PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. Christopher Pyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Pyle

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
186 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casy Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pyle has Carver up against the cage in a clinch.

Carver ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carver no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carver has control of Pyle's left arm, preventing Pyle from doing any damage.
Pyle wants to stand and escape but instead Carver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyle is retaining full guard.

Carver drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pyle dives on top into guard.
Carver wants to sweep but no luck.

Casy Carver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Pyle clinches up with Carver and pushes him back against the cage.

Carver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pyle's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Carver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver trying to control the action but Pyle is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pyle looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carver working Pyle over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pyle is looking to escape.
Carver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pyle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carver working the head and body with strikes.
Carver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Carver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casy Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Carver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pyle closes the distance and clinches.
Pyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carver is defending well for now.

Carver has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pyle uses from the top position.
Carver is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pyle has managed to clinch.
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carver avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.
Carver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carver avoiding damage as Pyle throws knees to the body.
Pyle is breathing heavily.

Carver has hold of one of Pyle's legs. Pyle is fighting the takedown attempt but Carver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands a couple of elbows.

Carver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Carver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Casy Carver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carver is in close to Pyle's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carver trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Casy Carver just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carver.
Good standup being displayed there by Carver as he connects with a hook.

Pyle rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carver managing to block the knees to the body from Pyle.
Pyle trying to land knees to the body.

Carver pulls guard successfully.
Carver pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carver shoots for a double leg takedown but Pyle sprawls well. He's pushed Carver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pyle moves into the clinch.
Carver jumps guard but Pyle stands there with Carver around his waist. Carver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casy Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carver avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carver pulls guard successfully.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pyle is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Pyle was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Carver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carver pulls guard.
Carver is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casy Carver dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Pyle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carver tries for a takedown. No joy.

Carver jumps guard and drags Pyle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pyle's guard.
Carver prevents Pyle from getting back to his feet.
Carver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carver winds up and cracks Pyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carver slips a nice elbow through Pyle's hands, connecting with Pyle's forehead.
Carver working Pyle over with strikes.
Carver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carver is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver tries to pass to full mount but Pyle defends it.
Carver drops an elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Pyle uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Carver chips away with some ground and pound.
Carver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carver with a nice head shot there.
Carver stays in close to Pyle's body and controls the position.
Carver passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carver is trying to get an arm triangle but Pyle is defending well.
Carver working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carver tries to stand but Pyle is controlling his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casy 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casy Carver!
Casy Carver thanked the fans post fight for their support.