PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpion Kiing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Kiing is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Living on a Prayer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Carver
vs
Kiing

179 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Drago's Choice

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scorpion Kiing!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiing looks for a takedown but Carver sprawls well.
Carver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiing tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Carver scores with a decent looking hook.
Carver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiing misses with a takedown attempt - Carver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kiing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carver as he jumps to the side.
Solomon Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Kiing.
Carver lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiing off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiing tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Kiing slips under a jab from Carver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiing pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kiing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carver pinned against the cage. Carver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiing looks gassed!
Kiing shoots in looking for a takedown. Carver tries to sprawl out of it but Kiing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kiing throws a sloppy head kick and Carver moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver lands an overhand right.
Carver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiing momentarily.
Solomon Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiing.
Carver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carver cracks Kiing with a good jab.
Carver motions for Kiing to come forward. Carver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carver circles away.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kiing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiing shoots in but Carver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kiing takes one to the chin there.
Scorpion Kiing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carver.
Nice sprawl there from Carver as Kiing shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Carver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carver scores with a leg kick.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Kiing misses with a hook
and Carver counters with a straight right hand.
Scorpion Kiing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiing looks to clinch
and Carver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Kiing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver throws a right hand that misses

and Kiing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kiing won't allow Carver to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiing postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kiing, into his guard.
Kiing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiing looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Carver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kiing wants to get back to his feet.
Kiing is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiing wants to stand back up but Carver manages to pass into side control.
Carver controls the position.
Kiing is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Carver decides to stand back up. Carver steps back and let's Kiing get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carver counters with a left to the body.
Kiing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Kiing throws an off balance right hand
and Carver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiing tries for a takedown but Carver circles away easily
and Carver counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing fails with the takedown
and Carver counters with a nice leg kick.
Solomon Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Kiing.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Kiing ducks down to avoid it.
Kiing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Carver to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiing has his takedown stuffed
and Carver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiing darts in trying to clinch
and Carver counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Carver 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!

Kiing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiing thinking.
Carver connects with the punch.
Carver clobbers Kiing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Carver to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiing.
Carver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiing. That did some damage!
Kiing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver lands a nice shot that snaps Kiing's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiing checks a leg kick.
Kiing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carver counters with an outside leg kick.
Solomon Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scorpion Kiing.
Kiing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiing darts in trying to clinch
and Carver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Carver to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
Kiing ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Kiing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiing misses with a takedown
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiing closes the distance but Carver moves to the side
enabling Carver to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiing with a poor takedown
and Carver counters with a right hand to the body.
Carver is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiing tries to clinch but Carver moves away
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiing drops his hands momentarily and Carver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kiing walks into a straight right hand from Carver.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carver lands an overhand right.
Kiing tries for a takedown but Carver circles away easily
and Carver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiing takes one to the side of the head.
Carver cracks a nice hook into Kiing's ribs.
Jab, jab by Carver - just one landing.
Carver clobbers Kiing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion Kiing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiing throws a head kick that misses.
Kiing throws a body kick the misses
and Carver counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carver, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Carver!