PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Carcetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Carcetti
vs
Early

198 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Carcetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jubal Early!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carcetti scores with a body shot.
Carcetti avoids the head kick by Early.
Early closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carcetti circles away.
Carcetti looks to land a right hand but Early moved out of range.
Carcetti connects with a looping right hand.
Carcetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Early pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Early takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carcetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Early doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carcetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Carcetti lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carcetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Early looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carcetti is fending him off so far but Early persists. Nope, Carcetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Dennis Carcetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jubal Early.
Early shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Early swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Carcetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carcetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Early has his takedown stuffed
and Carcetti counters with a leg kick.
Early doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carcetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Early looks gassed!
Early blocks a head kick by Carcetti.
Some wild striking there from Early.
Early on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Early shoots for a takedown but Carcetti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carcetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Carcetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Early throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carcetti throws a head kick that half lands.
Carcetti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Early fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carcetti avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Early.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Early fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Early looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Early changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carcetti tries to avoid it but Early manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carcetti to the ground. Carcetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Early is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carcetti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Early.
Early misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Early is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Jubal Early has been cut.
Carcetti throws a hook but Early blocks it.
Carcetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Early. That did some damage!
Carcetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Early moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Early shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carcetti defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti leaves Early with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carcetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carcetti stuffs the takedown.
Early throws a hook to the side of Carcetti's head but Carcetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Early fails with the takedown
and Carcetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Early shoots in looking for a takedown. Carcetti tries to sprawl out of it but Early keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carcetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Early throws a poor cross that misses
and Carcetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Early tries to clinch up.
Early changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carcetti tries to avoid it but Early manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carcetti to the ground. Carcetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carcetti jabs Early right on the nose. Early blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Carcetti there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carcetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Early at a distance.
Carcetti stuffs the takedown attempt from Early. Early gets slowly back to his feet.
Carcetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carcetti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carcetti lands a really nice looking cross but Early seems unphased.
Carcetti thuds his right hand into Early's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Early swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carcetti counters with a one-two to the body.
Carcetti throws a hook but Early blocks it.
Early takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carcetti misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carcetti throws a right and a left that Early avoids nicely.
Early shoots in looking for a takedown. Carcetti tries to sprawl out of it but Early keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carcetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carcetti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Early.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Carcetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jubal Early's cut.
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.

Carcetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carcetti lands with a straight right. Early didn't see that one coming.
Early tries for a takedown but Carcetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carcetti lands a jab.
Early fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carcetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Early.
Early misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carcetti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Early misses with a takedown
and Carcetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Dennis Carcetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jubal Early.
Early shoots in for a double leg but Carcetti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Early is breathing heavily.
Early rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carcetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Early might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carcetti has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Early closes the distance and clinches up with Carcetti, looking for a takedown. Early pushes Carcetti against the cage but Carcetti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Early shoots and misses
and Carcetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Early slips under a jab from Carcetti.
Jubal Early seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carcetti misses.
Early gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carcetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Early.
Early shoots and misses
and Early takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carcetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Early should have avoided that one.
Early tries for a takedown but Carcetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Early with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carcetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Early takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sloppy strikes from Carcetti. Those never looked like landing.
Early takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Early with a poor takedown
and Carcetti counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Early takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dennis Carcetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carcetti stalks Early and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Early's face. Early staggers backwards, shaken.
Carcetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Carcetti moves away from the strike by Early.
Carcetti lands with a cross.
Early tries for a takedown but Carcetti circles away easily
and Carcetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Carcetti lands a two punch combo.
Early shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carcetti as he avoids it easily.
Dennis Carcetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carcetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carcetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carcetti lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carcetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Early walks into a stiff left hand from Carcetti.
Early moves out of range of the strikes.
Early shoots in for a double leg but Carcetti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dennis Carcetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Early avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carcetti scores with a jab to the body.
Carcetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carcetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Early tries for a takedown but Carcetti circles away easily
and Carcetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Carcetti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carcetti.
Early misses with a takedown attempt - Carcetti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Early or perhaps it was just good defense by Carcetti which made him look bad.
Carcetti throws a right and a left that Early avoids nicely.

Carcetti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Early stops Carcetti from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Early is looking to work some ground and pound but Carcetti has wrist control.
Early loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Carcetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jubal Early's cut.
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!

Carcetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Early misses with a takedown attempt
and Carcetti counters with a solid body kick.
Early fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carcetti avoids it really well and circles away.
Early blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carcetti.
Carcetti keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Early.
Dennis Carcetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jubal Early.
Carcetti throws a head kick that half lands.
Early takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carcetti throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Early with that takedown attempt.
Early doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carcetti counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carcetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Early changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carcetti tries to avoid it but Early manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carcetti to the ground. Carcetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Carcetti. Those never looked like landing.
Early fails with the takedown
and Early takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Early steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carcetti.
Carcetti stuns Early with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Early shoots and misses
and Carcetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Carcetti - just one landing.
Carcetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carcetti scores with a jab. Early acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Early staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Early staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Early.
Carcetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Early shoots in looking for a takedown but Carcetti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Early's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carcetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Early can do to turn this around?
Early with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carcetti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carcetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carcetti cracks Early with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carcetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Early jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carcetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Early misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carcetti.
Carcetti thows a body shot but no joy.
Early walks into a straight right hand from Carcetti.
Carcetti sizes up Early with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Early has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Early fails with a takedown attempt.
Carcetti connects with a high kick.
Dennis Carcetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carcetti looks to land a combination but Early avoids it well.
Jubal Early has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Early misses with a double jab.
Early shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carcetti as he jumps to the side.
Early doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Early misses with a takedown attempt
and Carcetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Carcetti tests Early's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carcetti stuffs the takedown.
Early with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carcetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carcetti scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Early fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Early tries for a takedown but Carcetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Early takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Early has his takedown stuffed
and Early takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Carcetti finds it's way through Early's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Carcetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carcetti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Carcetti!