PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 1615 p4p, 211 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1986 p4p, 250 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carnera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Religion - Infected. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carnera
vs
Punchsky

190 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Punchsky. Those never looked like landing.
Punchsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carnera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carnera throws a hook but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carnera throws a counter high kick but Punchsky was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carnera misses its intended target.
Carnera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Punchsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Punchsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carnera throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera is looking to land body kicks.
Punchsky is looking for the big counter here.
Carnera misses with a two punch combination.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punchsky misses with a straight right.
Carnera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carnera misses with a looping left.
Punchsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Punchsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carnera.
Carnera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punchsky.
Punchsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carneras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carnera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Punchsky. Punchsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carnera misses with a hook
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carnera looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchsky.
A slow jab from Punchsky misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punchsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punchsky takes one on the button.
Carnera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carnera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punchsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Carnera was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carnera cracks Punchsky with an open hand slap.
Punchsky thuds his right hand into Carnera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky throws a shot to the body.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carnera misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punchsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carnera lands an overhand right.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carnera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky misses with a few strikes there.
Carnera throws a lazy body kick
and Punchsky counters with a left to the body.
Carnera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punchsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Punchsky clobbers Carnera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Carnera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Punchsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carnera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Carnera lands a nice hook to Punchsky's body. Punchsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Carnera both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a lazy uppercut
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carnera staying out of range there.
Carnera throws a wild body kick that Punchsky sees coming a mile off.
Punchsky flicks out a counter leg kick but Carnera steps away.
A leg kick checked by Punchsky.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Carnera avoids it with no problem.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carnera lands a front kick.
Punchsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnera stuns Punchsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Carnera saw that one coming.
A left lands for Carnera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carnera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punchsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnera defending well as Punchsky loads up on a big left hand.
Punchsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchsky takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnera. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnera misses with a leg kick.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carnera throws a head kick that Punchsky semi-blocks.
Carnera tried to score with a low kick but Punchsky checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Carnera misses
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Punchsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera swinging wildly here.
Punchsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carnera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Carnera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carnera moves out of range as Punchsky strikes.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carnera misses with a looping left.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Punchsky takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky lands with a straight right. Carnera didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Carnera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera scores with a jab to the body.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Carnera misses with the body kick
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Carnera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
Carnera lands with a nice body punch.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Carnera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carnera. Carnera obviously looking to wear him down.
Punchsky swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punchsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carnera just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Carnera tries to work over Punchsky's front leg with a kick but Punchsky checks it.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Punchsky unleashes a big counter combination but Carnera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carnera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carnera looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnera.
Punchsky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Punchsky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Carnera knows he should have avoided that one.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Despite the aggression on Punchsky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Punchsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carnera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carnera throws a wild body kick that Punchsky sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Punchsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carnera misses with a head kick.
Punchsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnera.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carnera scores with a decent looking hook.
Carnera avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a jab. Carnera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Punchsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Carnera misses with a hook. Punchsky ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carnera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punchsky.
Carnera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Carnera scores with a four punch combination!
Punchsky throws a right and a left that Carnera avoids nicely.
A jab from Punchsky does it's job there.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Punchsky defending well as Carnera loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Punchsky swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carnera scores with the left hand. Punchsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Carnera throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Carnera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Carnera throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carnera.
Carnera misses with a jab to the body
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carnera connects with a crisp jab.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Mauro Carnera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carnera.
Carnera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Punchsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Carnera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carnera cracks Punchsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Punchsky staying out of range there.
A low kick from Carnera misses
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Carnera misses
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky lands a jab to the head.
Carnera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Punchsky feints a counter leg kick.
Carnera throws a shot to the body.
Carnera just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Carnera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carnera throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
As Carnera backs off Punchsky throws a huge counter combo but Carnera manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnera. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera throws a lazy head kick
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Carnera's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera moves out of range as Punchsky strikes.
Carnera throws an overhand right that lands on Punchsky's shoulder, as Punchsky tries to avoid the shot.
Punchsky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punchsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carnera doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Carnera is predictable there
and Punchsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Punchsky as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Punchsky misses.
Punchsky throws a combination. Carnera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carnera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carnera pushes Punchsky away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Punchsky.
Well Punchsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
A very excited looking Vladimir Punchsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.