PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tod Dervon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tod Dervon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Carwin
vs
Dervon

193 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tod Dervon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dervon misses with a double jab.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Dervon.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dervon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Dervon.
Carwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dervon.
Carwin throws a right hand that Dervon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dervon also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!

Carwin closes the distance and clinches.
Carwin tries a knee to the head but Dervon blocks it.
Carwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dervon blocks it with crossed arms.
Carwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carwin pushes Dervon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Dervon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carwin throws an elbow but misses.
Dervon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carwin lands a nice elbow.
Carwin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carwin lands a knee to the head.
Carwin throws an elbow that misses.
Dervon is looking to break free of the clinch but Carwin has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.

Carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Dervon as he checks the leg kick.
Dervon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dervon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Carwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dervon looks gassed!

Carwin moves into the clinch.
Carwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Carwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Carwin.
Carwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dervon's face.
Dervon tries to break free but Carwin pushes him back against the cage.
Carwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Carwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dervon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin thows a body kick. Dervon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carwin throws a head kick but Dervon moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dervon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carwin.

Carwin gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Carwin.
Carwin connects with a knee to the head.

Carwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dervon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervon looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Carwin thuds his shin into the meat of Dervon's side.
Dervon throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dervon is fending him off so far but Carwin persists. Nope, Dervon circles away and we're back to standing.
Dervon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tod Dervon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dervon throws a combination that misses
and Carwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Dervon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dervon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dervon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dervon misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a solid body kick.
Dervon looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Dervon misses with a few strikes there.
Dervon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dervon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dervon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dervon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Dervon misses with the combination.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dervon.
Dervon checks a leg kick.
Dervon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dervon misses with a wild combination.
Dervon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dervon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dervon tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dervon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dervon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Carwin counters by clinching up.
Dervon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carwin keeps control of Dervon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looking to throw knees to the head but Dervon is blocking nicely.
Dervon wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carwin throws an elbow but misses.
Carwin keeps control of Dervon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dervon is trying to force a seperation but Carwin has the dominant position.

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.
Dervon is trying to break the clinch but Carwin is controlling him.
Dervon tries to circle away but Carwin has him pinned against the cage.
Carwin has a couple of punches blocked by Dervon.
Dervon wants to break free but Carwin has control.
Carwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dervon avoids it.
Carwin keeps control of Dervon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Carwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carwin dodges the punch combination from Dervon.
Dervon scores with a one two! Carwin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carwin fails with the takedown.
Brandon Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Dervon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Dervon.
Carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dervon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Dervon swinging wildly here.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Dervon.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dervon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dervon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dervon!
Dervon misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervon looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Tod Dervon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dervon tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dervon misses with a two punch combination.

Carwin clinches with his opponent.
Carwin tries a knee to the head but Dervon blocks it.
Dervon working hard to break the clinch.
Carwin prevents Dervon from breaking the clinch.

Carwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dervon misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Dervon avoids nicely.
Dervon fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Dervon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dervon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dervon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carwin counters with a low kick, right behind Dervon 's knee.
Carwin tries to clinch but Dervon moves out of range.
Dervon leaves Carwin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dervon scores with a three punch combo!
Dervon moves out of range as Carwin throws a body kick.
Dervon throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Dervon does no damage.
Dervon dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
Dervon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin tries to clinch but Dervon moves out of range.
Dervon misses with a double jab
and Carwin counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin shoots in and drives through. Dervon sprawls well.
Dervon tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dervon gets caught flat footed, as Carwin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dervon wants to stand and escape but Carwin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dervon wriggles free and stands up.
Carwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dervon.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Dervon avoids nicely.
Dervon throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Tod Dervon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dervon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dervon misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin feints and then cracks Dervon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dervon down.
Carwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dervon tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dervon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Dervon.
Carwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dervon.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Dervon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dervon throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Dervon.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dervon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dervon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carwin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandon Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Carwin.
Well Carwin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Carwin!