PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Heffernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Heffernan
vs
Carr

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Heffernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Carr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heffernan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carr is fending him off so far but Heffernan persists. Nope, Carr circles away and we're back to standing.
Heffernan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carr's waist but Carr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heffernan off to one side.

Heffernan tries to keep at a distance but Carr has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heffernan tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Heffernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heffernan fails to pull guard.
Carr slows down the pace here.
Heffernan fails to pull guard.
Carr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Doug Heffernan has been cut.
Carr controlling the action here for a moment.
Carr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Carr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.

Carr clinches up against the cage.
Carr lands an elbow inside.
Carr controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr lands a nice elbow.
Carr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carr lands an elbow inside that Heffernan shrugs off.
Heffernan being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.

Heffernan shoots in and bounces Carr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heffernan postures up in Carr's guard and throws a big left but Carr blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carr trying to strike off his back.
Heffernan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carr can't keep his opponent in guard - Heffernan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heffernan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heffernan 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.

Heffernan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Carr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heffernan thows a huge punch but Carr dodges it nicely.
Heffernan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heffernan trying to control from half guard but Carr is working away.

Heffernan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Heffernan is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heffernan slips a jab from Carr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heffernan clinches but Carr breaks the clinch

and Carr moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Carr to work.
Carr lands an elbow just above Heffernan 's eye.
Heffernan jumps guard but Carr stands there with Heffernan around his waist. Heffernan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heffernan goes for a takedown attempt but Carr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heffernan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carr.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan has his takedown stuffed

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carr has Heffernan pressed against the cage.
Carr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carr leaning against his opponent.
Carr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carr lands a damaging elbow.
Carr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Carr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carr has Heffernan pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Heffernan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carr throws a nice looking combination but Heffernan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carr moves out of range of the body kick from Heffernan.
Heffernan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Carr counters by clinching up.
Heffernan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heffernan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Heffernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carr is struggling to control the position.
Carr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heffernan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carr has Heffernan pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan shoots and misses

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Carr.
Heffernan working aggressively here.
Carr is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan has his takedown stuffed

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heffernan up against the cage.
Carr trying to land knees to the body.
Heffernan goes for a takedown attempt but Carr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Carr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heffernan's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heffernan.
Carr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan tries to clinch up

and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
Heffernan tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
Carr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heffernan's defenses.
Carr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Heffernan being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heffernan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carr.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Carr tries to close the distance and clinch but Heffernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heffernan shoots and misses

and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heffernan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr prevents Heffernan from breaking the clinch.
Heffernan is working for takedown but Carr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carr lands an elbow that stopped Heffernan in his tracks for a moment.
Carr stalling against the cage.
Heffernan wants a takedown but no success here.
Carr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Carr circles away from the clinch attempt

and Carr counters by clinching up.
Carr taking a breather.
Carr taking a breather.
John Carr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heffernan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carr effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Heffernan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Heffernan with a poor takedown

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carr pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.

Carr clinches with his opponent.
Carr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heffernan up against the cage.
Heffernan tries to pull guard but Carr holds him up against the cage and eventually Heffernan drops back down to his feet.
Carr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Carr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carr stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Carr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heffernan has his takedown stuffed

and Carr counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Heffernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr is struggling to control the position.
Carr lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heffernan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carr prevents it.
Carr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heffernan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Carr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heffernan avoiding damage as Carr throws knees to the body.
Heffernan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carr smiles and moves away.
Heffernan misses with a takedown

and Carr counters by clinching up.
Carr stops a takedown attempt from Heffernan.
Carr holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan shoots for a takedown but Carr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Carr instigates a clinch.
Heffernan is trying to drag Carr to the mat but Carr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carr looking to slow down the pace here.
Heffernan tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
Carr slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan has his takedown stuffed

and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heffernan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carr prevents it.
Carr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heffernan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carr trying to control the position but instead, Heffernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carr into the cage.
Carr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heffernan misses with a body punch.
Carr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heffernan up against the cage.
Carr prevents Heffernan from breaking the clinch.
Carr stops a takedown attempt from Heffernan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan has his takedown stuffed

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr controlling the action here for a moment.
Heffernan is trying to break the clinch but Carr has him pressed against the cage.
Carr stalling the fight.
Heffernan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heffernan can't get the takedown.
Carr avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Carr.
Heffernan fails with the takedown

and Carr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John Carr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Heffernan tries to pull guard but Carr won't allow it.
Doug Heffernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heffernan being controlled against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Carr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Carr!