PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Mateus Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Allen

176 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

165 cm
31
152 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen scores with a jab. Carver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carver.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Carver lands with a shot to the body.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen throws a jab when Carver was well out of range.
Carver moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Allen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carver somewhat.
Carver tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.

Allen drives through with a takedown into Carver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Allen hang on?
Allen is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Allen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Carver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen tries to hold on but Carver pushes him away.
Allen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Allen has given up his back here.
Allen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carver tries to control but Allen wriggling away.

Carver has control of Allen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Allen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Carver landing strikes from the mount.
Carver 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.
Carver looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen tries to lock up and control but Carver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Allen is trying desperately to improve position.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen tries to hold on but Carver pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Carver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Allen is looking for a sweep.

Carver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dante Carver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Allen lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Carver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carver.
Carver wants to clinch.
Carver shoots in but Allen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Dante Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Allen.

Carver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen wants to sweep here but Carver controlling him for the moment.
Carver is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Carver stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to stand up but Carver is controlling him.
Carver landing some decent shots from guard.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
Carver trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carver controlling from the top position.
Carver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Dante Carver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Carver tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
Carver looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Carver is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Carver tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver lands the left hand.

Carver rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Carver to work.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Carver into the cage.
Carver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Carver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver shoots in looking for a takedown but Allen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante 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!

Allen lands a nice shot to the body.

Allen darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Carver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Carver won't allow it.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver tries for a takedown but Allen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Carver looks to clinch

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Carver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carver trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Carver is not content to let Allen control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carver is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Allen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carver clinches up against the cage.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carver avoiding damage.
Carver lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Carver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carver tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carver is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carver blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Carver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.

Carver closes the distance and clinches.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.

Carver wants the takedown. Allen is fighting it off but Carver persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Allen's guard against the cage.
Carver stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen controlling Carver's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mateus Allen.
I think Carver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Dante Carver!

Dante Carver wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Dante Carver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.