PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Deco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deco comes to the cage accompanied by Best Around. Tommy Deco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Deco
vs
Carmichael

173 cm
23
163 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Deco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Carmichael enables Deco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carmichael manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deco stopping the sweep attempt from Carmichael.
Carmichael trying to keep a closed guard but Deco is proving a slippery customer.
Deco lands a couple of digs.
Deco throws and elbow that misses. Carmichael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Deco's guard. Nice move by Carmichael!
Carmichael won't allow Deco to sweep him here.

Deco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carmichael trying to control the position from guard on top but Deco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carmichael tries to free his leg and advance position but Deco is retaining full guard.
Deco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carmichael controls the pace.

Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael with a hook.
Carmichael moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carmichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deco.
Deco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a leg kick but Deco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carmichael throws out a loose jab but Deco uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carmichael throws an overhand right that lands on Deco's shoulder, as Deco tries to avoid the shot.
Carmichael lands a front kick.
Carmichael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deco moves out of range of the body kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carmichael throws a sloppy head kick and Deco moves out of range easily.
Deco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carmichael's hands.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deco lands with a hook. Carmichael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Deco moves away
and Deco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carmichael moves to clinch but Deco breaks away

and Deco counters with a shoot takedown. Carmichael fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deco postures up and lands a big shot to Carmichael's brow.
Deco trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Carmichael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deco manages to get himself to full guard.
Deco looking for a sweep. Not yet Deco, not yet.
Carmichael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Deco trying to control from half guard but Carmichael is working away.
Deco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carmichael is trying to get back to full guard.
Carmichael is not content to let Deco control the position.
Deco is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carmichael defending well though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Deco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carmichael misses the body punch
and Deco counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Deco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carmichael lands a nice hook to Deco's body. Deco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deco misses with a jab to the body
and Carmichael counters with an inside leg kick.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deco manages to avoid it.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Deco moves out of range.
Carmichael swings for the body but Deco moves out of range.
Deco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmichael.
Deco swings widly with a right hand
and Carmichael counters with a nice leg kick.
Carmichael misses with an uppercut
and Deco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carmichael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carmichael pinned against the cage. Carmichael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carmichael. Deco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carmichael slaps away a takedown attempt from Deco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Deco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deco fails to land the takedown.
Carmichael throws a front kick aimed at Deco's knee but Deco avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice uppercut there from Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Deco swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmichael.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carmichael takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carmichael looks to throw a body kick

and Deco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carmichael can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deco controls the pace.
Deco tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmichael is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deco trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Carmichael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carmichael seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael misses with a hook to the body

and Deco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carmichael blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deco.
Carmichael wants to control but Deco is keeping busy.
Deco not doing much here.
Deco is thwarting Carmichael's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deco kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Dresden Carmichael has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carmichael scores with a leg kick.
Carmichael throws an off balance right hand

and Deco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carmichael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Deco is working for a submission of some sort.
Carmichael is not content to let Deco control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Deco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Carmichael jabs at Deco's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deco moves away.
Carmichael misses with a hook
and Deco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deco throws a nice looking combination but Carmichael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Deco is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses
enabling Deco to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmichael swings widly with a right hand

and Deco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carmichael!
Carmichael tries to lock up and control but Deco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carmichael's face.
Deco working the ground and pound effectively.

Deco throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Carmichael has his hands clasped together but Deco breaks the hold and Carmichael is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Deco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Deco!