PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen Somebody's gonna get it as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carver
vs
Bone

173 cm
33
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
44
180 lbs
38 - 41 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BlackStar Athletics

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristian Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone clobbers Carver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Cristian Carver has been cut.
Bone lands a jab.
Carver sizes up Bone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bone scores with a decent looking hook.

Bone gets a takedown into half guard.
Bone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bone has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Carver is trying to maintain the position but Bone is very close to passing his half guard.
Carver won't allow Bone to pass to mount.
Carver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Carver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bone pulls his head out easily.
Carver wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is pressing down on Bone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bone wants to control from the top but Carver keeps moving.

Carver is looking for a triangle but Bone pushes his legs off easily.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bone controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Nice shot lands for Carver.
A jab from Carver misses.
Carver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carver trying to hold on to Bone's head to control him but Bone postures up.
Bone controlling the pace.
Carver trying to control here.
Carver manages to get to full guard.
Bone looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Carver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carver working a defensive guard here.

Bone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tee Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Carver's cut.
That's time! Carver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Carver misses.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.

Bone drives through with a takedown into Carver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bone manages to get himself to full guard.

Carver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Carver is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Bone is trying to keep Carver in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carver is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Carver looking to sit in guard and control but Bone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver looking for a sweep. Not yet Carver, not yet.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Carver is looking for a triangle but Bone pushes his legs off easily.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Carver looking to control.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Carver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carver working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Carver looking for a guillotine here but Bone defends easily.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.

Carver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bone is pushing down on Carver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carver is fighting to maintain full guard but Bone has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
I really don't envy Bone right now.
Bone manages to reverse the position and now he's in Carver's guard. Nice work there by Bone.
Bone slips nicely into half guard.
Carver is not content to let Bone control the position.

Carver actively working from the bottom here.
Carver is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bone is trying to control. Carver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carver is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carver trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bone pulls his head out easily.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Carver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bone.
Bone is trying to control. Carver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Carver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bone pulls his head out easily.
Bone not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Bone in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Carver tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tee Bone!
After winning the bout, Tee Bone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.