PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Alvarez (ranked 5441 p4p, 3674 weight class) and Diego Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diego Carpio enters the cage!

Alvarez
vs
Carpio

191 cm
24
156
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpio.
Carpio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Carpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Carpio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carpio after a bit of a struggle.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Carpio.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Carpio is controlling the position.
Carpio tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.

Alvarez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Carpio uses from the top position.

Alvarez kicks Carpio off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Carpio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diego Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Carpio.

Carpio rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carpio.
A short body shot lands from Carpio as the two fighters clinch.
Carpio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Carpio.
Carpio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Carpio.
Carpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carpio pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpio misses with a two punch combination.
Carpio misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Carpio.
Carpio scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.

Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Carpio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carpio misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Carpio.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carpio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Carpio to work.
Carpio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
Carpio continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Carpio back against the cage.
Carpio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Carpio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carpio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpio wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Carpio misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Carpio.
Carpio throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Carpio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio fails in his attempt to clinch.

Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Carpio.
Carpio tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carpio takes the fight into the clinch.
Carpio tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Carpio back against the cage.
Carpio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Carpio.
Alvarez wants to break free but Carpio has control.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carpio walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Carpio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Carpio, which made it look bad.
Carpio tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Carpio breaks away and moves out of range.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Carpio. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Carpio gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpio lands with a left to the head.
Carpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Carpio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carpio.
Carpio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Carpio taking a breather.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Carpio trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez striking off his back but it's not causing Carpio any problems.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pulls Carpio in close to his closed guard and prevents Carpio from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Carpio controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carpio!
Carpio loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.

Carpio closes the distance and clinches.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carpio taking a breather.
Alvarez taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Carpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Carpio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Carpio digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carpio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Carpio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carpio presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Carpio.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carpio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio is stalling here.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Diego Carpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Carpio stalling.
Carpio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carpio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpio crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Carpio lands a body punch.
Carpio lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Carpio.
Carpio prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Carpio digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Carpio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Carpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Carpio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Carpio instigates a clinch.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpio.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Carpio.
Carpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carpio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Carpio has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Carpio.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carpio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carpio up against the cage.
Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carpio wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
Carpio trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Carpio won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.

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.

Carpio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carpio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carpio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.

Carpio takes the fight into the clinch.
Carpio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Carpio holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvarez drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpio throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Carpio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carpio duly obliges.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpio tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Carpio.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Carpio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Carpio throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Carpio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carpio looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Carpio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carpio misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpio.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Carpio.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carpio 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Carpio!