PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Leben has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Carwin's chin.

Carwin
vs
Leben

195 cm
27
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin moves out of range as Leben throws a body kick.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Leben delivers a nice body kick.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carwin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carwin tries to score with a low kick but Leben moves his leg out of the way.
Chris Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Leben counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leben counters with a two punch combo.
Leben tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Leben counters with a solid body kick.
Leben feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
Leben tests Carwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
Carwin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leben counters with a nice body kick.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Leben lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leben throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a low kick.
Carwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben scores with a head kick.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Leben throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Leben throws a sloppy body shot
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carwin's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Carwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leben lands a head kick. Carwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Leben counters with a stiff right hand.
Carwin misses with a hook to the body
and Leben counters with a straight right hand.
Leben scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Carwin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben takes one to the chin there.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leben misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.
Leben throws a wild body kick that Carwin sees coming a mile off.
Leben lands with an overhand left.
Carwin lands with a right hand.
Leben takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Leben avoids it well.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leben.
Carwin throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Carwin throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Leben blocks a head kick by Carwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Leben throws a front kick that sends Carwin stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben connects with a leg kick. Carwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin cracks Leben with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben punishes Carwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Leben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carwin's head.
A punch lands to the side of Carwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chris Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leben.
Leben wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leben works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leben digs a good body shot into Carwin's ribs.
Leben lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leben - that will leave a mark!
Carwin blocks a head kick by Leben.
Leben misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a good, hard body kick but Leben shrugs it off.
Carwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leben connects with a leg kick. Carwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chris Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben swinging wildly here.
Carwin looks for the body kick but Leben saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leben avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Leben counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Leben connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Leben tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben connects with a solid leg kick.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leben. That's going to slow Carwin down.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carwin's head.
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!
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leben.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben scores with a three punch combo!
Leben scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Leben lands but Carwin takes it in his stride.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin throws out a leg kick but Leben moves out of range and Carwin only half commits.
Leben misses with the combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Leben scores with a hook to the body. Carwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carwin misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
Leben scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Carwin tries to bum rush Leben with a series of wild strikes but Leben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben lands with a kick to the temple. Carwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
Leben avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Leben counters with a good, hard body kick but Carwin shrugs it off.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Good standup being displayed there by Leben as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Leben. Beautiful body shot.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben blocks a head kick by Carwin.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Leben.
Leben lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leben darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Leben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leben slips a straight right by Carwin.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with an inside leg kick.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Leben bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben blocks the body kick.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carwin throws out the jab.
Carwin throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Leben.
A head kick by Carwin misses
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Carwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Chris Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leben 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Leben!