PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arishok
vs
Carver

183 cm
26
176 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

173 cm
30
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zevran Arishok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristian Carver!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver throws out a loose jab but Arishok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carver moves out of range as Arishok strikes.
Carver throws a body punch but Arishok moves out of range.

Arishok has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arishok is pushing Carver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carver tries to work over Arishok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Arishok has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arishok gets through Carver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Carver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arishok stalling.
Carver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Arishok breaks from the clinch.
Carver throws a jab when Arishok was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Carver misses.
Arishok cracks the inside of Carver's front leg.
Arishok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carver.
Carver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arishok momentarily.

Arishok forces Carver back against the cage and clinches.
Arishok prevents Carver from breaking the clinch.
Arishok lands a right hand.
Arishok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carver lands with a right to the head.
Carver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arishok seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carver can turn it around.
Arishok scores with a shot to the side of Carver's head.
Arishok gets through Carver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Arishok - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Arishok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arishok.
Arishok throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.

Carver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carver jumps into guard, dragging Arishok to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carver throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arishok preventing the sweep.
Arishok stays in close to Carver's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Arishok from controlling successfully.

Carver working for a triangle but Arishok defends it easily.
Carver controls Arishok momentarily but Arishok frees himself.
Arishok sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arishok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zevran Arishok.
Arishok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a hook but Arishok blocks it.
Carver scores with a hook to the body. Arishok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Arishok misses with the combination.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arishok throws a leg kick which misses Carver's front leg but catches the back leg as Carver tries to avoid it.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Carver misses with a lunging right hand
letting Arishok counter with a right hand.
Arishok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Arishok cracks Carver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carver scores with a jab to the body.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Arishok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Carver misses.
Nice body punch from Carver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arishok moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Cristian Carver has been cut.
Good leg kick by Arishok there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arishok ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver takes one to the side of the head.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arishok throws a jab when Carver was well out of range.
Arishok looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arishok. Carver does a little dance to reset his feet.

Arishok moves into the clinch.

Arishok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carver throws an off balance right hand
and Carver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Arishok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arishok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arishok slips under a jab from Carver.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Arishok.
Carver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zevran Arishok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Carver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carver takes a swing at Arishok's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Carver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arishok scoring well with a low kick there.
Arishok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arishok looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Arishok moves forwards but Carver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arishok slips under a jab from Carver.
Cristian Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Carver. Beautiful body shot.
Carver misses with a hook.
Arishok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carver under the eye.
Arishok swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
A big right from Arishok misses.
Arishok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arishok scores with a jab to the head.
Carver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arishok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arishok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arishok lands a leg kick that knocks Carver off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carver tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arishok defends well and Carver ends up having to push Arishok into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carver wants to take the fight to the mat but Arishok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zevran Arishok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Carver.
Carver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arishok has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arishok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carver has a couple of punches blocked by Arishok.
Arishok displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carver up against the cage.
Carver is looking for a takedown.
Carver is breathing heavily.
Arishok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishok effectively controlling the action here.
Arishok misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arishok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Arishok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arishok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carver misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arishok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Arishok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Arishok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carver throws an off balance right hand
and Arishok counters with a head kick.
Zevran Arishok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Arishok is looking to clinch.
Arishok slips a straight right by Carver.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Carver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arishok counters with a solid body kick.
Arishok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arishok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carver's head.
Carver misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Arishok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carver doesn't seem phased though.
Arishok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carver.
Arishok dips to his left and cracks Carver with an uppercut!
Arishok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arishok scores with a punch to the head.
Carver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Arishok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Carver misses with a body shot
and Arishok counters with a stiff right hand.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Arishok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carver throws a right hand that misses
and Arishok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver scores with a nice strike.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Arishok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Arishok ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Arishok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishok lands with a nice body punch.
Arishok digs a good body shot into Carver's ribs.
Carver dodges the punch combination from Arishok.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Arishok.
Arishok clobbers Carver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Arishok catches Carver right on the button with a cross.

Carver is rocked!
Carver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carver is still on wobbly legs! Can Arishok finish him?
Carver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arishok finds it's way round the side to connect with Carver's head.
Carver looks up at the clock. Bad move! Arishok lands a right hand from hell, dropping Carver. Arishok pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zevran Arishok!
An out of breath Zevran Arishok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.