PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelmar da Costa Carvalho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Worrell's chin.

da Costa Carvalho
vs
Worrell

195 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Worrell misses with a straight right.
da Costa Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worrell misses with a lunging right hand

and da Costa Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Worrell won't be happy with that.

da Costa Carvalho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Worrell, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

da Costa Carvalho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Worrell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Worrell is not content to let da Costa Carvalho control the position.
da Costa Carvalho is trying to ground and pound but Worrell uses the momentary lack of control by da Costa Carvalho to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

da Costa Carvalho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

da Costa Carvalho seems to be working for a kimura but Worrell defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worrell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Worrell tries to roll over but da Costa Carvalho keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worrell trying to control from the bottom.
da Costa Carvalho is keen to just control but Worrell is a slippery customer.
da Costa Carvalho wants to free his trapped foot but Worrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Worrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Worrell throws a head kick that da Costa Carvalho semi-blocks.
A jab from Worrell finds it's way through da Costa Carvalho's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
Worrell jabs at da Costa Carvalho's body.
da Costa Carvalho has a takedown stuffed.
da Costa Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Worrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Costa Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worrell lunges at da Costa Carvalho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by da Costa Carvalho's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell scores with a punch to the head.
Worrell lands with a hook. da Costa Carvalho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. da Costa Carvalho takes a step back to recover.
da Costa Carvalho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Worrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
da Costa Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Worrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Worrell as he connects with a hook.
da Costa Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell feints a jab promting da Costa Carvalho to slip. Worrell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. da Costa Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands with a slapping head kick.
da Costa Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Worrell sprawls well.
Worrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worrell lands a jab to da Costa Carvalho's midsection.
Worrell digs a good hook to da Costa Carvalho's body.
da Costa Carvalho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from da Costa Carvalho
and Worrell counters with a stiff right hand.
da Costa Carvalho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Worrell keeps da Costa Carvalho at a distance using the push kick.
Worrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Costa Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from da Costa Carvalho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Worrell works da Costa Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
Worrell throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Worrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Worrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches da Costa Carvalho on the side of the head.
da Costa Carvalho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! da Costa Carvalho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Worrell - the referee stops the clock and da Costa Carvalho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Worrell. da Costa Carvalho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
da Costa Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell cracks da Costa Carvalho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
da Costa Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Worrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Costa Carvalho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Worrell circles away.
Worrell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Worrell lands a slapping body shot.
da Costa Carvalho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worrell pinned against the cage. Worrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Costa Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
da Costa Carvalho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by da Costa Carvalho. That's going to slow Worrell down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Worrell.
da Costa Carvalho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Costa Carvalho there as he acknowledges the shot.
da Costa Carvalho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Worrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worrell lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Worrell!
Worrell feints a jab promting da Costa Carvalho to slip. Worrell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. da Costa Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Worrell lands with a good body shot.
Worrell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa Carvalho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
da Costa Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick.
Worrell thuds a left hand into da Costa Carvalho's body.
Worrell jabs at da Costa Carvalho's body.
Worrell avoids the head kick by da Costa Carvalho.
da Costa Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Worrell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Costa Carvalho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Worrell.
da Costa Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Worrell throws a front kick that sends da Costa Carvalho stumbling back into the cage.
Worrell scores with a sloppy right hand. da Costa Carvalho should have avoided that one.
da Costa Carvalho drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Worrell lands with a nice body punch.
Worrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peter Worrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Costa Carvalho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worrell's waist but Worrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da Costa Carvalho off to one side.
da Costa Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Worrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worrell lands a body shot.
Worrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worrell lands a nice hook to da Costa Carvalho's body. da Costa Carvalho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
da Costa Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worrell.
Worrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worrell, as that shot connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worrell.
Worrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Worrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell catches da Costa Carvalho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Worrell connects with a nice looking jab.
Worrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Worrell thumps da Costa Carvalho with a low kick.
Worrell throws a head kick that half lands.

da Costa Carvalho is rocked!
Worrell jabs da Costa Carvalho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh da Costa Carvalho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
da Costa Carvalho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worrell scores with a nice strike.
Worrell drops da Costa Carvalho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for da Costa Carvalho! Worrell dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Worrell!
An out of breath Peter Worrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.