PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Em (ranked 4876 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Carsara (ranked 5848 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergio Carsara enters the cage!

Em
vs
Carsara

187 cm
25
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Chris Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Carsara !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Em stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Em wants it to stay on the feet.
Em was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Carsara darts in and clinches Em up against the cage.
Em stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Carsara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Em is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Carsara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Em stacks Carsara on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Em!
Em remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Em continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara is trying to control Em's posture but Em avoids it.
Carsara manages to get back to half guard.
Em performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carsara tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carsara is trying to stand back up but Em is controlling him
Carsara is trying to get back to full guard.
Carsara is looking to get back to full guard here but Em has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carsara can't do much from the bottom here.
Carsara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Em off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Carsara throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Em rolls, trying to escape but Carsara keeps control of the position.

Em defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Em manages to reverse the position and now he's in Carsara 's guard. Nice work there by Em.
Em showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carsara controls Em momentarily but Em frees himself.
Carsara wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Em content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergio Carsara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Em cracks Carsara with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carsara looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Em finish him?

Carsara is rocked!

It looks like Sergio Carsara has been cut.
Em throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carsara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carsara is still on wobbly legs! Can Em finish him?
Em sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Carsara 's defenses. It connects perfectly with Carsara 's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Em!
A relieved looking Chris Em thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.