PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Landreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade . Mike Landreth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamie Carlson 's chin.

Carlson
vs
Landreth

172 cm
19
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Carlson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Landreth!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carlson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landreth is keeping the position for now.
Landreth has momentary wrist control but Carlson slips an elbow through the middle.

Landreth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Landreth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlson works over Landreth with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Landreth's head.
Landreth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carlson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carlson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlson 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Landreth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Landreth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Landreth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlson defends well.

Landreth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlson landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlson won't allow Landreth to sweep him here.
Carlson distracts Landreth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlson with a nice head shot there.
Landreth has momentary wrist control but Carlson slips an elbow through the middle.
Landreth looks gassed!
Landreth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carlson drops back looking for a leg! Landreth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Landreth manages to kick Carlson off! Carlson jumps back into Landreth's guard.
Carlson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landreth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlson landing with the ground and pound.
Carlson landing some decent shots from guard.
Carlson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Landreth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Landreth has momentary wrist control but Carlson slips an elbow through the middle.
Carlson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlson looking to pass the guard.
Carlson chips away with some ground and pound.

Landreth looking for a guillotine here but Carlson defends easily.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Landreth keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson stands up over Landreth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carlson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carlson cracks Landreth with a solid left hand.
Carlson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carlson working the ground and pound.
Carlson working the body and head with strikes.
Landreth is looking to reverse the position.
Carlson lands a nice forearm strike.
Carlson lands an elbow.
Carlson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Landreth to see if he's OK.
Landreth struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Landreth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlson working the head and body with strikes.
Carlson cracks Landreth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carlson scores with punches from side control.
Carlson scoring with punches from side control.
Landreth is trying to improve his position.
Carlson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlson scores with punches from side control.
Carlson is looking to take a break and control but Landreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlson in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Carlson 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Landreth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Carlson dominated that round.
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.

Carlson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Landreth trying to control but Carlson postures up.
Carlson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jamie Carlson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landreth tries to get to full guard but Carlson has control of the leg.
Landreth punching from the bottom.
Carlson working over Landreth with some ground and pound. Landreth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlson drops an elbow to the side of Landreth's head.

Landreth looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Carlson .
Landreth has hold of Carlson 's hands but Carlson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carlson lands a nice short elbow.
Landreth is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Carlson .
Landreth has hold of Carlson 's hands but Carlson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carlson lands with a punch from half guard.

Landreth is rocked!

Carlson wants to work for an arm triangle but Landreth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Landreth trying to control here.

Landreth actively working from the bottom here.
Carlson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlson is nestled in close to Landreth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Landreth taking some punishment here, with Carlson in his half guard.
Carlson drops an elbow to the side of Landreth's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carlson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Landreth has hold of Carlson 's hands but Carlson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Landreth looking for submissions off his back.
Landreth trying to hold on to Carlson 's head to control him but Carlson postures up.
Nice strikes from Carlson there.
Landreth trying to control here.
Carlson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carlson lands with a punch from half guard.
Landreth trying to control from the bottom.
Carlson working over Landreth with some ground and pound. Landreth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working over Landreth with some ground and pound. Landreth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlson working the head and body with strikes.
Landreth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlson moves into full mount! Landreth won't be happy about that!
Landreth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
Landreth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlson landing strikes from the mount and Landreth is in trouble!
Carlson lands with some strikes.
Carlson wants to control the pace but Landreth is squirming around nicely.
Carlson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Landreth's face.
Carlson scoring with strikes but Landreth is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carlson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carlson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carlson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carlson lands a big elbow.
Landreth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Landreth wants to control from the top but Carlson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Carlson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carlson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Carlson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carlson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landreth can do to turn this around?
Carlson scoring with punches from side control.
Carlson working the ground and pound.
Landreth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carlson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Landreth to see if he's OK.
Landreth tries to bench press Carlson off him but Carlson keeps the position.
Landreth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlson connects with a decent elbow.
Carlson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Landreth is still in real trouble! Can Carlson finish him?
Carlson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landreth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson lands a nice forearm strike.
Carlson looks up at the clock and then as Landreth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carlson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carlson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Landreth some visible discomfort.
Carlson grinds an elbow into Landreth's temple.
Carlson looks up at the clock and then as Landreth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carlson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Landreth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carlson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Landreth some visible discomfort.
Carlson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Landreth some visible discomfort.
Landreth throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Carlson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlson trying to control the position but Landreth is working away.
Carlson cracks Landreth with a big right hand but Landreth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Landreth is looking for a sweep.
Landreth seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlson cracks Landreth with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landreth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carlson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlson lands with a punch from half guard.
Carlson trying to control from half guard but Landreth is working away.
Landreth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carlson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landreth swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Landreth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Landreth is tightening it up a little... Carlson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Carlson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Carlson taps out! nice BJJ there by Landreth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Landreth!