PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 1483 p4p, 269 weight class) and Anwar Rinda (ranked 169 p4p, 34 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Spiders. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cartwright
vs
Rinda

171 cm
30
150
10 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
119
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads

Gatoroids
HELLBENT

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright lands a jab-cross combination.

Rinda drives through with a takedown into Cartwright's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinda wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.

Rinda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cartwright looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cartwright looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cartwright!

Cartwright wants to stand but Rinda has his arm trapped.
Rinda can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartwright is working Rinda over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rinda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Cartwright stalls from top position.
Cartwright tries to get to his feet but Rinda is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Cartwright in his guard.
Rinda controls Cartwright momentarily but Cartwright frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cartwright distracts Rinda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rinda 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.
We've been hearing that Cartwright has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cartwright wants to get up but he can't break Rinda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cartwright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rinda is proving hard to escape from.

Rinda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
Cartwright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Catchy Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright lands a head shot.
Rinda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rinda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rinda's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rinda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cartwright looks to land a combination but Rinda avoids it well.
Cartwright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rinda circles away quickly and effectively.
Rinda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cartwright misses with a hook.
Rinda looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Rinda counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rinda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rinda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Rinda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cartwright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinda.
Rinda avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rinda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright throws out a loose jab but Rinda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright misses with a left hand
and Rinda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cartwright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Catchy Cartwright dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cartwright throws the left hand but Rinda avoids the punch easily.
Rinda checks the leg kick.
Cartwright connects with a body shot that sends Rinda's belly button to the back.
Cartwright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rinda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cartwright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rinda slips a straight right by Cartwright.
Cartwright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rinda counters with a left to the body.
Rinda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cartwright rather than just go for the knockout.
Cartwright scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rinda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartwright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rinda! But no joy.
Cartwright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cartwright with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a body shot.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cartwright with a body shot.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut
and Rinda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinda can do to turn this around?
Rinda ducks under a wild hook from Cartwright.
It seemed like Rinda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinda is just out of range.
Rinda throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
Cartwright misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rinda! But no joy.
Cartwright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rinda shoots in looking for a takedown but Cartwright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rinda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Cartwright misses the body punch
and Rinda counters with a one-two to the body.

Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Catchy Cartwright is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartwright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright swings widly with a right hand
and Rinda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rinda takes one to the chin there.
Rinda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Rinda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartwright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cartwright misses with a left hand
and Rinda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rinda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
A head kick misses from Cartwright.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
A slow jab from Cartwright misses its intended target.
Cartwright moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Rinda is rocked!
Rinda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinda is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartwright finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda looks to land a left hand but Cartwright moved out of range nicely.
Cartwright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rinda seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Rinda.
Cartwright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright throws a body punch but Rinda moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cartwright. That snapped Rinda's head back.
Rinda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cartwright misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Rinda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright swings for the body but Rinda moves out of range.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cartwright with a body shot.
Catchy Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rinda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rinda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cartwright misses with a body shot.
Rinda stuns Cartwright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rinda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
Cartwright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cartwright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cartwright throws out the jab.
Cartwright lands with a cross.
Cartwright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright throws an overhand right that lands on Rinda's shoulder, as Rinda tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright thuds a left hand into Rinda's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright tries to bum rush Rinda with a series of wild strikes but Rinda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Catchy Cartwright dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cartwright looks to throw a body kick
enabling Rinda to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartwright misses with a left hand
and Rinda counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Rinda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright misses with a body shot.
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
and Rinda counters with a nice uppercut.
Rinda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the body
and Rinda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright misses the shot to the body.
Rinda throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartwright.
Rinda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cartwright swings for the body but Rinda moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rinda! But no joy.
Cartwright misses with a hook. Rinda ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Rinda with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartwright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rinda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartwright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinda manages to avoid it.
Rinda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cartwright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinda blocks a jab.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Rinda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartwright thinking.
Rinda throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Rinda misses the shot to the body.
Anwar Rinda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartwright missing with a left hand there. Rinda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cartwright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinda.
A little jabbing left from Rinda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rinda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cartwright swivels and escapes.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut. Rinda saw that one coming.
Rinda misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Cartwright misses its target.
Cartwright throws a jab when Rinda was well out of range.
Rinda defending well as Cartwright loads up on a big left hand.
Rinda throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
Cartwright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rinda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rinda fails with a takedown attempt.
Catchy Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anwar Rinda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartwright misses the target.
Rinda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright throws a jab when Rinda was well out of range.
Cartwright tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright misses with a kick to the body.
Cartwright throws an overhand right that lands on Rinda's shoulder, as Rinda tries to avoid the shot.
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
Cartwright misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rinda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cartwright throws a right and a left that Rinda avoids nicely.
Rinda lands with a shot to the body.
Rinda ducks under a wild hook from Cartwright.
Catchy Cartwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Rinda.
Cartwright misses the jab.
Rinda throws out a counter right but Cartwright avoids it with no problem.
Cartwright throws a series of punches but Rinda avoids them all with ease.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cartwright with a body shot.
Cartwright misses with a low kick.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cartwright with a body shot.
Rinda lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Rinda catches Cartwright right on the button with a cross.
Cartwright misses with a wild combination.
Cartwright pushes Rinda away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Catchy Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cartwright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Catchy Cartwright!
A victorious Catchy Cartwright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.