PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 3506 p4p, 274 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 4503 p4p, 328 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pápai Joci - Origo. Clint Cartwright had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cartwright
vs
Burns

170 cm
36
141 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

169 cm
36
147 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Cartwright off the cage and back into range.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.

Cartwright clinches with his opponent.

Cartwright has Burns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cartwright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Cartwright dives into Burns's guard.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns pulls Cartwright in close to his closed guard and prevents Cartwright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Burns pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burns dives on top into guard.

Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Cartwright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cartwright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control but Burns postures up.

Burns stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.

Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartwright throwing shots but Burns is blocking nicely.
Cartwright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cartwright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cartwright prevents Burns from standing back up.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Cartwright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartwright is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cartwright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burns!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.
Burns trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clint Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cartwright or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns, which made it look bad.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartwright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Burns tenderised Cartwright's leg. Cartwright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Cartwright fails with the takedown
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Burns as Cartwright shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns feints and then cracks Cartwright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cartwright down.

Cartwright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Cartwright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burns dives on top into guard.

Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cartwright works to full guard.
Cartwright wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.

Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Burns frees his head nicely. Oh but Cartwright has switched to an armbar! Burns is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Clint Cartwright!
During a confident post fight interview, Clint Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.