PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano's entrance music is Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. A fine choice. Carpio has chosen Rico Swave 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.

Soriano
vs
Carpio

165 cm
27
146 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

165 cm
23
146 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Supersize Me

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Gladiator gear [OO]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio wants to clinch.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Soriano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soriano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soriano avoids the head kick by Carpio.
A head kick from Carpio lands but Soriano takes it in his stride.

It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Soriano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carpio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carpio throws a head kick that Soriano semi-blocks.
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Soriano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carpio really felt that one!
Carpio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
Carpio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soriano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soriano thuds his shin into the meat of Carpio's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carpio tries to clinch up
and Soriano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Soriano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Soriano misses
and Carpio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Soriano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carpio throws a leg kick which misses Soriano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soriano tries to avoid it.
Carpio misses with a straight right.
Soriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carpio throws a leg kick
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
Soriano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carpio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carpio darts in trying to clinch
and Soriano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carpio throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carpio.
A big left from Carpio misses.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soriano. Carpio shrugs it off though.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carpio. Carpio obviously looking to wear him down.
Carpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carpio.
Carpio moves out of range of the leg kick from Soriano.
Carpio misses with a few strikes there.
Carpio scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio misses with an uppercut.
Carpio clinches but Soriano breaks the clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Soriano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carpio looks gassed!
Soriano throws a good cross that connects.
Carpio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soriano.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.
Carpio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soriano to score with a decent uppercut.
Carpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carpio. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soriano lands a front kick.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio walks into a left hand.
Carpio throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soriano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carpio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soriano lands with a nice combination. Carpio backs away looking to recover.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carpio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soriano.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Soriano catches Carpio right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soriano.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Soriano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soriano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano'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.

Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carpio throws a combination that misses
and Soriano counters with a thumping low kick.
Soriano delivers a nice body kick.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Carpio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpio manages to avoid it.
Carpio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soriano with a jab.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Carpio counters with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Soriano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carpio.
Carpio is breathing heavily.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soriano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpio looks to land a left hand but Soriano moved out of range nicely.
Carpio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soriano counters with a leg kick.
Soriano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpio. That did some damage!
Soriano thumps Carpio with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Soriano.
Soriano scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soriano.
Soriano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carpio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carpio's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soriano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soriano.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano works over Carpio's head and body with a nice combination.
Carpio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carpio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soriano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soriano.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Carpio moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soriano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soriano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpio. That did some damage!
Soriano thuds his right hand into Carpio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carpio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soriano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carpio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Soriano - just one landing.
Soriano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soriano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carpio checks it well.
Carpio throws a lazy head kick
and Soriano counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soriano.
Carpio thows a leg kick but Soriano checks it
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio takes one on the button.
Soriano scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Soriano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soriano dips to his left and cracks Carpio with an uppercut!
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Soriano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soriano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Carpio's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpio tries to avoid it.
Soriano lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano connects with a solid leg kick.
Carpio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soriano.
Soriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soriano.
Carpio looks to clinch
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Carpio misses with a takedown
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Soriano.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carpio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soriano.
Carpio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Soriano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Carpio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soriano. Soriano obviously looking to wear him down.
Carpio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soriano thumps Carpio with a low kick.
Soriano lands a high kick!
Soriano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carpio.
Soriano lands a high kick!
Soriano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpio. That did some damage!
Soriano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carpio's calf.
Carpio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soriano counters with a thumping low kick.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Soriano lands.
A low kick from Carpio misses
and Soriano counters with a thumping low kick.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carpio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carpio throws a lazy head kick
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carpio can do to turn this around?
Soriano tests Carpio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio throws a hook but Soriano blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carpio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soriano has got the better of the exchanges.
Soriano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carpio's calf.
Carpio darts in trying to clinch
and Soriano counters with a low kick, right behind Carpio 's knee.
Soriano throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Soriano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carpio misses
and Soriano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soriano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carpio misses with a body shot
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carpio's knee momentarily.
Soriano scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano lands a really nice looking cross but Carpio seems unphased.
Carpio misses with an uppercut. Soriano saw that one coming.
Carpio cracks the inside of Soriano's front leg.
Carpio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Carpio counters with an outside leg kick.
Soriano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carpio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soriano - the referee stops the clock and Carpio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soriano. Carpio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Soriano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carpio wants to clinch but Soriano slips to the side
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Soriano there.
Soriano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carpio momentarily.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soriano counters with a head kick. That will keep Carpio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Soriano lands a glancing blow to the side of Carpio's head.
Soriano lands with a nice body kick.
Soriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
Soriano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carpio throws a big shot that misses.
Soriano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dave Carpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soriano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carpio's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soriano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!