PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carolla's choice of entrance music: Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Maverick Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Carolla's chin.

Anderson
vs
Carolla

190 cm
29
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

198 cm
45
201 lbs
51 - 46 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Carolla throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Carolla as he connects with a hook.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carolla's corner calls for a 1-2. Carolla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Carolla in a clinch.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a head kick that half lands.
Carolla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.

Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carolla doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
Carolla is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carolla sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson is looking to pass Carolla's guard but actually Carolla recovers to full guard.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carolla is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Anderson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carolla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Anderson trying to hold on to Carolla's head to control him but Carolla postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Carolla from advancing to side control.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Carolla tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carolla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Carolla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Carolla tries to stand but Anderson is controlling his head.
Anderson is not content to let Carolla control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Carolla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla'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.

Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carolla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carolla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Carolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a hook but Carolla avoids it easily.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.

Anderson rushes Carolla and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carolla. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Carolla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Carolla fails with a takedown attempt.
Carolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Carolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Carolla backs away looking to recover.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson motions for Carolla to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carolla looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.

Nice combo by Anderson! Oh, that's hurt him - Carolla falls to the canvas and Anderson follows him into side control.
Carolla is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
Anderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carolla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anderson in the domination position with Carolla hanging on.
Carolla regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carolla sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carolla defends it well.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Carolla is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carolla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
A little jabbing left from Carolla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Anderson pushes Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Carolla won't want to take too many of those.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Carolla avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.

Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carolla's guard.
Carolla is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Carolla is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Carolla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Carolla wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Carolla from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.

Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Carolla blocks nicely.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carolla is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carolla can do to turn this around?
Carolla is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson trying to control but Carolla is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Carolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson jabs Carolla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Anderson!