PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Carochinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Hieron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Davi Carochinha's chin.

Hieron
vs
Carochinha

179 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Hieron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Carochinha!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hieron swings widly with a right hand
and Carochinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hieron throws a combination that misses
and Carochinha counters with a nice uppercut.
Carochinha slips a jab and a cross from Hieron.
Hieron scores with the left hand. Carochinha knows he should have avoided that one.
Carochinha misses with a left hand
and Hieron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carochinha throws a hook but Hieron blocks it.
Hieron lands a head shot.
Carochinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carochinha misses with the combination.
Carochinha misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Hieron does no damage.
Hieron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carochinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carochinha throws a jab when Hieron was well out of range.
Hieron lands a nice hook to Carochinha's body. Carochinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carochinha.
Hieron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carochinha counters with a series of strikes. Hieron will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carochinha with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron misses with a body shot.
Carochinha throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hieron counter with a right hand.
Hieron swings widly with a right hand
and Carochinha counters with a three punch combo that has Hieron backing up. Hieron nods at Carochinha to acknowledge the strikes.
Hieron misses with a straight left.
Hieron defending well as Carochinha loads up on a big left hand.
Hieron lands a jab to Carochinha's midsection.
A punch combination from Carochinha misses.
Carochinha scores with a nice right hand.
Hieron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carochinha eats them both and turns towards Hieron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hieron throws a lazy right hand but Carochinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hieron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carochinha throws out the jab.
Carochinha lands with a good body shot.
Carochinha throws an off balance right hand
letting Hieron counter with a right hand.
Hieron connects with a body shot.
Carochinha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carochinha cracks Hieron with a good jab.
Hieron slips a straight right by Carochinha.
Hieron throws a right hand that Carochinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Carochinha also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hieron throws out the jab.
Carochinha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hieron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Carochinha.
Good standup being displayed there by Hieron as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Hieron.
Hieron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carochinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hieron scores with a body shot.
Carochinha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hieron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hieron avoids the body shot from Carochinha.
Carochinha connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Hieron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carochinha doesn't seem phased though.
Hieron looks to score with a jab to the body but Carochinha is just out of range.
Carochinha lands a jab.
Hieron swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carochinha counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Carochinha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carochinha.
Hieron misses with a double jab
and Carochinha counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hieron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carochinha thinking.
A left lands for Hieron.
Carochinha throws a poor cross that misses
and Hieron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carochinha throws the left hand but Hieron avoids the punch easily.
Hieron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hieron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carochinha slips a jab from Hieron.
A combination from Hieron does no damage.
A big left from Carochinha misses.
Carochinha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hieron at a distance.
Carochinha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hieron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carochinha moves away.
Carochinha misses with an uppercut.
Carochinha lands a right hook to the body.
Hieron is breathing heavily.
Carochinha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hieron throws a right hand that Carochinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Carochinha also avoids with ease.
Hieron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hieron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hieron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hieron throws out a loose jab but Carochinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carochinha slips a jab and a cross from Hieron.
Carochinha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carochinha lands with a right hand.
Carochinha cracks a nice hook into Hieron's ribs.
Hieron misses with a combination
and Carochinha counters with a left and a right that stings Hieron.
Carochinha with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Carochinha there.
Carochinha looks to land a left hand but Hieron moved out of range nicely.
Hieron misses with a left hand
and Carochinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Carochinha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carochinha.
Carochinha misses with a double jab
and Hieron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carochinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carochinha misses with a hook
and Hieron counters with a left to the body.
Carochinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Davi Carochinha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Carochinha.
Hieron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hieron misses with a looping right.
Carochinha scores with a body shot.
Hieron throws a lazy uppercut
and Carochinha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carochinha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Carochinha.
Carochinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hieron.
Carochinha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hieron momentarily.
Carochinha stalks Hieron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hieron's face. Hieron staggers backwards, shaken.
Hieron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hieron misses with a left hand
and Carochinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hieron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carochinha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hieron in his tracks.
Carochinha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hieron misses the shot to the body.
Carochinha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hieron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carochinha with a hook.
Carochinha connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carochinha throws a body punch but Hieron moves out of range.
Hieron throws a series of punches but Carochinha avoids them all with ease.
Hieron needs to keep his hands up - Carochinha had a free shot at his head there.
Carochinha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carochinha thuds a left hand into Hieron's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hieron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carochinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hieron swings widly with a right hand
and Carochinha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carochinha misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Carochinha.
A cross from Carochinha lands.
Carochinha missing with a left hand there. Hieron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Carochinha coming out on top.
