PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Instant Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Instant Death comes to the cage accompanied by Es una fieshta - Anuncio ausonia (Techno Remix). Carvalho has chosen Notorious BIG - Victory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Instant Death
vs
Carvalho

198 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Instant Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheus Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carvalho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Instant Death is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carvalho is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carvalho cracks Instant Death with a solid left hand.
Instant Death knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
Instant Death is trying to keep Carvalho in close.

Carvalho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Instant Death is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carvalho, into his guard.
Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Instant Death seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Instant Death preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Instant Death wanted to stand there but Carvalho had control of the position.
Instant Death trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Instant Death controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.

Instant Death avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Instant Death tries to stand but Carvalho is controlling from the bottom.
Instant Death wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.

Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carvalho will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Instant Death wanted to stand there but Carvalho had control of the position.

Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Instant Death passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho sneaks back into half guard.
Carvalho is trying to maintain the position but Instant Death is very close to passing his half guard.
Carvalho is pressing down on Instant Death's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carvalho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Instant Death tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Instant Death is looking to stand up but Carvalho won't let him.
Instant Death trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Instant Death would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Instant Death has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Instant Death wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Instant Death scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Carvalho.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Instant Death as he jumps to the side.
Instant Death tries to clinch up.
Instant Death uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Instant Death misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Instant Death walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carvalho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Instant Death tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvalho lands with a straight right. Instant Death didn't see that one coming.
Carvalho scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carvalho thows a body shot but no joy.
Instant Death looks for the body kick but Carvalho saw that one coming.
Instant Death misses with a wild combination.

Carvalho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carvalho cracks Instant Death with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Instant Death is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Instant Death parries the strikes from Carvalho easily there. Carvalho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Instant Death to escape.
Carvalho throws a strike aimed at the side of Instant Death's head but Instant Death avoids it well.
Carvalho is putting a hurting on Instant Death here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carvalho cracks Instant Death with a big elbow.
Instant Death taking a bit of punishment here - Carvalho scoring with strikes.
Instant Death being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Instant Death is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho misses with the ground and pound.

Carvalho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Instant Death is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carvalho trying to control the position but Instant Death is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Instant Death on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Instant Death is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Instant Death defends.
Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Instant Death defends.
Carvalho remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Instant Death is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carvalho connects with a decent elbow.

Carvalho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Instant Death is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Carvalho in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Instant Death tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
Instant Death struggling a bit here.

Carvalho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Instant Death rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvalho's guard! Nice work there by Instant Death!
Carvalho punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Instant Death's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Instant Death trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho wants to sweep here but Instant Death controlling him for the moment.
Carvalho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Instant Death wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Instant Death takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Instant Death throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Instant Death throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Instant Death goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carvalho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Instant Death.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Instant Death as he avoids it easily.
Carvalho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Instant Death throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but Instant Death shows good takedown defense.

Carvalho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Instant Death works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carvalho throws a strike but Instant Death rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Instant Death would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Instant Death preventing the sweep.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Instant Death from controlling successfully.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Instant Death stands up from Carvalho's guard - Instant Death perhaps looking for a knockout.
Instant Death throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Instant Death scores with a head kick.

It looks like Matheus Carvalho has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Carvalho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carvalho showed some decent athleticism there.
Instant Death looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carvalho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Instant Death blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carvalho.

Carvalho is looking for a kimura here.
Carvalho is trying to control. Instant Death wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho stops Instant Death from getting back to his feet.
Carvalho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Instant Death keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Instant Death is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Matheus Carvalho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carvalho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Instant Death defending well though.
Instant Death trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Carvalho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carvalho prevents Instant Death from getting back to his feet.
Vincent Instant Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Instant Death is trying to keep Carvalho in close.
Instant Death wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carvalho chips away with some ground and pound.
Carvalho trying to control but Instant Death is working from the bottom.
Carvalho passes into half guard.
Instant Death is not content to let Carvalho control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carvalho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Carvalho!