PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. Karim Chamakh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Chamakh

176 cm
29
167 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

168 cm
30
160 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh blocks a jab.
Chamakh dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Carver lands a nice hook to Chamakh's body. Chamakh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Chamakh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver throws a right hand that Chamakh ducks under and follows up with a left that Chamakh also avoids with ease.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Carver didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Carver has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chamakh with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chamakh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Carver blocks nicely.
Chamakh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carver controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chamakh looking to sit in guard and control but Carver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chamakh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carver manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carver has momentary wrist control but Chamakh slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to keep Chamakh in close.
Carver is looking to sweep but instead, Chamakh has passed into half guard.
Carver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carver looking to control.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Carver.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chamakh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamakh.
Chamakh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carver manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carver prevents Chamakh from improving his position.
Carver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chamakh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh trying to control from the bottom.
Carver is taking a breather. Chamakh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh 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.

Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chamakh in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Carver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Carver throws a series of punches but Chamakh moves out of range.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
Dante Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a hook but Chamakh blocks it.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carver working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.

Carver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chamakh postures up and lands a big shot to Carver's brow.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Carver has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carver is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Chamakh is working from the bottom.
Carver throws a big right hand that misses.
Carver stopping the sweep attempt from Chamakh.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Chamakh is retaining full guard.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chamakh avoids it really well and circles away.
Carver throws a right and a left that Chamakh avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Chamakh as Carver shoots in.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Chamakh's head but Chamakh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Chamakh slips a jab from Carver.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Chamakh moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Carver throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chamakh connects with a nice short shot to Carver's temple.
Chamakh is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carver to regain full guard.
Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karim Chamakh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver has his takedown stuffed

and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carver's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamakh.
Chamakh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carver's head.
Chamakh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chamakh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carver looking to control but Chamakh passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver has hold of Chamakh's hands but Chamakh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carver is refusing to be controlled, as Chamakh sits in half guard.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carver defending well though.
Chamakh trying to control from half guard but Carver is working away.
Carver is looking to control Chamakh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carver avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh stalling away here and it's allowed Carver to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chamakh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!