PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Taito
vs
Carpio

164 cm
26
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

165 cm
28
146 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Taito down.
Taito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpio.
Taito misses with a body kick.
Carpio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carpio throws a front kick aimed at Taito's knee but Taito avoids it well.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Carpio misses
enabling Taito to counter with a crisp jab.
Carpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taito manages to avoid it.
Carpio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carpio misses with a hook. Taito ducked under it nicely.
Taito lands with a hook. Carpio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Taito. That snapped Carpio's head back.
Taito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito slips under a jab.
Carpio slips under a jab from Taito.
Taito with a nice cross.
Carpio ducks under a wild hook from Taito.
Carpio slaps away a takedown attempt from Taito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carpio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses.
Carpio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taito.
Taito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpio.
Carpio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taito.
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Taito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taito fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taito. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taito misses
and Carpio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Taito has his takedown stuffed
and Carpio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carpio darts in and clinches Taito up against the cage.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Taito.
Taito drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carpio pulls his leg out and moves away.

Carpio closes the distance and clinches.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Carpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Taito won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Carpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carpio is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Taito avoids a wild elbow strike from Carpio.
Taito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpio is pressed up against the cage. Taito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carpio down to the mat. Carpio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taito lands a jab to the nose.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Carpio lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carpio is defended easily by Taito.
Carpio throws a head kick but Taito moves out of range.
Carpio throws a low kick but Taito moves out of range easily.
Taito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carpio counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taito.
Carpio misses with a hook. Taito ducked under it nicely.
Taito throws a leg kick which misses Carpio's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpio tries to avoid it.
Taito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Taito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taito with a jab.
Carpio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carpio misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
Taito walks into a jab.
Carpio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taito throws a poor cross that misses
and Carpio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Carpio forces Taito back against the cage and clinches.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taito drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taito.
Carpio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taito throws an elbow that misses. Carpio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taito's guard. Nice move by Carpio!
Carpio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carpio throws a strike but Taito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Taito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carpio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carpio has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Taito has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carpio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carpio throws a big elbow that misses.

Taito has his foot on Carpio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carpio works his way back into a safe position though.

Taito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taito tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Taito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carpio throws a big elbow that misses.
Carpio landing with the ground and pound.
Carpio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Taito can't keep his opponent in guard - Carpio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Taito actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Carpio.
Carpio lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carpio lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpio thows a huge punch but Taito dodges it nicely.
Dave Carpio has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio slips a nice elbow through Taito's hands, connecting with Taito's forehead.
Carpio thows a huge punch but Taito dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carpio connects with a nice short shot to Taito's temple.

Taito is rocked!
Carpio is nestled in close to Taito, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Taito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carpio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carpio winds up and cracks Taito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carpio scores with a big shot! Taito's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Taito! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Carpio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Carpio made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.