Hieron looks to land a combination. Carochinha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hieron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hieron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carochinha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carochinha misses with a double jab
and Hieron counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha scores with a shot to the body.
Hieron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Hieron misses.
Carochinha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carochinha tests Hieron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carochinha throws a body punch but Hieron moves out of range.
Carochinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hieron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hieron throws a lazy uppercut
and Carochinha counters with a left and a right that stings Hieron.
Carochinha throws a nice looking combination but Hieron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander Hieron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hieron misses with a double jab
and Carochinha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hieron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carochinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carochinha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hieron takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carochinha.
Hieron misses with a two punch combination.
Carochinha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hieron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carochinha cracks Hieron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carochinha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hieron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carochinha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hieron misses with an uppercut
and Carochinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carochinha lands a nice shot to the body.
Carochinha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Carochinha. That snapped Hieron's head back.
Davi Carochinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Carochinha.
Carochinha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hieron's head backwards.
Carochinha lands a body shot.
Carochinha throws a right and a left that Hieron avoids nicely.
Hieron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carochinha misses with a wild combination.
Hieron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carochinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carochinha cracks Hieron with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carochinha tries to bum rush Hieron with a series of wild strikes but Hieron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carochinha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hierons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carochinha dips to his left and cracks Hieron with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Carochinha.
Hieron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carochinha looks to score with a jab to the body but Hieron is just out of range.
Hieron misses with an uppercut
and Carochinha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hieron swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carochinha counters with a nice body shot.
Carochinha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hieron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carochinha catches Hieron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carochinha throws the left hand but Hieron avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carochinha thuds his right hand into Hieron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carochinha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carochinha throws an off balance right hand
and Hieron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carochinha swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Carochinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hieron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Carochinha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carochinha scores with a three punch combo!
Carochinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hieron.
Hieron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carochinha eats them both and turns towards Hieron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hieron throws a poor cross that misses
and Carochinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hieron misses with a combination
enabling Carochinha to counter with a crisp jab.
Carochinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carochinha misses with a series of wild punches.
Carochinha misses with an uppercut. Hieron saw that one coming.
Carochinha misses with a straight left.
Carochinha looks to throw the jab but Hieron is out of range.
Carochinha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hieron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carochinha lands a slapping body shot.
Hieron slips under a jab from Carochinha.
Carochinha lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carochinha dodges the punch combination from Hieron.
Carochinha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hieron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hieron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carochinha manages to avoid it.
Hieron misses with a lunging right hand
and Carochinha counters with a one-two to the body.
Carochinha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carochinha thows a body shot but no joy.
Hieron looks to score with a jab to the body but Carochinha is just out of range.
Carochinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hieron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hieron digs a good body shot into Carochinha's ribs.
Jab, jab by Carochinha - just one landing.
Hieron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carochinha eats them both and turns towards Hieron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice cross by Carochinha.
Hieron staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Hieron. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha throws a combination that misses
and Hieron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hieron on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carochinha throws a series of punches but Hieron moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hieron misses its intended target.
Carochinha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hieron throws an off balance right hand
and Hieron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hieron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Hieron. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carochinha swings for the body but Hieron moves out of range.
Carochinha 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.
Carochinha catches Hieron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Hieron does no damage.
Hieron scores with a nice right hand.
Hieron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carochinha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hieron circles away quickly and effectively.
Carochinha throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hieron counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Carochinha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carochinha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hieron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carochinha throws a jab when Hieron was well out of range.
Carochinha throws a hook but Hieron blocks it.
Carochinha 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.
Carochinha misses with a hook. Hieron ducked under it nicely.
Carochinha throws a poor cross that misses
and Carochinha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hieron misses with an uppercut
and Hieron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carochinha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carochinha misses with a body shot
and Hieron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carochinha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carochinha throws out a loose jab but Hieron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carochinha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hieron misses with a looping right.
Hieron misses with a series of wild punches.
Hieron misses with a jab to the body
and Carochinha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carochinha!
Alexander Hieron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carochinha. Hieron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carochinha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hieron counters with a nice uppercut.
Hieron throws a combination that misses
and Carochinha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hieron staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Carochinha.
Carochinha connects with a single shot there.
Carochinha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carochinha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carochinha misses with a wild body shot.
Hieron's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carochinha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hieron scrambles back to his feet.
Carochinha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hieron misses with a wild body shot.
Carochinha lands with a nice combination. Hieron backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carochinha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hieron throws a right hand that misses
letting Carochinha counter with a right hand.
Carochinha jabs Hieron right on the nose. Hieron blinks but takes it well.
Davi Carochinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hieron misses with a double jab
and Carochinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Carochinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carochinha 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Carochinha!