PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 2231 p4p, 2066 weight class) and AU ST (ranked 221 p4p, 203 weight class). Cartwright's entrance music is Spiders. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cartwright
vs
ST

171 cm
26
150
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
155
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AU ST!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ST tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cartwright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ST somewhat.
Cartwright tries to counter by clinching up but ST breaks away and moves out of range.
Cartwright lands with an uppercut that bounces ST off the ropes and back into range.
ST keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ST fails with the takedown

and Cartwright counters by moving into the clinch.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
ST is pressed up against the ropes. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ST down to the mat. ST avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ST shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cartwright's guard.

Cartwright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. ST stacks Cartwright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by ST!
ST working away.
ST misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
ST tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

ST is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartwright has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST wants to control but Cartwright is keeping him busy.
Cartwright is looking to reverse the position.
ST really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cartwright manages to work his way to half guard, despite ST's best efforts.

Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartwright wants to improve his position but ST is controlling well.
Cartwright tries to kick ST off but ST keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartwright's head.

ST is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cartwright sees it coming and defends easily.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but ST is controlling him
Cartwright taking some punishment here, with ST in his half guard.
Cartwright is looking to improve his position.
ST missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

ST is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cartwright defends it well.
Cartwright trying to control but ST postures up.

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.
ST thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartwright's head.
ST thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Cartwright has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, ST escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by ST!
Cartwright sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ST wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
ST tries to pass to full mount but Cartwright defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AU ST dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

ST fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

ST moves into the clinch.

ST has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cartwright clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Cartwright fending off the submission attempt from ST.
ST has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ST trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cartwright is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright turns into ST and is now in his guard.
ST wants to stand up but Cartwright is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ST keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
ST can't keep his opponent in guard - Cartwright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
ST taking some punishment here, with Cartwright in his half guard.

Cartwright seems to be working for a kimura but ST defends the submission attempt.
ST is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ST can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard.

ST is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cartwright pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Cartwright.
ST is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
ST is in trouble now - Cartwright has advanced to mount!
ST tries to hold on but Cartwright pushes him away.

Cartwright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… ST turns into him and now he's in Cartwright's guard.
ST wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.

Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but ST defends easily.
AU ST has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four 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.

Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ST postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as ST tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cartwright looking for subs off his back but ST has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Catchy Cartwright 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!

ST darts in looking for a takedown but Cartwright gets double underhooks and turns ST into the ropes.
ST looks for a takedown but Cartwright sprawls well.
Cartwright tries to counter by clinching up but ST breaks away and moves out of range.

ST shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Cartwright is defending against the submission attempts here by ST.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is trying to stand up here but ST is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright gets full guard.
Cartwright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

ST is in trouble now - Cartwright has advanced to mount!
Cartwright cracks ST with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartwright lands a couple of good shots and ST has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
ST tries to escape but Cartwright has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Cartwright is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. ST defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The referee is taking a good look at ST as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cartwright!

ST is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a series of strikes from the back and ST goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Catchy Cartwright!
Our winner, Catchy Cartwright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.