PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Aarona (ranked 6128 p4p, 4447 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Aarona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Aarona
vs
Carter

190 cm
18
200
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Aarona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jackson Aarona has been cut.
Carter shoots in but Aarona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aarona counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aarona.
Aarona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Aarona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aarona won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Aarona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.

Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aarona is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Aarona is working from the bottom.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aarona keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aarona 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.

Carter stands up and waves to Aarona to follow him.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Aarona is trying to trip Carter. He has hold of a leg but Carter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Aarona persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Carter working for a triangle but Aarona defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to stand up but Aarona isn't so interested in that idea.
Carter is trying to control the position but Aarona postures up.
Aarona is stalling in the full guard.
Aarona stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aarona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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.
Aarona postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Aarona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson Aarona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aarona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aarona.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Aarona counters with a single leg into guard. Carter didn't expect that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Aarona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Aarona's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Aarona shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Aarona passes into half guard.
Jackson Aarona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Carter is looking to improve his position.
Aarona sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Aarona is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarona tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter actively working from the bottom here.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Aarona is controlling him
Carter tries to get to full guard but Aarona has control of the leg.
Aarona is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aarona prevents Carter from improving his position.
Aarona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Aarona slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter has a hand on Aarona's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Aarona takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Aarona landing shots from mount.
Aarona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aarona postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarona tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Aarona cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Aarona. What's that going to do exactly?
Carter gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter trying to control but Aarona postures up.
Aarona tries to stand but can't do so whilst Carter controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aarona decides to return to a standing position.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aarona as he jumps to the side.
Carter is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.

Aarona darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter is trying to escape back to his feet but Aarona uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Aarona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Aarona's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aarona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Aarona throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carter was covering up waiting for the punch and Aarona finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carter has a closed guard, preventing Aarona from standing up.
Carter wants to hit a sweep here but Aarona passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carter there!
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Aarona is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Carter tries to break free.
Aarona controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Carter just trying to survive but Aarona is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aarona lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Will Aarona go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Aarona really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarona lands a shot to the body.
Aarona punishes Carter with strikes from the back mount.
Aarona is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Carter. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Carter trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarona is landing with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Aarona.
Aarona is not going to allow Carter to sit and survive in this position.

Aarona is persistently looking for the submission but Carter is defending it well.
James Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Aarona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aarona is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Aarona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aarona, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Aarona!