PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Renald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caron comes to the cage accompanied by "99 Problems". John Caron had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. John Caron has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Caron
vs
Renald

196 cm
27
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

194 cm
25
276 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Caron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Renald!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Renald clinches up with Caron and pushes him back against the cage.

Renald gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Renald postures up.
Renald stopping the sweep attempt from Caron.
Renald throws a big elbow that misses.
Renald lands a couple of digs.

Caron is looking for a triangle but Renald pushes his legs off easily.
Renald chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renald looking to pass the guard.
Renald controlling from the top position.
Renald trying to control the position from guard on top but Caron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caron is trying to control the position but Renald postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Renald advances to half guard.
Caron taking some punishment here, with Renald in his half guard.
It looks like Renald is going to stand back up.
Renald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Renald connects with a nice short shot to Caron's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Caron wants to get back to full guard.
Renald lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renald looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Renald connects with a nice short shot to Caron's temple.
Caron has hold of Renald's hands but Renald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Renald wants to take a breather but Caron is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caron is staying active underneath Renald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Renald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renald working Caron over with strikes.
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. Renald connects with a nice short shot to Caron's temple.
Caron is trying to control but can't.
Renald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Renald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Renald 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.
Renald working Caron over with strikes.
Renald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caron tries to get to full guard but Renald has control of the leg.
Caron is breathing heavily.
Renald is stalling here. Caron is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Renald seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Caron has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Renald is looking for a sweep.
Caron working away.
Caron postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Renald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Renald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Renald manages to get to full guard.

Renald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caron can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Renald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caron is looking to work some ground and pound but Renald has wrist control.

Renald has his foot on Caron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caron works his way back into a safe position though.
Caron postures up in Renald's guard and throws a big left but Renald blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renald pulls Caron in to control the position.

Renald working for a triangle but Caron defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renald is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renald postures up and lands a big shot to Caron's brow.

Renald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Renald has managed to get both his arms back between Caron's legs - danger averted.
Renald lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renald won't allow Caron to sweep him here.
Renald tries to free his leg and advance position but Caron is retaining full guard.
Renald postures up and lands a big shot to Caron's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Renald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Caron drives through and clinches with Renald against the cage.
Caron misses with a body punch.

Caron breaks from the clinch.
Renald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Caron gets a clinch.
Caron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renald backwards.

Caron manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Caron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Renald is aware though and is defending well.
Renald postures up and lands a big shot to Caron's brow.
Caron is trying to control the position but Renald postures up.

Caron is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Renald defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renald distracts Caron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Renald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Renald landing some decent shots from guard.
Renald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Renald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Caron's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Renald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Renald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renald with a nice head shot there.
Renald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Renald is working Caron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Renald chips away with some ground and pound.
Renald wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.
Renald is working Caron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Renald cracks Caron with a solid left hand.
Renald wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Renald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Renald has managed to get both his arms back between Caron's legs - danger averted.
Renald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Renald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Renald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Renald connects with a couple of short punches.
Renald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Renald wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.
Renald distracts Caron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Caron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Renald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caron keeping full guard, as Renald tries to pass.
Caron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renald is one step ahead there.
Renald with a nice head shot there.

Renald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Caron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Renald trying to control the position from guard on top but Caron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renald content to stall in guard here.
Renald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Renald landing with the ground and pound.
Renald lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renald with a nice head shot there.
Renald trying to control the position from guard on top but Caron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Renald landing some decent shots from guard.
Renald advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Renald is looking to take a break and control but Caron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Renald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Renald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Renald is trying to drag Caron to the mat but Caron just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Caron struggles to land a body shot inside as Renald controls his hands.
Renald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caron smiles and moves away.
Joe Renald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Renald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Renald showed some decent athleticism there.
Renald trying to control the action but Caron is working from the bottom.
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. Renald connects with a nice short shot to Caron's temple.
Renald is trying to control the action in half guard but Caron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Renald might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Caron haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Caron looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Renald there.
Renald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Renald seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Caron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Renald trying to control the action but Caron is working from the bottom.
Renald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caron tries to roll over but Renald keeps him under control.
Renald winds up and cracks Caron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Renald 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.
Renald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron is looking to improve his position.
Renald slips a nice elbow through Caron's hands, connecting with Caron's forehead.
Renald slips a nice elbow through Caron's hands, connecting with Caron's forehead.
Renald looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Caron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Renald 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.

Caron is rocked!
Caron taking some punishment here, with Renald in his half guard.
Oh Caron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renald sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Caron! Oh, Caron is in big trouble! Renald lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Renald!