PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Run this Town . Arnold Braan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Braan

179 cm
31
218 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

191 cm
24
221 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Braan lands a lovely overhand right.
Carver misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
Braan swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Braan coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Braan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Braan throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braan misses with a looping left.
Carver throws a hook but Braan blocks it.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Braan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver lands with a nice combination. Braan backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braan tests Carver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver ducks right into an uppercut from Braan.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Braan misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
Carver throws a jab when Braan was well out of range.
Carver moves away from the strike by Braan.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver throws a good cross that connects.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Braan is out of range.
Braan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braan throws a combination that misses
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands a head shot.
Braan misses with a few strikes there.
Solomon Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Braan walks into a stiff left hand from Carver.
Braan misses with the combination.
Braan looks gassed!
Carver takes one to the chin there.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braan manages to avoid it.
Braan fails to land with a series of punches.
Braan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Carver.
Carver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braan.
Braan avoids the body shot from Carver.
A combination from Braan does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a hook. Braan ducked under it nicely.
Carver connects with a jab.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Braan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braan circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Braan throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Carver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braan misses with a few strikes there.
Carver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braan at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Braan ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Braan.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Braan slips the punch.
Braan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Braan fails to land with a series of punches.
Carver misses with a right hand
and Braan counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Braan slips the punch.
Braan works over Carver's head and body with a nice combination.
Braan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Carver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carver misses with a hook.
Braan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver looks to land a right hand but Braan moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Braan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
A combination from Braan does no damage.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Braan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braan misses with a series of wild punches.
Carver swings widly with a right hand
letting Braan counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Braan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Braan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braan throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Braan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braan is breathing heavily.
Braan misses with an uppercut. Carver saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Braan scores with a four punch combination!
Braan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braan moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver lands with a shot to the body.
Braan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver works the jab nicely.
Braan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Braan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
Carver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braan at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braan tries to bum rush Carver with a series of wild strikes but Carver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Braan's shoulder, as Braan tries to avoid the shot.
Carver stuns Braan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carver cracks Braan with an open hand slap.
Carver looks to land a right hand but Braan moved out of range.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Braan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Braan.
Carver moves away from the strike by Braan.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Braan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Braan's head but Braan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braan looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands a head shot.

That has opened up Arnold Braan's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Braan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Braan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Braan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braan.
Carver digs a good hook to Braan's body.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Braan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carver has got the better of the exchanges.
Braan slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braan.
Carver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Braan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braan throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Braan's shoulder, as Braan tries to avoid the shot.
Carver dodges the punch combination from Braan.
Carver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Braan's head.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Braan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold Braan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braan looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Carver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Braan takes one to the chin there.
Carver takes a swing at Braan's ribcage but misses.
Braan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carver throws a jab when Braan was well out of range.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Braan moved out of range nicely.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Braan moved out of range nicely.
Solomon Carver is winning the standup battle so far.
Braan throws out a loose jab but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Carver.
Braan misses with a double jab.
Braan slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver throws a body punch but Braan moves out of range.
Braan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Carver misses.
Braan on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carver works over Braan's head and body with a nice combination.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carver misses with a wild combination.
Carver throws a poor cross that misses
and Braan counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Braan does no damage.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braan.
Braan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braan counters with a one-two to the body.
Braan scores with a three punch combo!
Braan swinging wildly here.
Braan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braan can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Carver lands a jab-cross combination.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Braan moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Braan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braan throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Carver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braan.
Braan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Braan moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver throws a jab when Braan was well out of range.
A combination from Braan does no damage.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Braan is just out of range.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Braan misses with a series of wild punches.
Braan blocks a jab.
Carver misses with a body punch
and Carver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braan misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Braan misses.
Carver misses the jab.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Carver scores with a jab.
Solomon Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Carver.
Braan lands a two punch combo.
Braan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Braan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Braan moves away and avoids it.
Carver scores with a jab.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braan scores with a one two! Carver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Braan throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Braan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnold Braan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braan throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carver 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

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