PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craven Carver (ranked 4966 p4p, 6621 weight class) and Joe Young (ranked 536 p4p, 604 weight class). Joe Young has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Carver
vs
Young

173 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
179
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Young!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carver tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carver looking for a takedown.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young is pressed up against the cage. Carver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young missing with knees to the body.

Carver pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Carver is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Young trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.

Carver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Young off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carver wants a takedown but no success here.
Carver misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carver avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carver.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carver avoids it.
Carver is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carver is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Carver is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Carver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carver avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carver.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carver is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Carver avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Carver tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Carver drops back down to his feet.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carver avoids the damage to the body.
Carver is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carver has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Carver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carver.
Carver jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joe Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carver has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carver.

Carver decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Young is posturing up here but Carver has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Young tries to roll out but it's too tight and Young has to tap! Slick submission there by Carver!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craven Carver!