PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carwin
vs
Brown

188 cm
25
254 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a low kick but Carwin avoids it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown 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.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carwin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brown has Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Carwin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carwin keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to push Carwin away but Carwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Carwin tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown works over Carwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Carwin pushes him off.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Carwin has double underhooks.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Carwin.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown tries to circle away but Carwin has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown tries to circle away but Carwin has him pinned against the cage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Carwin has the dominant position.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Carwin has him pressed against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Carwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carwin blocks the body kick.
Carwin has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown misses with a low kick as Carwin jumps back.

Carwin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Carwin is now in Brown's guard.
Brown looks gassed!
Carwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown wants to stand but Carwin is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

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.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carwin controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carwin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carwin postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carwin cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Carwin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Carwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carwin is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Carwin has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carwin is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carwin to get the leverage.
Carwin stalling.
Carwin throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Carwin wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Carwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Carwin eventually gives up the hold.
Carwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Carwin throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carwin lands a nice short elbow.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Carwin is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.

Carwin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carwin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Carwin working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carwin winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carwin shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Carwin shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Carwin persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Carwin dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Carwin's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Carwin shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown lands with a straight right. Carwin didn't see that one coming.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Carwin backpedaling.

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.
Carwin forces his way into half guard.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carwin.
Carwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carwin connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carwin uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Carwin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carwin scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Carwin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin landing punches.
Carwin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A big strike lands for Carwin! That's really hurt Brown and he's turned his back - Carwin keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carwin jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Carwin!