PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carvalho
vs
Wright

170 cm
24
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Wright!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carvalho as he avoids it easily.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carvalho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Wright trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Carvalho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wright looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Carvalho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carvalho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carvalho avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
Wright is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carvalho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carvalho landing strikes from the mount and Wright is in trouble!
Wright tries to hold on but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carvalho scoring with strikes but Wright is staying in there.
Wright wants to control but Carvalho is having none of it.
Carvalho working Wright over with strikes here.

Wright is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Carvalho's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho lands with some strikes.
Wright is still in real trouble! Can Carvalho finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho landing shots from mount.
Carvalho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carvalho looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wright covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Carvalho!