PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cam Cartwright (ranked 1897 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 273 p4p, 224 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Chameleon. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cartwright
vs
Khanna

179 cm
21
195
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
185
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khanna gets a clinch.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Khanna.

Cartwright is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khanna can't fight it off and eventually Cartwright manages to take the fight to the floor. Khanna looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khanna keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Khanna pulls Cartwright in close to his closed guard and prevents Cartwright from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Khanna blocks nicely.
Khanna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khanna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright postures up in Khanna's guard and throws a big left but Khanna blocks it.
We've been hearing good reports from Cartwright's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khanna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna keeping full guard, as Cartwright tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Cartwright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khanna has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Khanna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khanna struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna parries the strikes from Cartwright easily there. Cartwright is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khanna to escape.
Khanna regains half guard, as Cartwright was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanna regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cartwright.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khanna pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanna has wrist control.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright looking to sit in guard and control but Khanna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Khanna passes Cartwright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright trying to control here.
Cartwright wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cam Cartwright dominated that round.
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 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Khanna misses.
Cartwright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khanna cracks Cartwright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Khanna clinches.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khanna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanna tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Good body shot from Khanna.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khanna is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khanna down to the mat. Khanna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Khanna moves away
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartwright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khanna avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Khanna is avoiding it.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khanna takes a swing at Cartwright's ribcage but misses.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Khanna shows good takedown defense.
Khanna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khanna lands a lovely overhand right.
Khanna cracks Cartwright with a good jab.
Raja Khanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Cartwright misses.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
Cartwright throwing a counter right hand but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna lands with a straight right. Cartwright didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cartwright's hands.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Khanna sprawls well.
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
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!

Khanna moves into the clinch.
Khanna digs a right hand underneath Cartwright's ribcage. Cartwright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright jumps guard but Khanna stands there with Cartwright around his waist. Cartwright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khanna lands with a right to the head.
Khanna gets through Cartwright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanna.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanna pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khanna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khanna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a takedown
and Khanna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cam Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanna lands with a good body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khanna.
Khanna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khanna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cartwright moves away from the strike by Khanna.
Cartwright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Khanna clinches up with Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Khanna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khanna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khanna clobbers Cartwright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna connects with the punch.
Khanna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna catches Cartwright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khanna looks to land a left hand but Cartwright moved out of range nicely.
Khanna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Khanna throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Khanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Khanna throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Khanna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cartwright with a poor takedown
and Khanna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanna lands with a straight right. Cartwright didn't see that one coming.
Cartwright misses with a takedown
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanna.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khanna misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khanna drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Khanna.
Cartwright goes for a takedown attempt but Khanna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donk. Khanna catches Cartwright right on the button with a cross.

Cartwright has Khanna up against the cage in a clinch.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanna.
Khanna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanna misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna works on Cartwright's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raja Khanna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Khanna.
Cartwright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khanna walks away with a smile on his face. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khanna lands a jab-cross combination.
A low kick lands for Khanna.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khanna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khanna as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanna, as that shot connected.

Khanna clinches up against the cage.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.

Khanna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Khanna throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Cartwright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cartwright tries to clinch up
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanna connects with a crisp jab.
Cartwright with a poor takedown
and Khanna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khanna has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cartwright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cartwright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khanna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khanna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cartwright's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches up with Khanna, looking for a takedown. Cartwright pushes Khanna against the cage but Khanna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cartwright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna tests Cartwright's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Khanna moves into the clinch.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!