PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Carman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). C K comes to the cage accompanied by Louis C.K. Stand-Up Monologue - SNL. Duane Carman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

C K
vs
Carman

183 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duane Carman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K is looking to slow Carman down with leg kicks.
C K checks a leg kick.
C K tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carman manages to circle out of the way.
C K misses with an uppercut.
C K thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carman throws a low kick but it's checked well by C K.
Carman looks for the body kick but C K saw that one coming.
Carman pivots, looking for a leg kick but C K is out of range and Carman settles back down.
C K scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from C K. Carman does a little dance to reset his feet.
C K seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
C K looks to land a left hand but Carman moved out of range nicely.
C K throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carman misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by C K. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
C K throws a good cross that connects.
C K works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

C K clinches up against the cage.
Carman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carman blocks a body shot from C K.
C K lands on the inside with an uppercut.

C K successfully pulls guard.
C K not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

C K looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carman preventing the sweep.

Carman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
C K is trying to keep Carman in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carman wants to stand but C K has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
C K working a defensive guard but Carman passes into half guard.
Carman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
C K is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Carman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
C K misses with a wild body shot.
Carman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
C K lands a glancing blow to the side of Carman's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by C K. Beautiful body shot.
C K dodges the punch combination from Carman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by C K. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of C K.
C K lands with a good body shot.
C K works Carman's body with a nice hook.
Carman throws a shot from downtown. C K moves away and avoids it.
C K tries to counter by clinching up but Carman breaks away and moves out of range.
C K works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
C K scores with a body shot.

C K rushes Carman and presses him up against the cage.
Carman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carman tries to break the clinch but C K is controlling the position.
C K has Carman pressed against the cage.

Carman breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
C K wants to clinch.
Carman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

C K moves into the clinch.
Carman letting C K take a breather here.
C K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
C K lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carman backwards.
C K misses with a short punch on the inside.
C K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from C K.
Nice body punch from C K - that landed with a thud.
C K stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis C K dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

C K doesn't manage to clinch there - Carman circles away.
C K tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carman throws a head kick that misses.
Louis C K is winning the standup battle so far.
C K lands a nice looking body shot.
Carman throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by C K - just one landing.
C K connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
C K thuds a left hand into Carman's body.
Carman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but C K was well out of range. Poor timing from Carman.
C K was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice shot by C K.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carman at a distance.
Carman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
C K avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by C K - just one landing.
Duane Carman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
C K scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
C K ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
C K connects with an inside leg kick.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
C K has taken the fight to the clinch.
C K manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carman stalling in the clinch but C K improves position.
Carman is looking to break free of the clinch but C K has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from C K.
C K lands a body shot.
Carman is breathing heavily.
C K misses with a punch to the body.
Carman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but C K is keeping busy.
C K working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carman blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, C K scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis C K has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carman is trying to force a seperation but C K has the dominant position.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Carman.
C K gets through Carman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Carman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carman wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as C K takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
C K taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K jumps guard but Carman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from C K fails to land.
C K lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
C K lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carman.
C K taking a breather.
C K lands with a light punch inside.
Carman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
C K is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carman can do to turn this around?
Carman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
C K tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
C K works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carman takes a shot to the head.
A short right from C K on the inside.
C K tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carman trying to land knees to the body.
Carman can't break the clinch.
Carman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carman presses C K against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
C K cracks Carman with a nice body shot.
C K lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
C K doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carman blocks a body shot from C K.
C K blocking some punches.
Carman being controlled against the cage.

Carman manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from C K misses
and Carman counters with a two punch combo.
C K scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carman. C K does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carman throws a sloppy head kick
and C K counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carman's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis C K dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

C K digs a good body shot into Carman's ribs.
C K slips under a jab from Carman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts C K, as that shot connected.
C K moves into range and connects with a jab.
C K listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
C K throws a body shot but no joy.
Carman scores with a nice head shot.
Carman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract C K.
C K swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Carman is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for C K.
Carman is still on wobbly legs! Can C K finish him?
C K ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carman seems to have recovered his senses.
Carman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
C K lands a nice hook to Carman's body. Carman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for C K.
C K tries to clinch up but Carman circles away and keeps his distance.
C K tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
C K digs a good hook to Carman's body.
C K lands with a right hand.
Carman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

C K cracks Carman with a big right hand and Carman goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
C K lands a couple of digs.
C K gets to his feet and stands over Carman, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Carman felt that one! C K unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Carman from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis C K!
After the fight, Louis C K was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.