagena is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cartagena is trying to get back to his feet.

Goat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cartagena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Goat asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat is looking to take a break and control but Cartagena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartagena is trying to buck Goat off.
We've been informed that Cartagena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Goat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Goat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartagena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartagena tries to escape but Goat is in control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cartagena explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Goat dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cartagena lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Goat moves into range and clinches up with Cartagena.

Cartagena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goat tries to clinch up but Cartagena circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cartagena! But no joy.
Goat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cartagena counters with a straight right hand.
Goat tries to clinch but Cartagena moves away
and Cartagena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cartagena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat wants to clinch up but Cartagena keeps it at a distance.

Goat gets a clinch.

Cartagena breaks from the clinch.
Cartagena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartagena keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cartagena swivels and escapes.
Goat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cartagena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat goes for a double leg but Cartagena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cartagena continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Goat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cartagena defends it nicely.
Cartagena now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cartagena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Cartagena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Cartagena lands.
Goat darts in looking for a takedown but Cartagena gets double underhooks and turns Goat into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Goat is rocked!
Cartagena connects with the punch.
Oh Goat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartagena punishes Goat's body with a nice straight punch.
Goat wants to clinch but Cartagena slips to the side
and Cartagena counters with a left to the body.

Cartagena lands a big right hand that sends Goat crashing to the mat! Cartagena stays standing though and waves Goat back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Goat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Cartagena throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Goat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cartagena makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cartagena jabs at Goat's body.
Goat seems to have got his legs back now.
Goat fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Cartagena finds it's way through Goat's defenses.
Cartagena throws a series of punches but Goat moves out of range.
Goat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cartagena sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartagena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goat tries to clinch up

and Cartagena counters with a crisp one two that drops Goat! Cartagena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Goat to his feet! Goat is in big trouble!
Goat shoots for a takedown but Cartagena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Cartagena finds it's way through Goat's defenses.
Cartagena scores with a jab to the head.
Goat tries to clinch up
and Cartagena counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Goat off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Cartagena follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Goat was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.