PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carwin
vs
Psycho

225 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Psycho!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psycho tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Psycho misses with a double jab

and Carwin counters with a single leg into guard. Psycho didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carwin is in close to Psycho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Psycho wants to stand but Carwin is controlling the position.
Carwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Psycho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Psycho. Those never looked like landing.
Psycho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Psycho throws a combination that misses

and Carwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carwin throwing shots but Psycho is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psycho tries to roll over but Carwin keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Carwin there.
Carwin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Carwin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carwin 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.
Psycho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carwin controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Carwin just wasn't active enough.
Psycho tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carwin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Psycho's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carwin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shane Carwin.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Psycho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Psycho.
Psycho throws a right and a left that Carwin avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Carwin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carwin.
Carwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carwin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Psycho for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Carwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carwin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Shane Carwin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Psycho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho misses with a head kick.
Psycho moves to clinch but Carwin breaks away

and Carwin counters with a single leg into guard. Psycho didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carwin lands a couple of digs.

Psycho is looking for a triangle but Carwin pushes his legs off easily.
Carwin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Psycho 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Psycho moves to clinch but Carwin breaks away

and Carwin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carwin.
Carwin stays in close to Psycho's body and controls the position.
Carwin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Carwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carwin ducks right into an uppercut from Psycho.

It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Psycho darts in trying to clinch

and Carwin counters with a shoot takedown. Psycho fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psycho wants to sweep here but Carwin controlling him for the moment.
Carwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shane Carwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Psycho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carwin is controlling him.
Carwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shane Carwin.
Psycho misses with a two punch combination.

Carwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carwin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carwin controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carwin unloading with bombs!
Psycho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carwin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carwin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carwin scoring with strikes but Psycho is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carwin landing punches.
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Carwin breaks from Psycho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Psycho is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Carwin controlling from mount.
Carwin landing strikes from the mount and Psycho is in trouble!
Carwin prevents Psycho from getting the reversal.
Carwin controlling the position easily from mount.
Carwin lands a heavy elbow.
Carwin lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Carwin landing shots from mount.
Carwin controlling from mount.
Carwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Psycho is in a horrible position here. Carwin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carwin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carwin controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Psycho closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side

and Carwin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carwin chips away with some ground and pound.
Carwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Psycho controls Carwin momentarily but Carwin frees himself.
Carwin postures up and lands a big shot to Psycho's brow.
Carwin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Carwin just wasn't active enough.
Psycho tries to clinch up

and Carwin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Psycho's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carwin won't allow Psycho to sweep him here.
Carwin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Psycho can do to turn this around?

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Carwin just wasn't active enough.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Psycho moves to clinch but Carwin breaks away

and Carwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Psycho's guard.
Carwin content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carwin controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Shane Carwin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Psycho throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
Psycho misses with a head kick.
Psycho misses with a combination

and Carwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Psycho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin controlling the action here.
Psycho wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin drops an elbow to the side of Psycho's head.
Carwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carwin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carwin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Carwin just wasn't active enough.
Psycho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psycho looks to clinch

and Carwin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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 is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Psycho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin postures up and lands a big shot to Psycho's brow.
Carwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karl Psycho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Shane Carwin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Carwin gets a double leg takedown into Psycho's guard.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

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