PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Disposable Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho comes to the cage accompanied by When We Ride . Vinicius Carvalho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carvalho
vs
Zombie

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Disposable Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Carvalho as Zombie shoots in.
Carvalho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zombie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zombie stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Zombie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zombie wants to clinch.
A combination from Carvalho does no damage.
Vinicius Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zombie clinches up with Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage.
Zombie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zombie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carvalho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zombie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zombie is trying to force a seperation but Carvalho has the dominant position.
Carvalho is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling him.
Zombie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carvalho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vinicius Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Disposable Zombie.
Zombie moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carvalho is fending him off so far but Zombie persists. Nope, Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Zombie tries for a takedown but Carvalho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zombie misses with a few strikes there.
Carvalho 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.
Zombie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Zombie avoids nicely.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Zombie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zombie dives in and grabs Carvalho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes down on Zombie's head and hops out.
Zombie slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Zombie takes the fight into the clinch.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Zombie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carvalho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zombie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carvalho smiles and moves away.

Carvalho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carvalho showed some decent athleticism there.
Zombie tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Carvalho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho drops an elbow to the side of Zombie's head.
Carvalho throwing shots but Zombie is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carvalho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zombie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carvalho is working away from the top position though.
Zombie looks gassed!
Carvalho working over Zombie with some ground and pound. Zombie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zombie trying to control here.
Carvalho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carvalho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zombie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carvalho is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carvalho working over Zombie with some ground and pound. Zombie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho working over Zombie with some ground and pound. Zombie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carvalho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carvalho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zombie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho winds up and cracks Zombie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho winds up and cracks Zombie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Carvalho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Zombie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinicius Carvalho!