PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: ready for war. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carwin
vs
Gracie

150 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuk Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Carwin which made him look bad.

Carwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Carwin any problems.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gracie 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.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Carwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin is standing up over Gracie. Gracie looks to escape but Carwin dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Carwin has passed into mount! Damn!
Carwin dominating with strikes here.
Carwin is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Carwin isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is trying to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie wants to hold on but Carwin pushes him away.
Carwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carwin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carwin controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Carwin with a couple of short strikes.
Carwin controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Carwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carwin shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Carwin's ribs.

Carwin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie wants to control but Carwin postures up.
Gracie trying to control but Carwin flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Carwin controlling from the back.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Carwin won't let him.
Good control from Carwin.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Carwin's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carwin pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Carwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Carwin's head.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jim Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gracie has his foot on Carwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carwin works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carwin is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Carwin is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Carwin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shuk Gracie!
After winning the bout, Shuk Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.