PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Perez

164 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Perez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Erik Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez looks to land a combination but Carver avoids it well.

Carver shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carver working the head and body with strikes.
Perez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Carver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Carver.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carver thows a huge punch but Perez dodges it nicely.
Carver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Perez pushes Carver off looking to stand but Carver dives back in and keeps control.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perez has hold of Carver's hands but Carver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carver throwing shots but Perez is blocking nicely.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez is trying to stand back up but Carver is controlling him
Carver working over Perez with some ground and pound. Perez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carver lands with a punch from half guard.
Carver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perez's head.
Perez wants to control but Carver is keeping busy.
Perez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Perez looking for submissions off his back.
Carver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez is trying to stand back up but Carver is controlling him
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez looks winded!
Perez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez trying to hold on to Carver's head to control him but Carver postures up.
Carver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carver lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carver missing with the ground and pound from 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. Carver connects with a nice short shot to Perez's temple.
Perez has hold of Carver's hands but Carver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carver throwing shots but Perez is blocking nicely.
Carver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carver lands a nice short elbow.
Perez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Carver stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez taking a bit of punishment here - Carver scoring with strikes.
Carver working the body and head with strikes.
Perez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carver landing a few strikes.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Carver is working Perez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carver cracks Perez with a big elbow.
Perez is trying to escape the position but Carver is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Carver's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez wants to control but Carver postures up.
Carver working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Carver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Carver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carver is working Perez over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perez drives through with a takedown into Carver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carver is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Carver.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carver is on top in guard.

Perez has his foot on Carver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carver works his way back into a safe position though.
Carver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver 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.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carver chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horacio Carver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Carver lands a couple of digs.
Perez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carver scoring with some ground and pound.
Carver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carver content to stall in guard here.
Carver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carver postures up and lands a big shot to Perez's brow.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Carver slips an elbow through the middle.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Carver defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carver cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
Carver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carver with a nice head shot there.
Carver distracts Perez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carver scoring with some ground and pound.
Perez looking to control.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez wants to stand up but Carver is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver landing some decent shots from guard.
Carver lands a couple of digs.
Carver stands up over Perez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carver postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Carver works over Perez with some ground and pound from guard.
Carver landing some decent shots from guard.
Carver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Perez is trying to control the position but Carver postures up.
Carver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carver is working Perez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perez wants to stand but Carver is controlling the position.
Carver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver postures up and lands a big shot to Perez's brow.
Carver chips away with some ground and pound.

Carver stands up and waves to Perez to follow him.

Carver gets caught flat footed, as Perez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Carver dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carver tries a head kick but it misses.

Perez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carver to the mat! Carver manages to get full guard.
Carver pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
Perez stays in close to Carver's body and controls the position.
Perez trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Erik Perez.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Perez.
Carver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carver has his hands on Perez's head, controlling the position.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Perez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carver pulls his head out easily.
Carver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carver stops Perez from getting back to his feet.
Perez missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver slips a nice elbow through Perez's hands, connecting with Perez's forehead.
Carver lands strikes from 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. Carver connects with a nice short shot to Perez's temple.
Carver is nestled in close to Perez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carver lands a nice short elbow.
Carver working over Perez with some ground and pound. Perez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Carver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carver lands with a punch from half guard.
Perez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Carver.
Perez has hold of Carver's hands but Carver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Perez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carver pulls his head out easily.
Carver stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Carver connects with a nice short shot to Perez's temple.
Carver drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Perez has hold of Carver's hands but Carver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carver is controlling the pace.
Carver working over Perez with some ground and pound. Perez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Perez taking some punishment here, with Carver in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver winds up and cracks Perez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perez taking some punishment here, with Carver in his half guard.
Carver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carver lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Carver escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perez is able to avoid easily.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carver gets back to half guard.
Erik Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horacio Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carver keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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