PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Bam

198 cm
28
201 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

182 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Bam.
Bam tries to land a leg kick but Carolla saw it coming and moves away.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Bam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla lands with a nice combination. Bam backs away looking to recover.
Bam misses with a straight left.
Carolla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carolla loads up on a big right hand but Bam slips the punch.
Carolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bam can pounce on him.
Carolla is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Bam.
Carolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Bam does no damage.
Bam misses the shot to the body.
Bam throws a body punch but Carolla moves out of range.
Bam scores with a nice head shot.
Bam fails to land with a series of punches.
Bam misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bam on the side of the head.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Bam moves away and avoids it.
Bam misses with a hook.
Bam throws a looping overhand right but Carolla ducks down to avoid it.
Bam is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bam scores with a nice head shot.
Bam misses with the combination.
Carolla thuds his right hand into Bam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Carolla moves away from the strike by Bam.
Bam Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Bam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Bam misses.
Bam misses with a straight right.
Carolla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bam.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carolla moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bam. Carolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carolla slips under a jab.
Bam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Carolla misses.
Bam throws the left hand but Carolla avoids the punch easily.
Carolla defending well as Bam loads up on a big left hand.
Carolla slips under a jab from Bam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bam misses with a wild combination.
Bam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bam looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Bam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carolla.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bam tries a head kick but it misses.
Bam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carolla staying out of range there.

Carolla darts in and clinches Bam up against the cage.
Bam pushes Carolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carolla is trying to break free.
Bam tries to land knees in the clinch but Carolla avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam tries to land knees in the clinch but Carolla avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bam obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bam has him pressed against the cage.
Bam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carolla avoids it.
Bam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bam trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bam.
Bam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Bam.
Bam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carolla avoids it.
Carolla takes an elbow to the temple.
Carolla tries to circle away but Bam has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carolla.
Bam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carolla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bam.
Bam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carolla being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carolla slips under a jab from Bam.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Bam.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Bam.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bam misses with an uppercut. Carolla saw that one coming.
Bam throws a right and a left that Carolla avoids nicely.
Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Carolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bam throws out the jab.
Bam throws a head kick that Carolla semi-blocks.

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Carolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam looks to land a right hand but Carolla moved out of range.
Carolla staying out of range there.
Carolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bam.
Bam just misses with a punch to the body.
Bam Bam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bam.
Carolla ducks right into an uppercut from Bam.
Bam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bam cracks Carolla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bam scores with a sloppy right hand. Carolla should have avoided that one.
Carolla defending well as Bam loads up on a big left hand.
Bam lands a jab.
Bam looks to land a body kick but Carolla moved away.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bam throws a jab but it's blocked by Carolla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam misses with a wild body shot.
Bam looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
Bam scoring well with a low kick there.
Bam jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bam lands a big head kick that sends Carolla tumbling to the mat! Bam takes a step backwards and waves Carolla back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Carolla is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Carolla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carolla slips a jab and a cross from Bam.
Carolla seems to have got his legs back now.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Carolla.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Bam.
Carolla moves away from the strike by Bam.
Nice defenses there by Carolla.
Bam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carolla manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Bam's body. Bam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carolla circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bam on the side of the head.
Bam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bam connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bam. Carolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carolla slips a jab from Bam.
Carolla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bam throws a nice looking combination but Carolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids the body shot from Bam.
Carolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bam throws out the jab.
Carolla loads up on a big right hand but Bam slips the punch.
Bam swings for the body but Carolla moves out of range.
Bam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carolla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bam looks to land a right hand but Carolla moved out of range.
Carolla drops his hands momentarily and Bam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bam - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bam wants to land a leg kick but Carolla is out of range.
Bam throws out a loose jab but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bam misses with a hook. Carolla ducked under it nicely.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
That's time! Carolla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Carolla - just one landing.
Carolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Bam saw that one coming.
Bam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bam misses with a body shot
and Bam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Bam circles away.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bam throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Bam slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carolla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carolla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bam throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Carolla blocks a jab.
Carolla tries to clinch up.
Bam's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bam duly obliges.
Bam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bam throws a series of punches but Carolla avoids them all with ease.
Carolla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Bam misses its intended target.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carolla.
Carolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carolla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bam slips a jab and a cross from Carolla.
Bam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Carolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla slips a straight right by Bam.
Bam keeps Carolla at a distance using the push kick.
Bam lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bam.
Bam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Bam lands a big head kick that sends Carolla tumbling to the mat! Bam takes a step backwards and waves Carolla back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A telegraphed right hand from Bam misses the target.
Bam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carolla's sensitive parts.
Bam lands a glancing blow to the side of Carolla's head.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Bam moves out of range as Carolla strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bam.
Carolla checks the leg kick.
Bam swings for the body but Carolla moves out of range.
Bam throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Bam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Carolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bam.
Bam lands a right hook to the body.
Carolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla slips a jab from Bam.
Bam misses with a head kick.
Carolla thuds a left hand into Bam's body.
Bam misses with a hook.
Carolla swings for the body but Bam moves out of range.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bam.
Bam throws a hook but Carolla blocks it.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Carolla's head but Carolla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bam misses the shot to the body.
Bam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bam throws a hook but Carolla avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Carolla misses.
Bam throws a lazy right hand but Carolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam!