PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Funker Vogt "Arising Hero" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Barry Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carpio
vs
Allen

185 cm
27
160 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

172 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Carpio moves out of range easily.
Allen thumps Carpio with a low kick.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Allen throws a one two combo.

It looks like Phil Carpio has been cut.
Carpio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Carpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio.
Carpio tries to land a leg kick but Allen saw it coming and moves away.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carpio slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen defending well as Carpio loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carpio moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Carpio moved out of range.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen throws a jab when Carpio was well out of range.
Carpio blocks a leg kick.
Carpio tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Carpio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Carpio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carpio.
Carpio misses with a wild combination.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Carpio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Allen.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Carpio tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allen tries a low kick but Carpio avoids it.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a head kick that misses
and Carpio counters with a body kick that stops Allen in his tracks momentarily.
Carpio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Carpio settles back down.
Carpio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carpio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with the left hand. Carpio knows he should have avoided that one.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Carpio moved away.
Carpio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Carpio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carpio.
Carpio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Carpio off balance momentarily.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Allen misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Allen.
Carpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carpio keeps the fight on the outside.
Carpio misses with a leg kick.
Allen looks to land a combination but Carpio avoids it well.
Carpio connects with a looping right hand.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Carpio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Carpio counters with an outside leg kick.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Carpio is rocked!
Carpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Oh Carpio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Allen misses.
Carpio seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carpio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Carpio misses.
Carpio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carpio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Carpio counters with an inside leg kick.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Carpio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio scores with a nice right hand.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carpio throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to work over Carpio's front leg with a kick but Carpio checks it.
Carpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Carpio counters with a three punch combo that has Allen backing up. Allen nods at Carpio to acknowledge the strikes.
Carpio throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Carpio walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Carpio in the body.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carpio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpio misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Carpio moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Carpio takes one to the side of the head.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carpio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Carpio shrugs it off though.
A jab from Carpio does it's job there.
Carpio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen.
Carpio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carpio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carpio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Carpio.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carpio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carpio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carpio.
Allen tries to work over Carpio's front leg with a kick but Carpio checks it.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Carpio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Nice uppercut there from Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Carpio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen lands with a straight right. Carpio didn't see that one coming.
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!
Carpio throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carpio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Carpio keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Carpio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carpio throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen connects with a right hand. Carpio shakes it off.
Carpio throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carpio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Carpio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carpio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Allen throws a leg kick but Carpio checks it.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carpio throws a leg kick
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Allen tries to clinch up but Carpio circles away and keeps his distance.
Carpio misses with a shot to the body

and Allen counters with a head kick that drops Carpio to the mat! Carpio scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
Carpio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carpio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpio misses with a looping left.
Carpio throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carpio.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Carpio counters with a nice leg kick.

Allen pushes Carpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Carpio blocks an elbow strike.
Allen working hard to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Allen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Carpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Carpio avoids the damage to the body.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Allen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Allen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carpio's brow.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen wants to break free but Carpio has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Allen.
Phil Carpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio lands a left hand.

It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Carpio.
Carpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carpio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Carpio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Carpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio.
Allen throws a right hand that Carpio ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpio also avoids with ease.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carpio connects with a jab.
Allen misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carpio looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carpio scores with a jab to the head.
Carpio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen misses with a head kick.
A big left from Carpio misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carpio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carpio there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Post fight, an emotional Barry Allen said 'I want to dance in the aisles! I want to blow loads in faces of all the honey's here tonight. I am glorious I am the king!'.