PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between barak carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

carwin
vs
Five

175 cm
23
169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

166 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, barak carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Five!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Five circles away.
Five looks to clinch
and carwin counters with a thumping low kick.
carwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
carwin closes the distance and clinches up with Five, looking for a takedown. carwin pushes Five against the cage but Five circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
carwin swinging wilding here.
Five wants to clinch.
carwin closes the distance and clinches up with Five, looking for a takedown. carwin pushes Five against the cage but Five circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Five gets a clinch.
Five misses with a knee strike.
carwin lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jonny Five has been cut.
carwin is working for takedown but Five is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for barak carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

carwin manages to break the clinch.
carwin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Five avoids it really well and circles away.
Five should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Five rushes carwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
carwin managing to block the knees to the body from Five.
A hook to the body from Five.
Five misses with a hook from the clinch.
carwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Five.
Five misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from carwin.
Five looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

carwin breaks the clinch.
Five moves in looking to clinch but carwin pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

carwin moves into the clinch successfully.
carwin blocks the elbow strike.
Five with an attempt at a knee that misses.
carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
carwin looking for a takedown.
Five with an attempt at a knee that misses.
carwin trying to land knees to the body.
Five misses with a knee to the head.
Five looks gassed!
carwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Five shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
carwin is trying to drag Five to the mat but Five just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Five lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Five managing to block the knees to the body from carwin.
Five takes a knee right on the jaw!
carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
carwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Five gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Five misses with an elbow strike.
Five is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. carwin is defending well for now.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as carwin controls his hands.
carwin misses with an elbow over the top.
carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Five is looking to clinch but carwin is avoiding it.
carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Five swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five wants to clinch up but carwin keeps it at a distance.
Five moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Five clinches.

carwin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Five can't fight it off and eventually carwin manages to take the fight to the floor. Five looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
carwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Five is proving hard to escape from.
Five wants to stand and escape but carwin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin wants to control from the top but Five keeps moving.
carwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Five wants to stand but carwin is controlling the position.
carwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
carwin wants to stand but Five has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Five doesn't manage to clinch there - carwin circles away.
carwin shoots in but no luck this time.
Five keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Five tries to clinch up
and carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Five.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

barak carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Five's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Five is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
carwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
carwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
carwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Five is fending him off so far but carwin persists. Nope, Five circles away and we're back to standing.
Five misses with a head kick.

Five clinches with his opponent.
Five looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Five.
carwin landing knees to the head.

carwin manages to break the clinch.
carwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Five's waist but Five gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing carwin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for barak carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
barak carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Five misses with the combination.
Five doesn't manage to clinch there - carwin circles away.
carwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Five.
Five tries to clinch up
and carwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Five dodges the punch combination from carwin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
carwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Five.
Five tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
carwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Five tries a head kick but it misses.
carwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Five as he jumps to the side.
Jonny Five is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Five tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Five tries to clinch up.

Five darts in and clinches carwin up against the cage.
carwin misses with a knee strike.
carwin dodges an elbow strike from Five.
Five tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and carwin avoids it.
Five lands a right hand that snaps the head of carwin backwards.
carwin managing to block the knees to the body from Five.
Five missing with knees to the body.
carwin blocking some punches.
Five with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
carwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Five tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and carwin avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
carwin dodges an elbow strike from Five.
Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
carwin looking to stall.
carwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Five is defending well for now.
carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Five lands with a light punch inside.
carwin lands a knee to the head.
carwin is working Five over against the cage.
carwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Five backwards.
carwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Five shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
carwin tries to pull guard but Five holds him up against the cage and eventually carwin drops back down to his feet.

carwin breaks from the clinch.
Five tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
carwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Five tries to close the distance and clinch but carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Five has carwin up against the cage in a clinch.

carwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
carwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Five as he avoids it easily.
Five throws a sloppy head kick and carwin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five is looking to clinch.
carwin dives in and grabs Five's left leg, looking for a takedown. Five pushes down on carwin's head and hops out.
Five doesn't manage to clinch there - carwin circles away.

carwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Five pushes carwin off and gets back to his feet.
carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
carwin keeps the fight on the outside.

carwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Five tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Five prevents the takedown attempt.
Five tries a knee to the head but carwin blocks it.
carwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Five gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Five pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from carwin.
Five misses with a knee to the head.

carwin jumps guard.
carwin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
carwin controls Five momentarily but Five frees himself.

Five got a little sloppy there for a moment and carwin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Five has managed to get both his arms back between carwin's legs - danger averted.
carwin trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Five's cut.
That's time! carwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and carwin counters with a leg kick.
Five pulls out of a head kick attempt.
carwin misses with a wild combination.
carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Five avoids the head kick by carwin.
Five is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Five tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Five avoids the head kick by carwin.
Five looks to clinch

and carwin counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from carwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
carwin can't break the clinch.
carwin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Five pulls his leg out and moves away.
Five doesn't manage to clinch there - carwin circles away.
carwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five throws a right and a left that carwin avoids nicely.
carwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Five pinned against the cage. Five gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for barak carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Five is looking to clinch but carwin is avoiding it.
Five tries to clinch up.
Five tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but carwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
carwin avoids the head kick by Five.
Five is looking to clinch but carwin is avoiding it.
carwin shoots for a takedown but Five saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Five is looking to clinch.
Five wants to clinch up but carwin keeps it at a distance.
Five waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract carwin.
Five tries to clinch up.
Five closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Five takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Five moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from carwin.
carwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Five.
Five tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Five gets a clinch.

carwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
carwin tries to clinch up but Five circles away and keeps his distance.
Five moves out of range of the body kick.
carwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Five.
carwin misses with a head kick.
carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Five closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Five.
carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

carwin manages to break the clinch.
carwin dives in and grabs Five's left leg, looking for a takedown. Five pushes down on carwin's head and hops out.
A big right from carwin misses.

Five pushes carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
carwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Five smiles and moves away.
A jab from carwin misses.

Five gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
carwin pushes Five back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Five tries to land a knee to the head but carwin blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

carwin manages to break the clinch.
Five moves in looking to clinch but carwin pushes him off.
carwin throws a right and a left that Five avoids nicely.

Five rushes carwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Five missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for carwin.

carwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonny Five seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
carwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Five circles away.
Five tries to clinch up
and carwin counters with a good low kick that Five was not able to check.
Five tries to clinch up but carwin circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from carwin.
Five wants to clinch
and carwin counters with a leg kick.

Five forces carwin back against the cage and clinches.
Five pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Five tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and carwin avoids it.

carwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

carwin 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
carwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Five is retaining full guard.
Five looking to hit a scissor sweep but carwin is one step ahead there.
carwin trying to control but Five is working from the bottom.
carwin throwing strikes from guard but Five blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Five.
I think Five 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Five!