PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pure White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pure White acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Carioca
vs
White

190 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

193 cm
28
204 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pure White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by White.
A jab from White misses.
Carioca jabs at White's body.
Carioca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Carioca.
White misses with a straight right.
Carioca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.

Carioca moves into the clinch successfully.
Carioca working hard to break the clinch.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands an uppercut.
Carioca is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Carioca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carioca.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carioca backwards.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carioca tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.

Carioca breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a left hand
and Carioca counters with a two punch combo.
Carioca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Pure White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White misses with a double jab
and Carioca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carioca throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Carioca tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carioca counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
Carioca tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White looks to land a right hand but Carioca moved out of range.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Carioca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carioca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca staying out of range there.

Carioca lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Carioca takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!

White is rocked!

It looks like Pure White has been cut.
Carioca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carioca slips a straight right by White.
White throws a right hand that misses

and Carioca counters with a crisp one two that drops White! Carioca thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves White to his feet! White is in big trouble!
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Carioca finish him?
White misses with a left hand
and Carioca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carioca doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a hook
and Carioca counters with a crisp right that sends White to the canvas! Carioca follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Carioca!
Paulo Carioca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ****160Q Energy for $150**** logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.