PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cortland Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Box Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortland Cartwright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cartwright
vs
Fresh

173 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Bad Ideas, Inc.
Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortland Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Box Fresh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh throws a series of punches but Cartwright avoids them all with ease.
Cartwright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fresh scores with a head kick. Cartwright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fresh misses with a wild body shot.

Fresh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Cartwright wants to get back to full guard.
Fresh trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.

Fresh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cartwright.
Cartwright is not content to let Fresh control the position.
Cartwright wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cartwright struggling a bit here.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.
Fresh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fresh won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.

Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Fresh is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.
Fresh is not content to let Cartwright control the position.
Fresh tries to get to full guard but Cartwright has control of the leg.

Cartwright is working for a kimura but Fresh is defending it quite comfortably.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.

Cartwright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fresh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fresh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cartwright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.

Cartwright has gone for a leg lock! Fresh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fresh defends well.

Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fresh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cartwright wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fresh is aware though and is defending well.

Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cartwright could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fresh controls from within his opponent's guard.

Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fresh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fresh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fresh has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fresh passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cortland Cartwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fresh looking to score a takedown here. Cartwright is defending well but Fresh drives through and ends up in Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresh trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Fresh 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.

Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fresh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fresh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fresh being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cartwright working for submissions but it's allowed Fresh to get to half guard.
Fresh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cartwright wants to improve his position but Fresh is controlling well.

Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to hold on to Fresh's head to control him but Fresh postures up.
Fresh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cartwright is trying to control but can't.
Fresh throwing shots but Cartwright is blocking nicely.
Fresh thows a huge punch but Cartwright dodges it nicely.

Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresh blocks the strikes from Cartwright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is thwarting Cartwright's attempts to control the position.

Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fresh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cartwright controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fresh trying to mount his opponent but Cartwright defends it.

Cartwright looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fresh pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright regains half guard.
Fresh trying to control from Cartwright's half guard. Cartwright has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cartwright controls Fresh momentarily but Fresh frees himself.
Fresh wants to stand but Cartwright is controlling his posture from full guard.

Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cortland Cartwright will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fresh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cartwright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fresh's half guard.
Fresh wants to get back to his feet.
Cartwright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Cartwright throwing shots but Fresh is blocking nicely.
Cartwright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fresh defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh is looking for a sweep. Cartwright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortland Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright throwing shots but Fresh is blocking nicely.
Fresh won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
Fresh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fresh is looking to control Cartwright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fresh avoid being mounted?
Fresh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cartwright wants to work for an arm triangle but Fresh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fresh to regain full guard.
Fresh keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is really struggling to control Fresh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Fresh is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking to control.
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fresh is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fresh.
Fresh is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartwright sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cartwright is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Fresh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fresh wanted to stand there but Cartwright had control of the position.

Fresh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fresh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Fresh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fresh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cartwright trying to control the position.
Box Fresh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartwright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fresh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cortland Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cartwright, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cortland Cartwright!