PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the ring accompanied by Smells like Teen Spirit. Adelmar da Costa Carvalho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jorge
vs
da Costa Carvalho

187 cm
22
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Costa Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
Jorge misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jorge has a takedown stuffed.

Jorge clinches.

Jorge pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
da Costa Carvalho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge pulls da Costa Carvalho in to control the position.
Jorge is trying to keep da Costa Carvalho in close.
da Costa Carvalho stands and throws Jorge's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

da Costa Carvalho tries for a kimura but Jorge is defending well.

da Costa Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jorge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
da Costa Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Jorge defends.
Jorge is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

da Costa Carvalho tries for a kimura but Jorge is defending well.

da Costa Carvalho stands up and beckons Jorge to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jorge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jorge showed some decent athleticism there.

da Costa Carvalho looking for submissions off his back.
Jorge trying to control the action but da Costa Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Jorge wants to free his trapped foot but da Costa Carvalho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
da Costa Carvalho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho tries to lock up and control but Jorge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
da Costa Carvalho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jorge tries to control but da Costa Carvalho wriggling away.
da Costa Carvalho wants to hold on but Jorge pushes him away.
da Costa Carvalho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jorge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
da Costa Carvalho throwing strikes from guard but Jorge blocks nicely.
Jorge lands a good elbow from the bottom.
da Costa Carvalho trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Jorge 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.

da Costa Carvalho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jorge pulls his head out easily.
Jorge working the head and body with strikes.

da Costa Carvalho looking for subs from the bottom but Jorge mounts him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorge with the ground and pound from mount.
Jorge is landing with some decent strikes but da Costa Carvalho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jorge trying to control but da Costa Carvalho is having none of it.
da Costa Carvalho tries to hold on but Jorge pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Jorge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jorge rushes da Costa Carvalho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

da Costa Carvalho tightens his grip and picks Jorge up, before dumping him to the ground. Jorge manages to land in guard.
da Costa Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
da Costa Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorge controls da Costa Carvalho momentarily but da Costa Carvalho frees himself.
da Costa Carvalho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
da Costa Carvalho wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.

da Costa Carvalho drops back looking for a leg! Jorge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jorge manages to kick da Costa Carvalho off! da Costa Carvalho jumps back into Jorge's guard.
da Costa Carvalho is fighting to break Jorge's control of his arms but Jorge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to keep da Costa Carvalho in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiago Jorge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jorge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
da Costa Carvalho avoids the body shot from Jorge.
da Costa Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jorge sprawls well. Jorge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. da Costa Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.

Jorge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

da Costa Carvalho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
da Costa Carvalho punching from the bottom.
Jorge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
da Costa Carvalho is looking to control Jorge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can da Costa Carvalho avoid being mounted?

da Costa Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge controlling the action here.
Jorge trying to control from half guard but da Costa Carvalho is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

da Costa Carvalho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jorge pulls his head out easily.
Jorge passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jorge lands with some strikes.
Jorge cracks da Costa Carvalho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
da Costa Carvalho is bucking up trying to escape but Jorge cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jorge raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Costa Carvalho tries to lock up and control but Jorge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jorge landing strikes, looking to finish!
da Costa Carvalho sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jorge wants to control but da Costa Carvalho is keeping him busy.

da Costa Carvalho actively working from the bottom here.
Jorge wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Costa Carvalho keeps working.

da Costa Carvalho looking for submissions off his back.
Jorge is trying to control the action in half guard but da Costa Carvalho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
da Costa Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

da Costa Carvalho actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Jorge dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jorge stuffs the takedown.
da Costa Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorge slaps away a takedown attempt from da Costa Carvalho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from da Costa Carvalho.
Tiago Jorge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.
da Costa Carvalho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jorge stuffs the takedown.
Jorge darts in trying to clinch

and da Costa Carvalho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Costa Carvalho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge working a defensive guard here.
Jorge wants to stand and escape but da Costa Carvalho is having none of it.
da Costa Carvalho wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
da Costa Carvalho postures up.

da Costa Carvalho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jorge manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now da Costa Carvalho has Jorge in his guard.

da Costa Carvalho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

da Costa Carvalho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jorge defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Costa Carvalho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but da Costa Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jorge got a little sloppy there for a moment and da Costa Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorge has managed to get both his arms back between da Costa Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge content to stall in guard here.
Jorge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tiago Jorge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho trying to strike off his back.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but da Costa Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but da Costa Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Jorge wants to control from the top but da Costa Carvalho keeps moving.

da Costa Carvalho has his foot on Jorge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jorge works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
da Costa Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.

Jorge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tiago Jorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but da Costa Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tiago Jorge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown. da Costa Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Jorge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. da Costa Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge tries to clinch but da Costa Carvalho moves out of range.
Adelmar da Costa Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown but da Costa Carvalho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jorge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Jorge with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiago Jorge.
Well Jorge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Jorge!
An intense looking Tiago Jorge took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I like brown belts because they are easy to defeat. Who will be the next Mr. Alex?'.