PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carly Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarmiento comes into the arena with Bodies blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sarmiento
vs
Malek

178 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carly Sarmiento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarmiento closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sarmiento lands in his opponent's guard.
Sarmiento stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sarmiento controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento wants to pass the guard but Malek is keeping the position.
Malek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarmiento controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malek for as long as he can get away with.
Sarmiento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Malek gets caught napping as Sarmiento dives in and scores a takedown. Malek manages to retain guard.
Malek trying to keep a closed guard but Sarmiento is proving a slippery customer.
Sarmiento would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Malek trying to keep a closed guard but Sarmiento is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sarmiento wants to stand but Malek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sarmiento throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarmiento is stalling in the full guard.
Sarmiento is looking to stand up but Malek won't let him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malek tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Sarmiento shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malek being controlled for a moment.
The strikes coming from Sarmiento are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Malek regains half guard.
Sarmiento looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sarmiento controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Malek actively working from the bottom here.
Malek is trying to get back to full guard.
Malek is looking to control Sarmiento's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malek avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sarmiento scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sarmiento lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarmiento thinks about countering with a head kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Malek enables Sarmiento to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sarmiento looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sarmiento wanted to stand there but Malek had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarmiento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sarmiento wants to control from the top but Malek keeps moving.
Malek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sarmiento.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sarmiento shoots in and gets a takedown into Malek's guard.
Sarmiento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malek is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarmiento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sarmiento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sarmiento lands a couple of digs.

Sarmiento gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Malek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malek with a poor takedown
and Sarmiento counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carly Sarmiento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malek is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarmiento feints and as Malek raises his hands in defense, Sarmiento changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sarmiento is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarmiento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Malek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarmiento controls the pace.
Sarmiento cracks Malek with a solid left hand.
Malek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarmiento controls the pace.
Carly Sarmiento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarmiento working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarmiento works over Malek with some ground and pound from guard.
Sarmiento postures up and lands a big shot to Malek's brow.
Sarmiento lands a couple of elbows.
Sarmiento sitting in guard here, content to control.

Sarmiento gets to his feet - Malek follows without any prompting.
Sarmiento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malek can do to turn this around?

Sarmiento shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malek is letting Sarmiento control him for a moment.
Sarmiento cracks Malek with a big right hand but Malek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carly Sarmiento dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarmiento jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Malek has his takedown stuffed
and Sarmiento counters with a right hand to the body.

Sarmiento looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sarmiento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sarmiento is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento slips nicely into half guard.
Malek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarmiento lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek taking some punishment here, with Sarmiento in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sarmiento connects with a nice short shot to Malek's temple.

Sarmiento gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Malek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sarmiento to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sarmiento pushing down on Malek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sarmiento 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.
Sarmiento takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Malek is defending against the submission attempts here by Sarmiento.
Well, if Sarmiento is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento slips a nice elbow through Malek's hands, connecting with Malek's forehead.
Well, if Sarmiento is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carly Sarmiento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sarmiento tries to pass to full mount but Malek defends it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carly Sarmiento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Malek.

Sarmiento shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sarmiento stands up from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carly Sarmiento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarmiento has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carly Sarmiento!
Carly Sarmiento bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, John Malek stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to congratulate my opponent to win this match. I want to thank the fans and I will be training hard and will come out stronger and better in the future ...'.