PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joani Carv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carv
vs
Zyekowski

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joani Carv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Zyekowski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zyekowski clinches with his opponent.
Carv takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zyekowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Zyekowski on the inside.
Carv is working for takedown but Zyekowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zyekowski lands an elbow that stopped Carv in his tracks for a moment.
Zyekowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carv blocks it with crossed arms.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski effectively controlling the action here.
Zyekowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carv tries to pull guard but Zyekowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Carv drops back down to his feet.
Zyekowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carv.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
Zyekowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carv blocks it with crossed arms.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zyekowski scores with a knee to the head.
Carv tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zyekowski avoids it.
Zyekowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Carv is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyekowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.
Carv jumps guard but Zyekowski stands there with Carv around his waist. Carv gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joani Carv. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carv's defenses.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carv's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski digs a right hand into Carv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carv's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carv in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carv.
Zyekowski scores with a hook to the body.
Zyekowski scores with a hook to the body.
Zyekowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zyekowski with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the body.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zyekowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski crunches a lovely knee into Carv's ribcage.
Zyekowski lands a damaging elbow.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.
Zyekowski connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski presses Carv against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zyekowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zyekowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zyekowski lands a body shot.
Carv takes a shot to the head.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carv takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carv fails to pull guard.
Zyekowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zyekowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zyekowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zyekowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carv tries to pull guard but Zyekowski won't allow it.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carv tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zyekowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zyekowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyekowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zyekowski.
Carv is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zyekowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zyekowski cracks Carv with a nice body shot.
Zyekowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zyekowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zyekowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zyekowski gets through Carv's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zyekowski.
Carv is trying to stall.
Carv is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zyekowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zyekowski lands an elbow just above Carv 's eye.
Zyekowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zyekowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Zyekowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Zyekowski stalling against the cage.
Zyekowski pushes Carv back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carv's efforts to push away.
Zyekowski scores with a knee to the head.
Carv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carv fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Zyekowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carv takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carv looking to slow down the pace here.
Carv tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zyekowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zyekowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Zyekowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carv tries to clinch but Zyekowski moves out of range.
Zyekowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zyekowski delivers a nice body kick.
Zyekowski throws a nice looking combination but Carv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zyekowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carv's sensitive parts.
Zyekowski tries to bum rush Carv with a series of wild strikes but Carv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Zyekowski clinches up against the cage.
Zyekowski prevents Carv from breaking the clinch.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carv lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zyekowski taking a breather.
Carv goes for a takedown attempt but Zyekowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zyekowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zyekowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zyekowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zyekowski clinches.
Zyekowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carv jumps guard but Zyekowski stands there with Carv around his waist. Carv gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joani Carv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carv's defenses.
Knees to the body from Zyekowski.
Carv takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zyekowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zyekowski scores with a hook to the body.
Zyekowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zyekowski lands a right hand.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zyekowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head.
Carv takes an elbow to the temple.
Zyekowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carv backwards.
Zyekowski lands an uppercut.
Zyekowski lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zyekowski landing knees to the head.
Carv takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carv lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carv has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zyekowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carv's defenses.
Carv has Zyekowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zyekowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carv letting Zyekowski take a breather here.
Carv fails to pull guard.
Zyekowski landing knees to the head.
Carv takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zyekowski looking to stall.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carv avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Carv fails to pull guard.
Zyekowski misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carv tries to pull guard but Zyekowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Carv drops back down to his feet.
Zyekowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carv tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carv is trying to break the clinch but Zyekowski is controlling him.
Zyekowski lands a body shot.
Carv jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zyekowski walks away with a smile on his face. Carv gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zyekowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carv takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carv throws a sloppy head kick and Zyekowski moves out of range easily.

Zyekowski moves into the clinch.
Zyekowski lands a body punch.
Carv misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski working Carv over with knees to the body.
Carv takes an elbow to the temple.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zyekowski effectively controlling the action here.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zyekowski.
Carv tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zyekowski smiles and moves away.
Thomas Zyekowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carv has had enough of the clinch but Zyekowski keeps him there for the moment.
Zyekowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
Carv is trying to drag Zyekowski to the mat but Zyekowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zyekowski scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zyekowski presses Carv against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zyekowski lands with a left to the head.
Carv has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Zyekowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carv takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zyekowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carv.
Carv takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Zyekowski.
Carv on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zyekowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carv staying out of range there.
Zyekowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carv's sensitive parts.
Carv looks for the body kick but Zyekowski saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zyekowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zyekowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zyekowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carv gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zyekowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyekowski keeps Carv at a distance using the push kick.
Carv takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Zyekowski closes the distance and clinches.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Zyekowski lands a body shot.
Carv takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zyekowski.
Carv takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Zyekowski.
Thomas Zyekowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zyekowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carv backwards.
A short left from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zyekowski gets underhooks to prevent Carv's takedown attempt.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski lands an elbow just above Carv 's eye.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski is struggling to control the position.
Zyekowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Carv misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.

Carv lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carv seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zyekowski is trying to maintain the position but Carv is very close to passing his half guard.
Zyekowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski is refusing to be controlled, as Carv sits in half guard.
Carv wants to stand but Zyekowski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thomas Zyekowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zyekowski wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Carv seems content to control.

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.
Zyekowski tries to roll over but Carv keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Zyekowski has closed the distance and engaged Carv in a clinch.
Carv fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joani Carv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carv tries to pull guard but Zyekowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Carv drops back down to his feet.
Carv is trying to force a seperation but Zyekowski has the dominant position.
Joani Carv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carv doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Zyekowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zyekowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Zyekowski!