PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jose carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sikau Situ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

carlos
vs
Situ

181 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jose carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sikau Situ!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carlos tries to clinch up but Situ circles away and keeps his distance.
carlos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Situ tries to avoid it but carlos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Situ to the ground. Situ escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Situ, looking for a takedown. carlos pushes Situ against the cage but Situ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Situ fails with the takedown

and carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by carlos.
carlos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sikau Situ has been cut.

carlos pulls Situ into guard.
Situ wants to control from the top but carlos keeps moving.

carlos pushes Situ off and gets back to his feet.
carlos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Situ counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jose carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
carlos pulls Situ in close to prevent any damage.
Situ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
carlos keeping moving, preventing Situ from controlling successfully.

carlos scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Situ tries a head kick but it misses.
carlos misses with a takedown
and Situ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
carlos shoots in for a takedown but Situ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
carlos is breathing heavily.
Situ with a poor takedown

and carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Situ's guard.
Situ has a closed guard, preventing carlos from standing up.

Situ pushes carlos off and gets back to his feet.
carlos looks to land a left hand but Situ moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
carlos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Situ.
Situ should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
carlos shoots in but no luck this time.
carlos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Situ counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Situ throws a head kick that misses.
carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Situ but Situ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Situ will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Situ has eaten all the pies!
Situ tries for a takedown but carlos circles away easily

and carlos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Situ's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
carlos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Situ is proving hard to escape from.

Situ working for a triangle but carlos defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carlos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
carlos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

carlos drops back looking for a leg! Situ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Situ manages to kick carlos off! carlos jumps back into Situ's guard.

carlos stands up from Situ's guard - carlos perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
carlos shoots and misses
and Situ counters with a two punch combo.
Situ tries to clinch but carlos moves away

and carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by carlos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

carlos tightens his grip and picks Situ up, before dumping him to the ground. Situ manages to land in guard.
Situ is trying to keep carlos in close.

carlos gets to his feet - Situ follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Situ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
carlos tries for a takedown but Situ circles away easily

and Situ counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jose carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sikau Situ's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

carlos looks for a takedown but Situ sprawls well.
Situ tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but carlos swivels and escapes.
Situ throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Situ with that takedown attempt.

carlos shoots in and bounces Situ off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Situ controls carlos momentarily but carlos frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

carlos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

carlos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Situ napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

carlos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Situ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and carlos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
jose carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sikau Situ.

carlos gets to his feet. Situ looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
carlos misses with a takedown
and Situ counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Situ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
carlos misses with a takedown attempt
letting Situ counter with a right hand.
carlos fails with the takedown.

carlos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Situ's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
carlos wants to get up but he can't break Situ's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
carlos cracks Situ with a solid left hand.

carlos stands up and waves to Situ to follow him.
carlos shoots in and drives through. Situ sprawls well.
Situ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Situ as carlos shoots in.
Situ fails with the takedown.
carlos fails with the takedown
and Situ counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Situ throws a lazy head kick

and carlos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Situ's guard now.
carlos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Situ's guard.
Situ working a defensive guard here.
carlos won't allow Situ to sweep him here.

carlos stands up from Situ's guard - carlos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Situ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Situ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from carlos.
carlos shoots for a double leg takedown but Situ sprawls well. He's pushed carlos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Situ is looking to clinch but carlos is avoiding it.
carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Situ, looking for a takedown. carlos pushes Situ against the cage but Situ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
carlos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Situ avoids it really well and circles away.
Situ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and carlos counters with a shoot takedown. Situ fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Situ is trying to keep carlos in close.

carlos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jose carlos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sikau Situ's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Situ misses with a takedown attempt

and carlos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Situ!

carlos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Situ has worked his arm free - good work by Situ!
Situ is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Situ can do to turn this around?
Situ is trying to control carlos's posture but carlos avoids it.

carlos decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Situ tries to clinch but carlos moves away

and carlos counters with a shoot takedown. Situ fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

carlos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Situ, up you get!
Situ doesn't succeed with the takedown

and carlos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Situ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from carlos.
carlos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Situ trying to control the position but instead, carlos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Situ into the cage.
carlos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

carlos jumps into guard, dragging Situ to the mat.
carlos is looking to stand back up but Situ counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by carlos.
carlos pushes Situ off looking to stand but Situ dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Situ is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

carlos has one foot on Situ's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
carlos has his takedown stuffed
and Situ counters with a three punch combo that has carlos backing up. carlos nods at Situ to acknowledge the strikes.

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

carlos decides to take the fight back to the feet.

carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
carlos tries to stand and escape but Situ is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

carlos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Situ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
carlos is trying to stand back up but Situ is controlling him
carlos is staying active underneath Situ, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Situ prevents carlos from standing back up.
Situ scoring with strikes to the body and head.
carlos is looking to improve his position.

Situ wants to work for an arm triangle but carlos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
carlos is trying to control but Situ manages to pass to mount!
carlos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Situ.
carlos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
carlos wants to get back to his feet.
Situ trying to control from half guard but carlos is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
carlos keeping hold of Situ's head, controlling as best he can.
Sikau Situ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Situ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
jose carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for carlos, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jose carlos!