PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Z - Run this Town (Broken Halo Remix). Jensen Saint has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Saint

179 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Knock Out Artistry

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
Saint shoots for a takedown but Carver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carver misses with a double jab.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carver is fending him off so far but Saint persists. Nope, Carver circles away and we're back to standing.
Solomon Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Saint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carver counters with a nice body shot.
Carver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carver throws a shot to the body.
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!
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Saint misses
and Carver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saint.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver with a jab.

Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carver tries to get out of the position.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.
Saint throws a strike but Carver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carver's guard.

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.
Carver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint throws and elbow that misses. Carver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint's guard. Nice move by Carver!
Saint controls Carver momentarily but Carver frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carver's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint avoids the body shot from Carver.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint thumps Carver with a low kick.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint tries for a takedown but Carver circles away easily
and Carver counters with a one-two to the body.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solomon Carver is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saint.
Carver throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint throws a hook but Carver blocks it.
Carver throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Carver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Carver throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carver.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Carver.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saint with a poor takedown
letting Carver counter with a right hand.
Solomon Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the body shot from Carver.
Carver slips a jab from Saint.
Saint misses with a hook to the body
and Carver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint tries for a takedown but Carver circles away easily
and Carver counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
Carver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Carver dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Carver. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carver is looking to wear down Saint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Carver scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Carver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses with a body shot

and Saint counters with a single leg into guard. Carver didn't expect that.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Carver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint wants to control from the top but Carver keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Carver blocks nicely.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Solomon Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saint postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Saint, into his guard.
Carver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saint tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saint pulls Carver in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint working a defensive guard but Carver manages to pass into side control anyway.
Carver moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saint tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Jensen Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Carver easily slips into full mount!
Saint is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carver trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Solomon Carver!

Solomon Carver wins by unanimous decision!