PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carvalho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Casa do Sol Nascente. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Carvalho
vs
Taylor

176 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.

Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Carvalho.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Carvalho tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the ropes.
Taylor keeps control of Carvalho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Carvalho wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Carvalho.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvalhos head.
Carvalho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carvalho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Taylor keeps control of Carvalho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carvalho is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carvalho's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taylor.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvalhos head.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carvalho takes a shot to the head.
Carvalho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Carvalho tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the ropes.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carvalho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Carvalho tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.

Carvalho is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Oh Carvalho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor throws a big uppercut that drops Carvalho! More strikes from Taylor and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Carvalho lies dazed against the ropes as Taylor celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tat Taylor!
Tat Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.