PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Macomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carano
vs
Macomb

173 cm
21
141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gina Carano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willie Macomb!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carano misses with a low kick.
Macomb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Macomb wants to clinch.
Carano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carano lands a high kick to the side of Macomb's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Carano dives into guard, looking to finish.

Macomb is rocked!
Carano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Macomb is still in real trouble! Can Carano finish him?

Macomb throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carano escapes and throws Macomb's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Carano decides to stand back up. Carano steps back and let's Macomb get back to his feet.
Macomb seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macomb checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano misses with a low kick.

Carano clinches up with Macomb and pushes him back against the cage.
Macomb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carano misses with a knee strike.
Carano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carano throws an elbow that misses.
Carano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macomb.
Carano lands a knee to the head.
Carano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carano scores a nice knee to the body.
Macomb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carano.
Carano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macomb.
Carano with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Macomb is working for takedown but Carano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gina Carano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Macomb.
A knee to the head by Carano.
Carano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macomb backwards.
Carano lands a nice knee to the body.
Carano controlling the action here for a moment.
Carano lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano is pushing Macomb up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carano misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Carano.
Carano lands a knee to the body.
Carano lands a nice knee to the body.
Macomb looks gassed!
Carano misses with a knee to the head.
Carano is leaning against Macomb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carano landing knees to the body.
Carano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carano scores with a knee to the head.
Carano crunches a lovely knee into Macomb's ribcage.
Carano controlling the action here for a moment.
Macomb takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Carano.
Carano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carano.
A shot in the inside from Carano.
Carano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macomb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macomb throws a push kick but Carano slaps the foot to one side.
Carano stuffs the takedown attempt from Macomb. Macomb gets slowly back to his feet.
Macomb moves in looking to clinch but Carano pushes him off.
Carano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Willie Macomb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Carano closes the distance looking to clinch

and Macomb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Macomb is breathing heavily.
Carano wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macomb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carano defending well though.
Macomb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Macomb is looking for a kimura but Carano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Macomb to get the leverage.
Carano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carano.

Carano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Carano crunches a lovely knee into Macomb's ribcage.
Carano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Carano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Carano.
Carano with a knee to the head.
Carano landing knees to the body.
Carano crunches a lovely knee into Macomb's ribcage.
Carano is stalling here.
Carano lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Carano.
Carano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Carano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macomb takes an elbow to the temple.
Carano misses with a knee strike.
Macomb can't get the takedown.
Macomb takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Carano to work.
Carano landing knees to the body.
Carano lands a knee to the head.
Carano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macomb backwards.
Carano with a knee to the head.
Carano crunches a lovely knee into Macomb's ribcage.
Carano crunches a lovely knee into Macomb's ribcage.
Gina Carano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Macomb tries for a takedown but Carano manages to get underhooks.
Gina Carano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Macomb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Macomb up against the cage.
Carano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carano leaning against his opponent.
Carano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macomb's face.
Carano lands a knee to the head.
Macomb fails to pull guard.
Carano missing with knees to the body.
Carano scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Carano.
Carano lands a knee to the body.
Carano landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gina Carano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carano throws a wild body kick that Macomb sees coming a mile off.
Macomb shoots in but Carano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carano tries to clinch up.
Macomb blocks a head kick by Carano.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carano trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Carano.
Carano holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano looking to throw knees to the head but Macomb is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carano looking to throw knees to the head but Macomb is blocking nicely.
Carano tries to land a knee to the head but Macomb blocks with his arms.
Carano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macomb.

Macomb manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Macomb is on top in guard.
Macomb is pushing down on Carano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carano is fighting to maintain full guard but Macomb has managed to sneak the leg through.

Macomb wants to work for an arm triangle but Carano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Macomb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carano.
Macomb preventing the sweep.
Carano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carano prevents Macomb from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Macomb is looking to get to half guard.
Carano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Willie Macomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Macomb throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Macomb regains half guard.
Macomb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Carano moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Macomb.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macomb is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gina Carano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gina Carano!