PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Owen has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carver
vs
Owen

176 cm
26
167 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

168 cm
24
150 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Owen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owen closes the distance and clinches up with Carver, looking for a takedown. Owen pushes Carver against the ropes but Carver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carver lands with a shot to the body.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owen.
Owen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owen shoots in looking for a takedown but Carver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Owen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Owen.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Owen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Owen throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owen throws a lazy uppercut
and Carver counters with a left and a right that stings Owen.
Owen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carver tries to avoid it but Owen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carver to the ground. Carver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dante Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Owen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen misses with a looping right.
Carver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owen throws a poor cross that misses
and Carver counters with a left and a right that stings Owen.
Owen misses with a takedown attempt

and Carver counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Carver from controlling successfully.
Owen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a big right hand that misses.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Carver from controlling successfully.
Owen keeping full guard, as Carver tries to pass.

Owen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Owen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carver dives into side control.
Owen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carver controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carver moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Owen has worked his arm free - good work by Owen!
Carver taking a breather here.

Carver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to escape but Carver is in control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carver happy to just control the position for now.
Carver trying to control the action but Owen is working from the bottom.
Owen tries to bench press Carver off him but Carver keeps the position.
Owen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Owen keeps working.
Owen is looking for a sweep.
Carver happy to just control the position for now.
Owen tries to buck Carver off but Carver is having none of it.
Owen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Owen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Owen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Owen tries to escape but Carver is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guy Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Owen throws out a loose jab but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Carver shoots in and bounces Owen off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Owen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Carver manages to pass to side control.

Owen actively working from the bottom here.
Dante Carver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owen is refusing to be controlled, as Carver sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carver in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen is trying to stand back up but Carver is controlling him
Owen is looking for a sweep. Carver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Carver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Owen is looking to escape.

Carver is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Owen is just riding it out for now. Carver eventually gives up the hold.
Owen looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Owen's face as Carver controls the position.
Carver cracks Owen with a big right hand but Owen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Owen tries to improve position but can't.
Owen seems a little lost for a moment, as Carver dominates the positioning.
Owen is not content to let Carver control the position.

Carver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Owen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is looking to take a break and control but Owen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carver throws a strike aimed at the side of Owen's head but Owen avoids it well.

Carver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Owen has escaped the position, nice work there.

Carver is trying to get an arm triangle but Owen is defending well.
Carver grinds an elbow into Owen's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control the position but Owen is working away.
Owen is trying to buck Carver off.
Carver trying to control the position but Owen is working away.

Carver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Owen, who protects the arm well.
Owen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver is pressing down on Owen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Owen is holding on for now.
Owen wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Carver dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Owen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carver to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Owen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carver wants to control from the top but Owen keeps moving.
Owen being controlled here, momentarily.
Owen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Carver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carver looking to sit in guard and control but Owen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Owen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Owen wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Owen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Owen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver is stalling in the full guard.
Carver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carver is trying to control. Owen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Owen wants to stand back up but Carver manages to pass into side control.
Owen is trying to buck Carver off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is letting Carver control him for a moment.
Carver is working Owen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Owen being controlled for a moment.
Owen is not content to let Carver control the position.

Carver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Owen has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to escape but Carver is in control.

Carver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Carver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Owen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guy Owen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Carver is trying to get an arm triangle but Owen is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver is looking to take a break and control but Owen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Carver!
A victorious Dante Carver thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.