PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Shibaev (ranked 791 p4p, 120 weight class) and Jon Paul Carp (ranked 1255 p4p, 177 weight class). Anton Shibaev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shibaev
vs
Paul Carp

190 cm
27
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Shibaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Paul Carp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibaev lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Shibaev.
Carp tries to counter with a clinch but Shibaev shakes him off and moves away.
Shibaev slips under a jab from Carp.
Shibaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp throws a leg kick

and Shibaev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shibaev trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
Carp has his hands on Shibaev's head, controlling the position.
Shibaev is working Carp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shibaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaev cracks Carp with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Shibaev throwing strikes but missing.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Carp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shibaev is aware though and is defending well.
Shibaev with a nice head shot there.

Carp has his foot on Shibaev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shibaev works his way back into a safe position though.
Shibaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shibaev throwing strikes but missing.
Shibaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shibaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Shibaev works over Carp with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carp is trying to keep Shibaev in close.
Shibaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carp's head.
Shibaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Shibaev is in close to Carp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shibaev 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.
Carp trying to keep a closed guard but Shibaev is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shibaev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibaev is working away from the top position though.
Carp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev distracts Carp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shibaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shibaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shibaev postures up in Carp's guard and throws a big left but Carp blocks it.
Carp seems keen to control Shibaev's posture.

Carp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shibaev distracts Carp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shibaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carp has control of Shibaev's left arm, preventing Shibaev from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev stands up over Carp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shibaev stays in close to Carp's body and controls the position.
Shibaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
Carp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shibaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carp's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Carp keeps moving.
Carp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Shibaev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Shibaev misses.
Shibaev looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Shibaev looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Carp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shibaev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shibaev. Carp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Shibaev blocks the low kick.
Shibaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carp thows a leg kick but Shibaev checks it

and Shibaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carp is adopting a defensive guard.
Shibaev trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shibaev defends it easily.
Shibaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shibaev working some strikes from top position.
Shibaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shibaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Carp is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carp holds on and takes a little breather.
Carp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shibaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carp controlling Shibaev's posture.
Shibaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carp trying to keep a closed guard but Shibaev is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Anton Shibaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carp has his hands on Shibaev's head, controlling the position.
Carp keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shibaev throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibaev sets himself, and Carp steps forward looking for the clinch! Shibaev avoids it this time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shibaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carp prevents the takedown attempt.
Shibaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Shibaev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Shibaev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shibaev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shibaev trying to control the position.
Shibaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carp.
Shibaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carp controls the pace.
Carp throwing strikes but missing.
Carp throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carp lands a couple of elbows.

That's four 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.
Shibaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shibaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Shibaev, not yet.
Carp trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shibaev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carp has passed into half guard!

Carp is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shibaev has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Carp. Oh but Shibaev has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Carp goes limp - he's gone! Shibaev jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Shibaev!
Anton Shibaev managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VanDam Clothing, into his post fight interview.