PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Del Muro

198 cm
34
201 lbs
33 - 26 - 0

190 cm
22
187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 33 - 26 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Carolla.
Del Muro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Carolla misses its intended target.
Del Muro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla staying out of range there.
Carolla jabs at Del Muro's body.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carolla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Del Muro back to the cage. Carolla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Del Muro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a combination. Del Muro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carolla lands a jab to Del Muro's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Carolla.
Carolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Muro manages to avoid it.
Del Muro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Muro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
Del Muro is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Carolla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Muro backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro slips a jab from Carolla.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Del Muro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Muro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Del Muro closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Carolla counter with a right hand.
Carolla stalks Del Muro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Del Muro's face. Del Muro staggers backwards, shaken.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Muro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Del Muro moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carolla lands a two punch combo.
Carolla misses with a series of wild punches.
Carolla tests Del Muro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Del Muro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Del Muro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Carolla tries to bum rush Del Muro with a series of wild strikes but Del Muro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Del Muro doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Del Muro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Muro 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.
Del Muro wants to clinch up but Carolla keeps it at a distance.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Muro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carolla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Del Muro doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Del Muro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Muro should have avoided that one.
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Del Muro misses.
Del Muro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Muro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carolla cracks Del Muro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Muro is just out of range.
Carolla throws a right and a left that Del Muro avoids nicely.
Carolla takes a swing at Del Muro's ribcage but misses.
Del Muro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a three punch combo that has Del Muro backing up. Del Muro nods at Carolla to acknowledge the strikes.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Muro.
Decent striking displayed by Carolla there.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Carolla.
No joy there for Del Muro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carolla cracks Del Muro with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carolla lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Carolla coming out on top.
Carolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Muro.
Carolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla stuns Del Muro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Del Muro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Carolla lands.
Del Muro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Del Muro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carolla misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Del Muro moves out of range as Carolla strikes.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Muro slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla lands with a straight right. Del Muro didn't see that one coming.
Del Muro tries to clinch up.
Carolla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Muro's head backwards.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Muro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Del Muro throws a shot from downtown. Carolla moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Muro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carolla throws out a powerful jab.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
Carolla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carolla lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carolla lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Muro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Muro.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
Carolla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Muro ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Del Muro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Muro's head.
Carolla throws out a loose jab but Del Muro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Muro tries to clinch
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carolla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Carolla moves away
and Carolla counters with a straight right hand.
Del Muro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Del Muro tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Del Muro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carolla jabs Del Muro right on the nose. Del Muro blinks but takes it well.
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Del Muro's shoulder, as Del Muro tries to avoid the shot.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Muro circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Del Muro moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Muro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carolla moves away.
Del Muro tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Del Muro throws a lazy uppercut
and Carolla counters with a left to the body.
Del Muro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Del Muro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carolla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Muro.
Del Muro looks to score with a jab to the body but Carolla is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Del Muro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carolla connects with a crisp jab.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Del Muro moves out of range.
Del Muro misses the jab.
Del Muro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Muro walks into a jab.
Carolla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Muro can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.
Del Muro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Del Muro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Muro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carolla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Muro.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Muro tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerardo Del Muro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Carolla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carolla 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Carolla!
A victorious Adam Carolla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.