PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Just A Dream . Kyle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Booty Woman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as David Kyle enters the cage!

Carmichael
vs
Kyle

170 cm
29
153 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

179 cm
29
155 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle throws a lazy right hand but Carmichael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Carmichael.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kyle.
Kyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carmichael counters with a leg kick.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Carmichael throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle cracks a nice hook into Carmichael's ribs.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Carmichael saw that one coming.
Carmichael stuns Kyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Carmichael is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carmichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyle.
Carmichael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Carmichael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle swings widly with a right hand

and Carmichael counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carmichael.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carmichael preventing the sweep.
Carmichael seems to have got his legs back now.
Kyle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carmichael preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carmichael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kyle has momentary wrist control but Carmichael slips an elbow through the middle.
Kyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Carmichael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmichael postures up in Kyle's guard and throws a big left but Kyle blocks it.

Kyle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carmichael passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to improve his position.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carmichael trying to control the action but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carmichael pulls his head out easily.
Kyle wants to get back to full guard.
Carmichael slips a nice elbow through Kyle's hands, connecting with Kyle's forehead.
Kyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carmichael landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kyle is looking for a sweep. Carmichael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyle wants to sweep but Carmichael has passed to side control!
Carmichael gets to mount! Kyle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carmichael breaks from Kyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carmichael content just to control the position here.
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!
Carmichael wants to control the pace but Kyle is squirming around nicely.
Kyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carmichael seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kyle is trying to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Carmichael has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Carmichael prevents Kyle from getting the reversal.
Kyle is in a horrible position here. Carmichael smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kyle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kyle is refusing to be controlled, as Carmichael sits in half guard.
Carmichael working the head and body with strikes.
Kyle gets back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael postures up in Kyle's guard and throws a big left but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carmichael manages to get himself to full guard.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Carmichael.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmichael pulls Kyle in close to his closed guard and prevents Kyle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carmichael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Carmichael.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carmichael pulls Kyle in close to prevent any damage.
Kyle throws an elbow that misses. Carmichael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kyle's guard. Nice move by Carmichael!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyle is on top in guard.
Kyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmichael is retaining full guard.
Kyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Carmichael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kyle!
Carmichael prevents Kyle from getting the reversal.
Carmichael working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kyle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Kyle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carmichael winds up and cracks Kyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael prevents Kyle from improving his position.
Carmichael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Carmichael gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carmichael throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
Kyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheers as Kyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carmichael doesn't seem phased though.
Kyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carmichael jabs at Kyle's body.
Kyle tries to land a body kick
and Carmichael counters with a good low kick that Kyle was not able to check.
Nice shot by Carmichael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
David Kyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Carmichael misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Kyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carmichael takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Carmichael saw that one coming.
Kyle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Carmichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyle tries to bum rush Carmichael with a series of wild strikes but Carmichael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kyle gets tackled into the cage by Carmichael. Carmichael maintains the clinch.
Carmichael takes an elbow to the temple.
Carmichael lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carmichael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carmichael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyle avoids it.
Carmichael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Carmichael avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle digs a right hand into Carmichael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carmichael's gas tank.
Carmichael lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Kyle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael stalling.
Carmichael stalling in the clinch but Kyle improves position.
A shot in the inside from Carmichael.
Carmichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael avoiding damage.
Carmichael lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kyle is rocked!
Carmichael leaning against his opponent.
Kyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmichael finish him?
Carmichael gets through Kyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael scores a nice knee to the body.
Carmichael is struggling to control the position.
Carmichael lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmichael.
Carmichael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carmichael is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmichael tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carmichael lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle tries a body shot but Carmichael blocks it.
Carmichael will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kyle up against the cage.
Carmichael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyle's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Carmichael.
Carmichael digs a right hand underneath Kyle's ribcage. Kyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Kyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
A bit of stalling here from Carmichael.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but Carmichael blocks it.
Carmichael stalling.
Carmichael dips a shoulder and cracks Kyle with a mighty uppercut! Kyle falls back against the cage and Carmichael unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kyle is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Carmichael screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dresden Carmichael!
After winning the bout, Dresden Carmichael thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.