PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Broomsdale (ranked 1239 p4p, 2103 weight class) and Muchy Cartwright (ranked 182 p4p, 290 weight class). Broomsdale comes to the cage accompanied by Masta. Cartwright has chosen Mauled as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Broomsdale
vs
Cartwright

189 cm
20
191
7 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
198
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ezekiel Broomsdale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broomsdale.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Broomsdale pushes him off.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broomsdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Broomsdale lands a glancing blow to the side of Cartwright's head.

It looks like Muchy Cartwright has been cut.
Broomsdale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cartwright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Broomsdale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Broomsdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Cartwright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cartwright.

It looks like Ezekiel Broomsdale has been cut.
Broomsdale jabs at Cartwright's body.
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!
Broomsdale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Broomsdale throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broomsdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Broomsdale in a clinch.
Broomsdale is working for takedown but Cartwright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cartwright working Broomsdale over with knees to the body.
Cartwright lands an uppercut.
Cartwright trying to stall but Broomsdale improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it misses.

Cartwright is fighting off a takedown attempt but Broomsdale is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cartwright to the mat. Cartwright regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Broomsdale is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Broomsdale has gone for a leg lock! Cartwright slips out almost immediately though and dives into Broomsdale's guard.

Broomsdale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Broomsdale is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cartwright is just riding it out for now. Broomsdale eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to stand.
Broomsdale wants to control but Cartwright is keeping him busy.

Broomsdale is looking for a kimura here.
Broomsdale wants to pass to mount but Cartwright is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Broomsdale is looking for a kimura but Cartwright is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Broomsdale to get the leverage.
Cartwright tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Broomsdale manages to move to mount!
Broomsdale trying to control but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cartwright is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Broomsdale has taken his back!
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Cartwright manages to escape to his feet.
Broomsdale scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Broomsdale.
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broomsdale looks for the body kick but Cartwright saw that one coming.
Broomsdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broomsdale throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cartwright avoids it.
Broomsdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Broomsdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Cartwright checks a low kick from Broomsdale.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Broomsdale connects with a leg kick.
Cartwright throws a series of punches but Broomsdale avoids them all with ease.
Broomsdale lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
Ezekiel Broomsdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broomsdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broomsdale looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cartwright moves out of range of the body kick.
Broomsdale takes a swing at Cartwright's ribcage but misses.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broomsdale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
Broomsdale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cartwright. Cartwright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cartwright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Broomsdale pushes him off.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Broomsdale pushes him off.
Broomsdale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cartwright will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broomsdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Broomsdale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broomsdale delivers a nice body kick.
Broomsdale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broomsdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Broomsdale jabs at Cartwright's body.
Broomsdale misses with a kick to the body.
Broomsdale tries to land a front kick but Cartwright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Broomsdale throws a leg kick but Cartwright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cartwright moves out of range as Broomsdale throws a body kick.
Ezekiel Broomsdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Broomsdale tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broomsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broomsdale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cartwright wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broomsdale throws a body kick that misses.
Cartwright shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broomsdale looks for the body kick but Cartwright saw that one coming.
Broomsdale connects with a jab.
Broomsdale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broomsdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muchy Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cartwright slips a straight right by Broomsdale.
Cartwright is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Broomsdale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartwright at a distance.
Cartwright slips a jab and a cross from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Broomsdale circles away.
Broomsdale throws a lazy uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cartwright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Broomsdale. Broomsdale obviously looking to wear him down.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broomsdale keeps Cartwright at a distance using the push kick.
Broomsdale jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright blocks a leg kick.
Broomsdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Broomsdale throws a lazy right hand but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Broomsdale throws a wild body kick that Cartwright sees coming a mile off.
Broomsdale moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCartwright.
Broomsdale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broomsdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Broomsdale.
Cartwright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Broomsdale.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broomsdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broomsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Broomsdale misses.
Broomsdale swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Broomsdale keeps it at a distance.
Broomsdale throwing a counter right hand but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Broomsdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broomsdale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cartwright blocks a jab.
Broomsdale throws a lazy right hand but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Broomsdale is avoiding it.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Broomsdale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broomsdale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broomsdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broomsdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Broomsdale circles away.
Cartwright avoids a kick to the body.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartwright blocks the body kick.
Broomsdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Cartwright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Broomsdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Broomsdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Broomsdale keeps it at a distance.
Broomsdale throws an off balance right hand

and Cartwright moves into the clinch.
Cartwright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broomsdale backwards.
Broomsdale tries for a takedown but Cartwright manages to get underhooks.
Cartwright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broomsdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Broomsdale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cartwright walks away with a smile on his face. Broomsdale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Cartwright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Broomsdale.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Broomsdale is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Broomsdale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cartwright is out of range and Broomsdale settles back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Broomsdale is just out of range.
Broomsdale throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Broomsdale is having none of it.
Broomsdale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Broomsdale misses with a body kick.
Cartwright lands a jab-cross combination.
Cartwright checks a low kick from Broomsdale.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Broomsdale tries to keep at a distance but Cartwright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Broomsdale jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cartwright walks away with a smile on his face. Broomsdale gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Broomsdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broomsdale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broomsdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broomsdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright checks a leg kick.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Broomsdale circles away and keeps his distance.

Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Broomsdale in a clinch.
Broomsdale is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.
Cartwright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Broomsdale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Cartwright.
Cartwright avoids a wild elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cartwright's defenses.
Broomsdale looking for a takedown.
Broomsdale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Broomsdale as Cartwright tries to tie him up.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale is working for takedown but Cartwright is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Broomsdale avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cartwright scores with a knee to the head.
Cartwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Broomsdale backwards.
Cartwright crunches a lovely knee into Broomsdale's ribcage.
Cartwright lands an elbow that stopped Broomsdale in his tracks for a moment.
Cartwright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartwright stops a takedown attempt from Broomsdale.
Cartwright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Broomsdale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cartwright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Broomsdale is rocked!
Cartwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Broomsdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Broomsdale! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Cartwright.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muchy Cartwright!
Muchy Cartwright is the new middleweight champion!
Muchy Cartwright thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ezekiel Broomsdale spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just gut wrenching man, I let everyone down. I'll be back better than ever soon enough though. '.