PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between T Bone Carver (ranked 1560 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Igor Warlovski (ranked 226 p4p, 427 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Carver
vs
Warlovski

187 cm
27
212
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
205
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, T Bone Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Warlovski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver misses with a body shot.
Carver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warlovski on the side of the head.
Warlovski avoids the body shot from Carver.
Warlovski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warlovski tests Carver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver lands a jab to the head.
Carver misses with a right hand
and Warlovski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warlovski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carver blocks the body kick.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Warlovski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver tests Warlovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warlovski ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver misses with an uppercut
letting Warlovski counter with a right hand.
Carver misses with an uppercut.
Carver misses with a right hand
and Warlovski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like T Bone Carver has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warlovski is looking for the big counter here.
Warlovski lands a jab to the nose.
Carver throws a body punch but Warlovski moves out of range.
Warlovski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warlovski throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Warlovski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Warlovski has managed to clinch.
Warlovski cracks Carver with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Carver fails to land.
Carver working hard to break the clinch.
Warlovski digs a right hand into Carver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carver's gas tank.
Carver misses with a punch on the inside.
Warlovski lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warlovski.
Carver is breathing heavily.
Carver misses with some punches.
Warlovski keeps control of Carver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warlovski lands a right hand.
Warlovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warlovski is working Carver over against the cage.
Carver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Carver has had enough of the clinch but Warlovski keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Carver controls his hands.
Warlovski lands a left hand.
Carver prevents a body shot from Warlovski.
Warlovski tries to work over Carver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carver or not.
Warlovski lands a left hand.
Warlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Carver fails to land.
Warlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Carver controls his hands.
Warlovski has Carver pressed against the cage, preventing Carver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warlovski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warlovski.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Warlovski avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Warlovski.
Carver throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warlovski.
A short uppercut from Warlovski.
Warlovski is working Carver over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Warlovski.
Warlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvers head.
Warlovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Warlovski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski digs a right hand underneath Carver's ribcage. Carver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warlovski lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Warlovski.
Warlovski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carver.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warlovski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
A short right from Warlovski on the inside.
Warlovski lands a body shot.
Warlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Warlovski.
Warlovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warlovski has Carver pressed against the cage, preventing Carver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warlovski digs a right hand underneath Carver's ribcage. Carver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warlovski lands a shoulder strike.
Warlovski lands with a left to the head.
Warlovski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warlovski lands a shot to the body.
Warlovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Warlovski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warlovski cracks Carver with a nice body shot.
Warlovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Warlovski.
A nice left hand lands by Warlovski.
Warlovski digs a right hand underneath Carver's ribcage. Carver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warlovski lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Warlovski.
Warlovski scores with a hook to the body.
Warlovski misses with a body punch.
Warlovski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warlovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warlovski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warlovski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Carver scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver has a couple of punches blocked by Warlovski.
Warlovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
Warlovski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Warlovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warlovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Warlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on T Bone Carver's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Warlovski cracks Carver with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Carver tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Warlovski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Carver is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Warlovski!
A very excited looking Igor Warlovski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.