PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Eduardo has chosen Numb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Eduardo

198 cm
35
201 lbs
36 - 27 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 36 - 27 - 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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Eduardo counters with a two punch combo.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla looks to throw the jab but Eduardo is out of range.
A punch combination from Carolla misses.
Eduardo dodges the punch combination from Carolla.
Carolla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eduardo counters with a good low kick that Carolla was not able to check.
Eduardo tries to clinch up
and Carolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eduardo tries to clinch but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla avoids a kick to the body.
Eduardo is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eduardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eduardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo throws a head kick that Carolla semi-blocks.
Eduardo thuds a left hand into Carolla's body.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carolla tries to bum rush Eduardo with a series of wild strikes but Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Carolla misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eduardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Eduardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eduardo throws a right hand that Carolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Carolla also avoids with ease.
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Carolla throws a jab when Eduardo was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eduardo misses with a head kick.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eduardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla dips to his left and cracks Eduardo with an uppercut!
Carolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carolla!
Carolla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eduardo backs up against the cage.
Eduardo tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Eduardo misses with a kick to the body.
Carolla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eduardo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carolla blocks the body kick.
Carolla swings for the body but Eduardo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eduardo manages to avoid it.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carolla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla misses with a straight left.
Carolla swings for the body but Eduardo moves out of range.
Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carolla.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eduardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Eduardo moves out of range as Carolla strikes.
Eduardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Carolla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam Carolla will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Eduardo rushes Carolla and presses him up against the cage.
Eduardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carolla jumps guard but Eduardo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Eduardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Carolla.
Eduardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Eduardo slips a jab from Carolla.
Eduardo ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Carolla throws a body punch but Eduardo moves out of range.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo walks into a left hand.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eduardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carolla.
Eduardo slips a jab and a cross from Carolla.
Eduardo defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Carolla.
Carolla punishes Eduardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Carolla scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eduardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Carolla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carolla slips a jab and a cross from Eduardo.
Eduardo looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a two punch combination.
Carolla misses with a wild combination.
Carolla throws a right hand that misses
and Eduardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carolla is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eduardo.
Carolla connects with a jab.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla loads up on a big right hand but Eduardo slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Carolla with a jab.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eduardo 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.
Carolla tries to bum rush Eduardo with a series of wild strikes but Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Eduardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carolla throws a jab when Eduardo was well out of range.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Eduardo throws a series of punches but Carolla avoids them all with ease.
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Eduardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Eduardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Eduardo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo tries to circle away but Carolla has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eduardo working hard to break the clinch.
Eduardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Eduardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Carolla will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eduardo feints and then cracks Carolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carolla down.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo blocks it.
Eduardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eduardo throws a push kick but Carolla slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Carolla. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Carolla.
Eduardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Eduardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo lands a jab to Carolla's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo scores with a nice body kick.
Eduardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Eduardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carolla throws a left and a right that both miss

and Eduardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eduardo.

Eduardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla looks to land a combination but Eduardo avoids it well.
Carolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eduardo's head.
Eduardo digs a good hook to Carolla's body.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carolla misses with a body shot
and Eduardo counters with a nice body kick.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eduardo takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Carolla.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Eduardo throws the kick towards the body but Carolla avoids it.
Carolla lands with a shot to the body.
Eduardo wants to clinch up but Carolla keeps it at a distance.
Carlos Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carolla avoids the body shot from Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Eduardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carolla rather than just go for the knockout.
Carolla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carolla misses with a straight left.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eduardo's hands.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carolla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eduardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo blocks it.
Eduardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Eduardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Eduardo misses
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Eduardo.
I think Carolla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority 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.