PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spring Time (ranked 4182 p4p, 4181 weight class) and Chase Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Time
vs
Carroll

190 cm
19
205
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
224
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spring Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carroll!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Time tries to clinch there but Carroll circles away.
Carroll with the counter takedown but Time avoids it easily.
Carroll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carroll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Time's head backwards.
Carroll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Time gets caught napping as Carroll dives in and scores a takedown. Time manages to retain guard.
Time keeping moving, preventing Carroll from controlling successfully.
Carroll seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carroll wants to control from the top but Time keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time is looking to stand up but Carroll isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Time keeping moving, preventing Carroll from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carroll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Time tries to clinch up.
Carroll throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
Time fails in his attempt to clinch.
Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Time tries to clinch there but Carroll circles away.

Carroll shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Time keeping moving, preventing Carroll from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Time is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carroll is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carroll trying to control the position from guard on top but Time is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carroll is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Carroll with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Time fails in his attempt to clinch.
Time misses with a jab, cross combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Time enables Carroll to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Time manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Time keeping moving, preventing Carroll from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carroll wants to control from the top but Time keeps moving.
Carroll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carroll trying to control the position from guard on top but Time is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carroll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carroll dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carroll looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Time blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carroll.
Carroll wants to take a breather but Time is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carroll throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carroll seems content to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Carroll looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Time pushes Carroll off but Carroll dives into side control.
Time is not content to let Carroll control the position.
Carroll fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carroll has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Carroll throwing strikes here but Time is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Time because Carroll loaded up on that one.
Carroll trying to control but Time is having none of it.
Carroll thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Time is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Time is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carroll looking to ground and pound but Time is blocking nicely.
Carroll takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carroll can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Time is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time is looking to improve his position but Carroll isn't that keen on the idea.
Carroll throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chase Carroll has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carroll looking to ground and pound but Time is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Carroll there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carroll wants to control the pace but Time is squirming around nicely.
Carroll throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carroll controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Carroll there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carroll trying to control but Time is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carroll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carroll misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
Carroll just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Time was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Time blocks the leg kick.
Time is looking to clinch.
Carroll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Carroll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Time can pounce on him.
Time slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chase Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carroll.
Carroll fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Time checks it well.

Carroll gets a takedown into half guard.
Time tries to roll over but Carroll keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time is not content to let Carroll control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carroll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carroll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Time is trying to stand.
Time is not content to let Carroll control the position.
Carroll thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Time's head.
Time is staying active underneath Carroll, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carroll. Time does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carroll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carroll tried to score with a low kick but Time checks it.

Time tries to sprawl but Carroll drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Time is refusing to be controlled, as Carroll sits in half guard.
Time keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carroll is trying to control the action in half guard but Time is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Time blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carroll.
Carroll is keen to just control but Time is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carroll wants to take a breather but Time is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time shoots in for a takedown but Carroll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carroll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Time.
As Carroll looks to move away, Time throws a big counter combo but Carroll just gets out of the way.
Time tries to clinch but Carroll moves out of range.
Carroll fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Time checks it well.

Carroll feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carroll trying to control but Time is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Time utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Time keeping moving, preventing Carroll from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll throws a big elbow that misses.
Time preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carroll prevents Time from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Time enables Carroll to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Time manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carroll trying to control but Time is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spring Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carroll in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Carroll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carroll has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Carroll!