PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Vieira
vs
Carver

185 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vieira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carver is looking for a sweep.
Vieira avoids the strikes from the bottom by Carver.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vieira wants to control but Carver is keeping him busy.
Vieira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vieira tries to advance to mount but Carver denies him.
Vieira moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carver can't do much from the bottom here.
Carver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vieira connects with a decent elbow.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carver keeps working.
Vieira working away.
The ground and pound from Vieira seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carver keeps working.
Carver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vieira prevents Carver from escaping the position.
Vieira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carver is looking for a sweep.
Vieira prevents Carver from escaping the position.
Vieira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carver prevents Vieira from improving position.
Carver struggling a bit here.
Vieira working the ground and pound but Carver is defending the strikes.
Vieira trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carver is refusing to be controlled, as Vieira sits in half guard.
Vieira is pressing down on Carver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carver is holding on for now.
Vieira misses with a head shot. Carver uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carver pulls Vieira in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rodolfo Vieira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carver cracks Vieira with an open hand slap.

Vieira drives through with a takedown into Carver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carver wants to sweep here but Vieira controlling him for the moment.
Carver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carver managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Casy Carver.

Vieira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vieira is in Carver's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira stopping the sweep attempt from Carver.
Vieira trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Vieira dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Carver.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carver.
Vieira tries to improve position but can't.
Vieira takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Vieira is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver cracks Vieira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vieira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Vieira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver scoring with punches from side control.
Carver controls the position.

Carver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vieira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Carver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carver tries to stand but Vieira is controlling his head.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands an elbow.
Carver landing a few strikes.
Carver looks up at the clock and then as Vieira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carver works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Vieira is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira is looking for a sweep.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom here.
Carver in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Vieira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vieira is looking to reverse the position.
Vieira seems to have got his legs back now.
Vieira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carver trying to control the action but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Carver landing a few strikes.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to stand but Vieira is controlling his head.
Casy Carver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carver has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vieira!
Vieira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carver is landing with some decent strikes but Vieira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vieira wants to control but Carver is having none of it.
Carver working the ground and pound effectively.
Carver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vieira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Carver lands a big elbow - Vieira is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vieira is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Casy Carver!
A very excited looking Casy Carver 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.