PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newton Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stiglitz
vs
Carlos

178 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Convicted

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carlos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Carlos 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.
Stiglitz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stiglitz wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Stiglitz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carlos preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos passes Stiglitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stiglitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stiglitz is looking to improve his position.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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

Stiglitz is defending against the submission attempts here by Carlos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stiglitz won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stiglitz wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos shoots in for a double leg but Stiglitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stiglitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hugo Stiglitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Carlos.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Hugo Stiglitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up.

Stiglitz instigates a clinch.
Stiglitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Newton Carlos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stiglitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck for Carlos with that takedown attempt.
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiglitz stuffs the takedown.
Hugo Stiglitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Carlos.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hugo Stiglitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stiglitz as he jumps to the side.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz stuffs the takedown.
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Hugo Stiglitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos is breathing heavily.
Stiglitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Carlos shoots in but Stiglitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Stiglitz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stiglitz is looking to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Carlos or perhaps it was just good defense by Stiglitz which made him look bad.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiglitz moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stiglitz but Stiglitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hugo Stiglitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Carlos.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Carlos or perhaps it was just good defense by Stiglitz which made him look bad.
Stiglitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Carlos or perhaps it was just good defense by Stiglitz which made him look bad.
Stiglitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos circles away.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Stiglitz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiglitz wants to clinch.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Stiglitz, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Stiglitz against the cage but Stiglitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.

Carlos scores with a takedown into Stiglitz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiglitz is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.

Stiglitz looking for a guillotine here but Carlos defends easily.
Stiglitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiglitz controlling the position.

Carlos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stiglitz's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Newton Carlos.
I think Carlos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Newton Carlos!