PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonjay Malamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonjay Malamar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carver
vs
Malamar

170 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonjay Malamar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Malamar instigates a clinch.
Malamar is trying to stall.

Malamar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Malamar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malamar throws a knee to the head but misses.

Malamar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carver can't fight it off and eventually Malamar manages to take the fight to the floor. Carver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Malamar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carver is proving hard to escape from.
Carver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Malamar from controlling successfully.
Malamar wants to pass the guard but Carver is keeping the position.
Carver is controlling Malamar's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonjay Malamar.
Carver throws a right hand that misses
and Malamar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Malamar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malamar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carver keeps working.
Malamar wants to pass the guard but Carver is defending well.
Malamar trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malamar seems to be looking for submissions.
Carver moves into full guard.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malamar.
Carver keeping full guard, as Malamar tries to pass.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Malamar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sonjay Malamar wasn't active enough on the ground.

Malamar rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malamar is trying to push Carver away but Carver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carver avoiding damage as Malamar throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Malamar pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malamar looking to control.
Carver tries to stand but Malamar is controlling from the bottom.

Malamar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonjay Malamar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Malamar gets a clinch.

Malamar has hold of one of Carver's legs. Carver is fighting the takedown attempt but Malamar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Malamar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malamar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Malamar wants to control from the top but Carver keeps moving.
Malamar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Malamar is looking to stand up but Carver won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sonjay Malamar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Malamar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carver, pushing him back against the cage.

Malamar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Malamar from controlling successfully.
Malamar preventing the sweep.
Malamar pushing down on Carver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malamar wants to pass to mount but Carver is defending the position.
Carver is looking to control Malamar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carver avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malamar wants to control but Carver is keeping him busy.
Malamar is just content to waste time from the top position. Carver takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver wants to sweep here but Malamar controlling him for the moment.
Malamar throws a big right hand that misses.
Malamar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sonjay Malamar wasn't active enough on the ground.

Malamar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Malamar is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Carver is trying to escape and Malamar transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Carver is forced to tap! Nice work there by Malamar! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sonjay Malamar!