PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diego Carzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carzola
vs
McCarthy

175 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from McCarthy.

Carzola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Carzola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Carzola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carzola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carzola blocks a body shot from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Diego Carzola has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy lands an elbow inside.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy lands an elbow that stopped Carzola in his tracks for a moment.
Carzola is breathing heavily.
McCarthy lands an elbow that stopped Carzola in his tracks for a moment.
McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCarthy lands an elbow that stopped Carzola in his tracks for a moment.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCarthy lands an elbow inside that Carzola shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy tries a body shot but Carzola blocks it.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Carzola controls the action.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
McCarthy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Diego Carzola's cut is getting worse.
McCarthy lands an elbow just above Carzola 's eye.
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
Carzola takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCarthy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carzola wants to break free but McCarthy has control.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow.

Carzola is rocked!

Diego Carzola's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCarthy has control of Carzola and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Carzola crashing to the mat! Carzola looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! McCarthy looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Michael McCarthy!