PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Memories Guetta. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Carver
vs
Satriani

178 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Satriani!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani moves out of range of the leg kick from Carver.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Satriani.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satriani doesn't seem bothered though.
Satriani ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver sizes up Satriani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carver lands with a right hand.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab lands there for Carver.
Satriani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Satriani's head.
Satriani staying out of range there.
Satriani lands with a cross.
Carver tries to work over Satriani's front leg with a kick but Satriani checks it.
Carver lands with an uppercut that bounces Satriani off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Satriani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satriani takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Tom Satriani has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver cracks Satriani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carver scores with a decent looking hook.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Satriani's head.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver tries to land a leg kick but Satriani saw it coming and moves away.
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Satriani shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Carver lands a jab.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Satriani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satriani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Satriani ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver misses with a wild combination.
Satriani loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Satriani takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Satriani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satriani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satriani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satriani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carver defends it nicely.
Satriani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Satriani moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver throws out a powerful jab.
Carver scores with a jab.
Carver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Satriani checks it well.
Satriani misses with a looping left.
Satriani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Satriani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carver misses with a body punch
and Satriani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Carver as he connects with a hook.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver lands a nice hook to Satriani's body. Satriani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satriani takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satriani.
Satriani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brian Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Satriani.
Satriani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carver looks to land a combination. Satriani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver with a hook.
Carver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brian Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satriani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carver as he jumps to the side.
Satriani looks gassed!
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
A jab lands there for Carver.
Carver throws a series of punches but Satriani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Satriani's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver connects with a right hand. Satriani shakes it off.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Satriani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Satriani takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Carver. No joy for Satriani on that attempt.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satriani is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carver is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Satriani.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Satriani scores with the left hand. Carver knows he should have avoided that one.
Satriani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satriani ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver throws a right and a left that Satriani avoids nicely.
Satriani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Carver misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Satriani ducks down to avoid it.
Carver tests Satriani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satriani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver thuds a left hand into Satriani's body.
Brian Carver is winning the standup battle so far.
Carver misses with a hook. Satriani ducked under it nicely.
Carver scores with a sloppy right hand. Satriani should have avoided that one.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Satriani missing with a left hand there. Carver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Carver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carver.
Carver throws a right and a left that Satriani avoids nicely.
Carver lands with a nice body punch.
Carver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satriani walks into a straight right hand from Carver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Satriani might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carver has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carver punishes Satriani's body with a nice straight punch.
Satriani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satriani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satriani can do to turn this around?
Satriani tries for a takedown but Carver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carver misses with the combination.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satriani manages to avoid it.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satriani circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver cracks Satriani with an open hand slap.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Satriani moved out of range nicely.
Satriani misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Carver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver with a nice cross.
Satriani misses with a wild body shot.
Carver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carver lands an overhand right.
Satriani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carver is looking to land body kicks.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Satriani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Satriani tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Carver lands a nice hook to Satriani's body. Satriani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satriani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carver throws a sloppy head kick and Satriani moves out of range easily.
Carver digs a good hook to Satriani's body.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satriani manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver swings for the body but Satriani moves out of range.
Carver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Satriani throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Satriani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver misses with the combination.
Satriani misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Carver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Satriani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carver avoids the body shot from Satriani.
Carver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satriani.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satriani.
Carver takes a swing at Satriani's ribcage but misses.

Satriani scores with a takedown into Carver's guard.
Carver keeping full guard, as Satriani tries to pass.
Carver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Satriani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satriani drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Satriani has Carver in his guard.
Satriani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver stays in close to Satriani's body and controls the position.

Satriani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satriani wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satriani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satriani tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Satriani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver with a hook.
Satriani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Satriani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satriani.
Satriani misses with a hook.
Satriani moves away from the strike by Carver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Carver connects with a nice looking jab.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Carver connects with the punch.
Brian Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Satriani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carver stuns Satriani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tom Satriani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Carver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satriani doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satriani.
Carver throws a one two combo.

Satriani instigates a clinch.

Carver breaks the clinch.
Carver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satriani doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Carver!