PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roth
vs
Carrow

179 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Carrow!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth slips a straight right by Carrow.
Carrow needs to keep his hands up - Roth had a free shot at his head there.
Roth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carrow misses the jab.
Carrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roth is out of range.
Carrow throws a leg kick but Roth checks it.

Roth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carrow did well to prevent Roth getting side control.
Roth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roth is trying to control the action in half guard but Carrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carrow wants to improve his position but Roth is controlling well.
Roth is keen to just control but Carrow is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Carrow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roth defends it easily.

Carrow looking for a guillotine here but Roth defends easily.
Roth won't allow Carrow to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carrow keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth stays in close to Carrow's body and controls the position.

Carrow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Carrow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roth is aware though and is defending well.
Roth trying to control but Carrow is working from the bottom.

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

Roth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carrow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roth has managed to get both his arms back between Carrow's legs - danger averted.
Carrow controls Roth momentarily but Roth frees himself.
Roth with a nice head shot there.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carrow looking for a guillotine here but Roth defends easily.
Roth wants to control from the top but Carrow keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Carrow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carrow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roth has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth scoring with punches and elbows.
Carrow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roth lands an elbow.
Carrow is trying to improve his position.
Carrow struggling a bit here.
Carrow is looking for a sweep.
Carrow wants to control but Roth postures up.
Roth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carrow some visible discomfort.
Roth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carrow down.
Roth is looking to take a break and control but Carrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roth wants to control but Carrow is keeping him busy.
Carrow can't do much from the bottom here.
Carrow tries to improve position but can't.
Carrow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Roth scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carrow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carrow tries to buck Roth off but Roth is having none of it.

Roth tries for a kimura but Carrow is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Roth 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.

Roth moves out of range of the strikes.
Roth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roth.
Carrow throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Roth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

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

Carrow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carrow trying to control the position.

Carrow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carrow is looking to sweep but instead, Roth has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth trying to control from half guard but Carrow is working away.
Carrow is breathing heavily.
Carrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roth is working away from the top position though.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carrow wants to get back to full guard.
Roth trying to control from half guard but Carrow is working away.
Carrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roth throws out a powerful jab.
Roth fails with a takedown attempt.
Carrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Roth circles away.
Roth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carrow throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roth counters with a three punch combo that has Carrow backing up. Carrow nods at Roth to acknowledge the strikes.
Roth throws a series of punches but Carrow avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Roth.

Roth scores with a takedown into Carrow's guard.
Carrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth pushes down on Carrow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roth trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrow tries to roll over but Roth keeps him under control.

Carrow actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth prevents Carrow from improving his position.
Roth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Carrow has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Roth escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Roth!
Roth cracks Carrow with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roth working away.
Carrow tries to bench press Roth off him but Roth keeps the position.
Roth lands a nice forearm strike.
Roth trying to control the position but Carrow is working away.
Roth taking a breather here.
Carrow tries to bench press Roth off him but Roth keeps the position.
Roth trying to control the position but Carrow is working away.
Carrow sneaks back into half guard.
Roth trying to control the action but Carrow is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Roth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roth with a hook.
Carrow has his takedown stuffed
and Roth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carrow misses with a leg kick.
Roth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roth connects with the punch.
Carrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roth counters with a stiff right hand.
Roth connects with a single shot there.
Carrow looks to throw the jab but Roth is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roth.
Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carrow shoots and misses
and Roth counters with a one-two to the body.
Carrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carrow throws a looping overhand right but Roth ducks down to avoid it.
Carrow misses with a low kick as Roth jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrow misses with a takedown

and Roth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carrow won't be happy with that.
Eddie Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carrow.
Roth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roth is looking to take a break and control but Carrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roth cracks Carrow with a big right hand but Carrow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Roth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roth wants to control but Carrow is keeping him busy.
Carrow sneaks back into half guard.
Carrow gets full guard.
James Carrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Carrow is looking for a triangle here but Roth uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Roth lands a nice forearm strike.
Roth scoring with punches from side control.

Roth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carrow tries to buck Roth off but Roth is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrow seems a little lost for a moment, as Roth dominates the positioning.
Carrow on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carrow is trying to improve his position.
Carrow trying to remain calm as Roth controls from the top position.
Carrow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roth.
Carrow is looking for a sweep.
Carrow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Carrow looking for subs from the bottom but Roth mounts him!
Roth lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carrow is trying to escape the mount.
Roth wants to control the pace but Carrow is squirming around nicely.
Carrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Roth is working for a guillotine from mount but Carrow frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roth 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Roth!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

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