PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Prowse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Prowse
vs
Carlitos

168 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
30
152 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Prowse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlitos throws an overhand right that lands on Prowse's shoulder, as Prowse tries to avoid the shot.
Prowse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Carlitos . Those never looked like landing.
Prowse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Prowse misses its intended target.
Prowse with a poor takedown
and Carlitos counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlitos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prowse throws a right hand that Carlitos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlitos also avoids with ease.
Prowse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlitos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlitos looks to score with a jab to the body but Prowse is just out of range.
Prowse moves out of range of the strikes.
Prowse throws a hook but Carlitos avoids it easily.
Prowse slips a jab and a cross from Carlitos .
Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos lands with an overhand left.
Prowse throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prowse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
Prowse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Carlitos to counter with a crisp jab.
Prowse looks to land a right hand but Carlitos moved out of range.
Carlitos throws a hook to the side of Prowse's head but Prowse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prowse ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prowse staying out of range there.
Tyson Prowse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prowse throws a jab when Carlitos was well out of range.
Carlitos swings for the body but Prowse moves out of range.
Prowse scores with a nice strike.
Prowse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Prowse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prowse misses the body punch
and Prowse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prowse tries to bum rush Carlitos with a series of wild strikes but Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prowse throws a right hand that misses
and Carlitos counters with a straight right hand.
Prowse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlitos counters with a straight right hand.
Prowse throws a big shot that misses.
Prowse is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carlitos 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheers as Prowse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carlitos doesn't seem phased though.
Prowse dodges the punch combination from Carlitos .
Carlitos ducks under a wild hook from Prowse.
Prowse ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlitos defending well as Prowse loads up on a big left hand.
Prowse throws a hook but Carlitos avoids it easily.

Carlitos has managed to clinch.

Carlitos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlitos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexandre Carlitos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prowse dodges the punch combination from Carlitos .
Prowse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prowse fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prowse. Carlitos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prowse misses the shot to the body.
Prowse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prowse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prowse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlitos misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Prowse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prowse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Prowse missing with a left hand there. Carlitos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prowse looks to land a combination but Carlitos avoids it well.
Prowse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Carlitos counter with a right hand.
Carlitos loads up on a big right hand but Prowse slips the punch.
Prowse misses with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prowse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlitos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlitos misses with a hook. Prowse ducked under it nicely.
Carlitos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prowse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlitos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prowse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlitos manages to avoid it.
Prowse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 Tyson Prowse will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carlitos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prowse.
Tyson Prowse is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlitos slips a jab from Prowse.
Prowse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlitos avoids it really well and circles away.
Prowse walks into a stiff left hand from Carlitos .
Prowse throws a hook but Carlitos avoids it easily.
Carlitos avoids the body shot from Prowse.
A telegraphed right hand from Prowse misses the target.
Prowse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prowse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carlitos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prowse.
Prowse misses with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a straight right hand.
Prowse swings widly with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Prowse is out of range.
Prowse misses with a wild body shot.
Prowse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlitos counters with a straight right hand.
Prowse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prowse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prowse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlitos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prowse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlitos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prowse.
Prowse misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlitos counters with a series of strikes. Prowse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlitos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos lands a right hook to the body.
Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Prowse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Prowse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlitos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prowse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prowse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlitos .
Prowse misses with a hook. Carlitos ducked under it nicely.
Prowse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson Prowse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prowse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Prowse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlitos manages to avoid it.
Carlitos misses with a double jab.
Prowse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlitos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlitos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!

Carlitos closes the distance and clinches.

Carlitos manages to break the clinch.
Prowse slips a jab from Carlitos .
Carlitos slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prowse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prowse throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Prowse slips under a jab from Carlitos .
Carlitos misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prowse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Prowse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlitos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlitos misses with a hook.
Carlitos throws a looping overhand right but Prowse ducks down to avoid it.
Prowse defending well as Carlitos loads up on a big left hand.
Prowse throws an off balance right hand
and Carlitos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prowse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlitos .
Prowse throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlitos staying out of range there.
Prowse misses with an uppercut
and Carlitos counters with a right hand to the body.
Prowse misses with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Prowse misses.
Carlitos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prowse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlitos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Carlitos . Those never looked like landing.
Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prowse.
Prowse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlitos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prowse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos staying out of range there.
Carlitos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Tyson Prowse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Prowse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prowse takes one to the chin there.
Prowse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prowse.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Carlitos . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carlitos .
Carlitos defending well as Prowse loads up on a big left hand.
Prowse misses with a body shot.
Prowse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Prowse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prowse misses with an uppercut. Carlitos saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prowse misses with an uppercut
and Carlitos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prowse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlitos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Carlitos misses.
Prowse fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlitos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prowse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlitos with a hook.
Carlitos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlitos misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre Carlitos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Prowse.
Prowse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlitos manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Carlitos .
Prowse misses with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a stiff right hand.
Prowse throws out a loose jab but Carlitos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Prowse misses.
Prowse throws a lazy uppercut
and Carlitos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prowse swinging wildly here.
Prowse throws out a loose jab but Carlitos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prowse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Carlitos to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlitos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prowse throws a right hand that Carlitos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlitos also avoids with ease.
A big right from Carlitos misses.
Prowse blocks a jab.
Prowse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carlitos to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Prowse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Carlitos misses.
Carlitos feints with a jab and clips Prowse right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Prowse is sent crashing into the canvas and Carlitos leaps in for the kill! Prowse tries to get to his feet but Carlitos is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Prowse is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandre Carlitos !