PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Capone & Noreaga - Thug Poetry. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cartman
vs
O Toole

170 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Das Labor

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cartman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Toole keeping full guard, as Cartman tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole is trying to control the position but Cartman postures up.
O Toole looking for a sweep. Not yet O Toole, not yet.

O Toole has his foot on Cartman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cartman works his way back into a safe position though.
Cartman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cartman trying to control but O Toole is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Toole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Toole lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cartman!
Cartman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cartman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cartman avoids a series of strikes thrown by O Toole.
O Toole lands a big elbow.
Cartman is working to get back to half guard.
Cartman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cartman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cartman has given up his back here. Will O Toole look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Cartman tries to roll but O Toole sticks to his back.
Cartman wants to control his opponent's hands but O Toole gets his hands free.

O Toole looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Toole trying to control.

O Toole is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cartman is defending well though. O Toole let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cartman avoids the strikes from O Toole.

O Toole is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cartman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cartman tries to escape the position.

O Toole tightening his grip on Cartman, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman trying to control the position but O Toole manages to sink in the hooks.
Cartman holding both O Toole 's hands and preventing any damage.

O Toole goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Cartman escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Cartman is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

timmy O Toole dominated that round.
That's time! Cartman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cartman swats away the attempt to clinch by O Toole.
O Toole is looking to clinch.
Cartman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cartman.
O Toole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cartman is fending him off so far but O Toole persists. Nope, Cartman circles away and we're back to standing.
O Toole misses with a kick to the body.
O Toole looks to land a body kick but Cartman moved away.
O Toole throws a looping overhand right but Cartman ducks down to avoid it.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.

Cartman scores a takedown into full mount!
O Toole tries to reverse the position but Cartman maintains control.
O Toole manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
Cartman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cartman is keen to just control but O Toole is a slippery customer.
O Toole tries to roll over but Cartman keeps him under control.
O Toole wants to get back to full guard but Cartman has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Toole sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Toole is staying active underneath Cartman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
Cartman wants to pass to mount but O Toole is defending the position.
O Toole tries to roll over but Cartman keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cartman blocks the strikes from O Toole.
O Toole is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Cartman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cartman working away.
Cartman wants to take a breather but O Toole manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cartman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cartman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Toole is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Toole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Toole is on top in guard.
Cartman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Toole manages to get himself to full guard.
O Toole keeping moving, preventing Cartman from controlling successfully.
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 Eric Cartman will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

O Toole misses with a body kick.
Cartman keeps the fight on the outside.
Eric Cartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

O Toole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by O Toole.
O Toole landing knees to the head.

It looks like Eric Cartman has been cut.
O Toole connects with a knee to the head.
O Toole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cartman blocks it with crossed arms.
O Toole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cartman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Toole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from O Toole.
Cartman wants a takedown.
O Toole misses with a knee to the head.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Toole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cartman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cartman has had enough of the clinch but O Toole keeps him there for the moment.
O Toole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cartman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman wants to get back to striking at distance but O Toole won't allow it.
Cartman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cartman avoiding damage as O Toole throws knees to the body.
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but Cartman blocks with his arms.
O Toole missing with knees to the body.

Cartman breaks from the clinch.
Cartman thumps O Toole with a low kick.
Cartman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Toole's head.
timmy O Toole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman avoids the head kick by O Toole.
Some wild striking there from Cartman.
Cartman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cartman throws a leg kick but O Toole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cartman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cartman throws a leg kick that misses.
Cartman moves out of range of the leg kick from O Toole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to land body kicks.
O Toole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Toole looks to throw a body kick
and Cartman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Toole tries to clinch up but Cartman circles away and keeps his distance.
O Toole slips a jab and a cross from Cartman.
Cartman throws a nice looking combination but O Toole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Toole has his takedown stuffed

and Cartman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Toole!
Cartman looking to control but O Toole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cartman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Toole is looking to improve his position but Cartman isn't that keen on the idea.
O Toole is squirming around, avoiding Cartman's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman prevents O Toole from getting the reversal.
Cartman trying to control but O Toole is having none of it.
O Toole can't escape the position.
O Toole sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cartman is looking to take a break and control but O Toole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Toole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartman stopping the sweep attempt from O Toole.
Cartman content to stall in guard here.

O Toole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartman wanted to stand there but O Toole had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Cartman.
I think Cartman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!