PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnnie Stalker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Carioca
vs
Stalker

190 cm
31
215 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

190 cm
38
215 lbs
26 - 13 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stalker. Carioca shrugs it off though.
Paulo Carioca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalker misses with a low kick.
Stalker loads up on a big right hand but Carioca slips the punch.
Carioca throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalker.
Stalker misses with a wild body shot.
Stalker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Carioca rushes Stalker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalker avoiding damage as Carioca throws knees to the body.
Stalker wants to get back to striking at distance but Carioca won't allow it.

Stalker breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carioca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carioca darts in trying to clinch
and Stalker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Carioca closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Stalker avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Carioca has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stalker digs a right hand underneath Carioca's ribcage. Carioca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carioca is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalker.
A hook to the body from Stalker.
Stalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker has a couple of punches blocked by Carioca.

Stalker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carioca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carioca throws a solid leg kick but Stalker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carioca.
Carioca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stalker counters with a straight right hand.
Stalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Stalker.
Stalker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca wants to clinch
and Stalker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stalker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carioca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stalker cracks a nice hook into Carioca's ribs.
Stalker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stalker connects with a right hand. Carioca shakes it off.
Stalker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioca. That did some damage!
Stalker scores with a nice head shot.
Stalker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Stalker as he connects with a hook.
Stalker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carioca.
A low kick from Carioca misses
and Stalker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carioca avoids the body shot from Stalker.
Carioca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stalker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carioca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carioca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carioca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carioca tries to clinch but Stalker is having none of it.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Stalker throws a wild body kick that Carioca sees coming a mile off.
Stalker works Carioca's body with a nice hook.
Stalker throws the kick towards the body but Carioca avoids it.
Stalker takes a swing at Carioca's ribcage but misses.
Carioca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stalker.
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!
Carioca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carioca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stalker throws a body kick that misses.
Stalker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker jabs Carioca right on the nose. Carioca blinks but takes it well.
Carioca wants to clinch
and Stalker counters with a three punch combo that has Carioca backing up. Carioca nods at Stalker to acknowledge the strikes.
Carioca is looking to clinch but Stalker is avoiding it.
Carioca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stalker. That one must have hurt.
Stalker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carioca if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Stalker does it's job there.
Stalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carioca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stalker.
Crunch! Stalker slams his shin into Carioca's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Stalker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carioca doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Stalker.
Carioca will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carioca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stalker can pounce on him.
A jab from Stalker does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Stalker dominated that round.
That's time! Carioca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stalker pounces like a tiger and cracks Carioca with a vicious hook! Carioca is down but not out! Stalker follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnnie Stalker!
After the big win, Johnnie Stalker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.