PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Rodrigo Mangabeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carolla
vs
Mangabeira

198 cm
33
201 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Carolla swinging wildly here.

Mangabeira moves into the clinch.
Carolla leaning against his opponent.
Carolla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mangabeira walks away with a smile on his face. Carolla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mangabeira is looking to land body kicks.
Carolla throws a looping overhand right but Mangabeira ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but Carolla moves away
and Carolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mangabeira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla moves away from the strike by Mangabeira.

Mangabeira forces Carolla back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira has a couple of punches blocked by Carolla.
Mangabeira working aggressively here.
Carolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carolla goes for a takedown attempt but Mangabeira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mangabeira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Mangabeira off the cage and back into range.
Mangabeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla lands a jab to the head.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carolla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira wants to clinch.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch.
Mangabeira wants to clinch
and Mangabeira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mangabeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mangabeira wants to clinch
and Carolla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carolla looks to land a combination but Mangabeira avoids it well.
Mangabeira misses with an uppercut.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carolla cracks a nice hook into Mangabeira's ribs.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira slips a jab and a cross from Carolla.
Carolla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mangabeira.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangabeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Carolla cracks Mangabeira with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira staying out of range there.
Carolla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mangabeira closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Carolla. Those never looked like landing.
Mangabeira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mangabeira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mangabeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla throws a right hand that Mangabeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Mangabeira also avoids with ease.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Mangabeira avoids them all with ease.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla works Mangabeira's body with a nice hook.
Mangabeira moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla takes a swing at Mangabeira's ribcage but misses.
Carolla misses with a double jab
and Mangabeira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.

Mangabeira closes the distance and pushes Carolla back into the cage.
Mangabeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangabeira tries to clinch
and Carolla counters with a left and a right that stings Mangabeira.
Carolla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mangabeira wants to clinch.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carolla misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but Carolla moves out of range.
Mangabeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangabeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mangabeira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla cracks Mangabeira with a good jab.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangabeira closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mangabeira thinking.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mangabeira 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.
Carolla scores with a one two! Mangabeira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carolla scores with a sloppy right hand. Mangabeira should have avoided that one.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla looks to land a right hand but Mangabeira moved out of range.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Carolla works the jab nicely.
Carolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira throws a leg kick but Carolla checks it.
Mangabeira tries to clinch
and Carolla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mangabeira thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangabeira.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangabeira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carolla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo Mangabeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangabeira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Carolla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carolla, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Carolla!
A very excited looking Adam Carolla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.