PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Carson (ranked 7609 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Jean Navarrete (ranked 5272 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carson
vs
Jean Navarrete

168 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mary Jean Navarrete!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarrete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Navarrete somewhat.
Carson moves forwards but Navarrete connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Navarrete lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Carson is rocked!

Navarrete darts in and clinches Carson up against the cage.

Navarrete jumps guard.
Navarrete is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson postures up and lands a big shot to Navarrete's brow.
Carson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carson 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.
Carson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Navarrete works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Navarrete utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carson preventing the sweep.
Carson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Navarrete has momentary wrist control but Carson slips an elbow through the middle.
Carson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Navarrete has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carson stands up over Navarrete, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Navarrete is trying to control the position but Carson postures up.

Navarrete working for a triangle but Carson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarrete tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.
Carson throws a quick counter head kick but Navarrete was just out of range.
Navarrete takes a kick to the side of the head.
Navarrete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Navarrete clobbers Carson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Carson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Navarrete wants to get back to his feet but Carson is dominant here and he's now got Navarrete's back!

Carson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson has the hooks in. Navarrete is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carson connects with a big shot to the side of Navarrete's head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Carson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Navarrete.
Carson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Navarrete. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Carson biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Navarrete. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Carson scores with punches and elbows.
Carson lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Carson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Navarrete is looking to clinch but Carson is avoiding it.
Navarrete blocks a head kick by Carson.
Carson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carson misses with a head kick.
Navarrete throws a big counter head kick but Carson avoids it with no problem.
Navarrete throws a body shot but no joy.
Navarrete just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarson.
Carson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarrete shoots in for a double leg but Carson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Navarrete just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarson.
Carson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mary Jean Navarrete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Navarrete shoots in looking for a takedown. Carson tries to sprawl out of it but Navarrete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarrete has a takedown stuffed.
Carson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Navarrete just manages to avoid it.
Junior Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mary Jean Navarrete.
Carson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Navarrete.
Carson misses with a head kick.
Navarrete fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Navarrete manages to circle out of the way.
Navarrete blocks a head kick by Carson.
Navarrete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Navarrete goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navarrete scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carson leaves Navarrete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Navarrete is breathing heavily.
Navarrete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carson throws a sloppy head kick and Navarrete moves out of range easily.
Navarrete wants to clinch.
Navarrete just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carson closes the distance and clinches.
Carson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Navarrete can do to turn this around?

Carson successfully pulls guard.
Carson 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.

Carson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Navarrete trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Carson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Navarrete trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carson is controlling Navarrete's posture.
Navarrete lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Navarrete distracts Carson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carson trying to control the position here.
Navarrete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carson is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carson lands a decent punch to the body there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Carson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Navarrete fails to land the takedown.

Navarrete shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carson's guard.
Navarrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson controlling Navarrete's posture.

Carson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Navarrete is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson has a closed guard, preventing Navarrete from standing up.
Navarrete is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Navarrete postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Navarrete wants to stand but Carson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson lands a decent shot there.
Carson controlling the position.
Navarrete lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carson wants to sweep here but Navarrete controlling him for the moment.
Navarrete landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carson looking to control.

Carson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Carson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Navarrete defends it easily.

Carson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carson keeping moving, preventing Navarrete from controlling successfully.
Navarrete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Carson there.

Navarrete is defending against the submission attempts here by Carson.
Navarrete tries to kick Carson off but Carson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Navarrete is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Navarrete tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
Navarrete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carson.
Ground and pound from Carson.
Carson is thwarting Navarrete's attempts to control the position.
Carson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Navarrete defending well though.

Carson is looking for a kimura here.
Mary Jean Navarrete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Carson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice strikes from Carson there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Carson!