PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Carthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carthew comes to the cage accompanied by Straight out of Compton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carthew
vs
Lacerda

193 cm
24
376 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

205 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Carthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Lacerda!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacerda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lacerda.
Carthew gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Lacerda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carthew has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lacerda looking to finish with strikes here!
Carthew blocking the ground and pound.
Carthew is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Lacerda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lacerda looking to secure an arm triangle but Carthew defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carthew is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Lacerda wants to finish this one by submission but Carthew is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lacerda.
Carthew wants to hold on but Lacerda pushes him away.

Lacerda wants to finish this one by submission but Carthew is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lacerda.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lacerda moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carthew has worked his arm free - good work by Carthew!

Lacerda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carthew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacerda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lacerda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carthew is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lacerda off and has taken his back!
Carthew throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacerda manages to reverse the position and now he's in Carthew's guard. Nice work there by Lacerda.
Lacerda looking to pass the guard.
Lacerda wants to control from the top but Carthew keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carthew is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lacerda defends well.

Lacerda drops back looking for a leg! Carthew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carthew manages to kick Lacerda off! Lacerda jumps back into Carthew's guard.
Lacerda wants to control from the top but Carthew keeps moving.
Carthew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lacerda wants to control from the top but Carthew keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carthew wants to stand but Lacerda is controlling the position.
Carthew wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderson Lacerda was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Carthew gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lacerda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lacerda trying to control the position from guard on top but Carthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lacerda drops back looking for a leg! Carthew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carthew manages to kick Lacerda off! Lacerda jumps back into Carthew's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carthew wants to sweep here but Lacerda controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Lacerda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lacerda looks for a takedown but Carthew sprawls well.
Carthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carthew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacerda throws a head kick that misses.
Carthew looks for a takedown but Lacerda sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Lacerda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lacerda moves out of range as Carthew strikes.
Lacerda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lacerda lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lacerda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carthew takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lacerda scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lacerda has managed to clinch.

Lacerda wants the takedown. Carthew is fighting it off but Lacerda persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carthew's guard against the cage.
Lacerda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lacerda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacerda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lacerda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carthew is just riding it out for now. Lacerda eventually gives up the hold.

Lacerda seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carthew makes his way to full guard, as Lacerda worked for a kimura.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lacerda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lacerda wants to control from the top but Carthew keeps moving.

Lacerda drops back looking for a leg! Carthew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carthew manages to kick Lacerda off! Lacerda jumps back into Carthew's guard.
Lacerda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lacerda drops back looking for a leg! Carthew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carthew manages to kick Lacerda off! Lacerda jumps back into Carthew's guard.

Lacerda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lacerda trying to control but Carthew is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carthew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Carthew has an active guard here but Lacerda has managed to pass into half guard.

Lacerda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carthew defends it well.
Lacerda trying to control from half guard but Carthew is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lacerda wants to work for an arm triangle but Carthew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lacerda trying to control the action but Carthew is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Lacerda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carthew misses with a double jab.
Carthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lacerda.
Lacerda has a takedown stuffed.
Wanderson Lacerda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacerda misses with a takedown attempt - Carthew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lacerda.
Lacerda scoring well with a low kick there.
Bobby Carthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacerda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lacerda darts in and clinches Carthew up against the cage.

Lacerda has hold of one of Carthew's legs. Carthew is fighting the takedown attempt but Lacerda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda trying to control the position from guard on top but Carthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacerda stands and throws Carthew's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lacerda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carthew keeps working.

Lacerda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lacerda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carthew is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacerda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacerda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carthew is avoiding damage well.
Lacerda trying to control the position but Carthew is working away.
Carthew tries to improve position but can't.
Carthew gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda unloads with some shots from mount but Carthew bucks and avoids them well.

Lacerda looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Lacerda quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lacerda but it's paid off an Carthew is forced to tap! Nice work by Lacerda.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wanderson Lacerda!
A very excited looking Wanderson Lacerda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.