PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavril Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Golovkin
vs
Carbone

190 cm
21
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

212 cm
23
297 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavril Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Carbone!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carbone misses with a straight right.
Golovkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carbone scores with a shot to the body.
Carbone shoots in looking for a takedown but Golovkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carbone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Golovkin throws a hook but Carbone avoids it easily.
Carbone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carbone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golovkin as he avoids it easily.

Carbone drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carbone controlling from the top position.
Golovkin wants to stand but Carbone is controlling the position.

Carbone drops back looking for a leg! Golovkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golovkin manages to kick Carbone off! Carbone jumps back into Golovkin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carbone trying to control but Golovkin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbone working some strikes from top position.
Carbone throws a big elbow that misses.
Carbone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Carbone from controlling successfully.

Dick Carbone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Carbone avoids them all with ease.
Carbone slips under a jab.
Golovkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
Golovkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Golovkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carbone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone scores with a body shot.

Carbone catches Golovkin napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Golovkin to the canvas!
Carbone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carbone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Golovkin's head.

Golovkin is rocked!
Carbone wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
Oh Golovkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golovkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Carbone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carbone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Carbone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golovkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Carbone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Carbone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Golovkin, up you get!
Carbone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golovkin is fending him off so far but Carbone persists. Nope, Golovkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Gavril Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Carbone.
Nice jab there from Golovkin.
Sloppy strikes from Golovkin. Those never looked like landing.
Gavril Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carbone has a takedown stuffed.
Golovkin tries to bum rush Carbone with a series of wild strikes but Carbone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Golovkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Golovkin wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carbone misses with a body shot.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Carbone moves out of range.
Carbone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carbone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Golovkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick Carbone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carbone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Golovkin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Golovkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golovkin tries to get out of the position.
Carbone cracks Golovkin with a big elbow.
Carbone is looking to take a break and control but Golovkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Golovkin really is a fat lump.

Carbone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carbone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carbone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carbone prevents Golovkin from escaping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Carbone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Carbone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Golovkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Carbone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Carbone's cut.
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.

Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
Jab from Carbone.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carbone.
Carbone loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Golovkin cracks Carbone with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin cracks Carbone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carbone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golovkin lands with a cross.
Golovkin misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golovkin stuffs the takedown.
Carbone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carbone thumps Golovkin with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carbone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golovkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Carbone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carbone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golovkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carbone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Carbone slips a jab and a cross from Golovkin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carbone.
Gavril Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Carbone.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Carbone.
Golovkin cracks Carbone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Carbone does no damage.
Carbone closes the distance and clinches up with Golovkin, looking for a takedown. Carbone pushes Golovkin against the cage but Golovkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carbone. Carbone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Golovkin cracks Carbone with an open hand slap.
Gavril Golovkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carbone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golovkin is fending him off so far but Carbone persists. Nope, Golovkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Golovkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Golovkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carbone.

That has opened up Dick Carbone's cut even more.
Golovkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carbone walks into a straight right hand from Golovkin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Golovkin dodges the punch combination from Carbone.
Golovkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golovkin looks to land a combination. Carbone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Golovkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carbone looks for a takedown but Golovkin sprawls well.
Carbone lands a jab to the head.
Golovkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carbone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Carbone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Carbone moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carbone.
Carbone misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
A cross from Carbone lands.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Carbone or perhaps it was just good defense by Golovkin which made him look bad.
Carbone misses with a hook.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Carbone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dick Carbone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carbone.
Carbone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carbone misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Carbone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Carbone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Golovkin!

Carbone working for a submission but Golovkin is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carbone with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golovkin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carbone moves to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gavril Golovkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Carbone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Carbone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Golovkin momentarily.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Carbone misses the target.
Carbone lands with a slapping head kick.
Carbone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carbone blocks a head kick by Golovkin.
Nice shot lands for Carbone.
Golovkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carbone looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carbone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carbone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Carbone.
Carbone shoots in but Golovkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Carbone avoids them all with ease.
Carbone looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Carbone throws a series of punches but Golovkin moves out of range.
Carbone misses with a body shot.
Golovkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carbone slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Carbone tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Carbone moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Carbone moves out of range.
Golovkin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carbone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Carbone loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Carbone defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Carbone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gavril Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Carbone.
Carbone throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Golovkin scores with a jab. Carbone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Carbone has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carbone prevents Golovkin from breaking the clinch.
Carbone tries to pull guard but Golovkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Carbone drops back down to his feet.
Golovkin tries to break the clinch but Carbone is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carbone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carbone has Golovkin pressed against the cage, preventing Golovkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carbone wants a takedown.

Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golovkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
Carbone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carbone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golovkin as he jumps to the side.
Carbone avoids the head kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin avoids a kick to the body.
Golovkin scores with a nice head shot.
Carbone drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Golovkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Golovkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carbone misses with a looping left.
Carbone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gavril Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Golovkin 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavril Golovkin!