PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha comes into the arena with Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing blaring out of the sound system. Bleh Wha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wha
vs
Carboni

225 cm
35
300 lbs
34 - 21 - 0

210 cm
32
300 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Spartan Nutrition
Mohito Fightwear

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 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha throws a nice looking combination but Carboni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carboni throws the left hand but Wha avoids the punch easily.

Wha rushes Carboni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carboni avoids it.
Wha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Carboni.
Wha lands a shoulder strike.
Carboni managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carboni.
Wha stalling the fight.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Carboni.
Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Carboni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha misses with the head strike.
Wha working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Wha.
Wha pushes off an throws an elbow but Carboni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carboni cracks Wha with a nice body shot.
Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wha just leaning against Carboni, taking a breather.
Wha has Carboni pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carboni avoids it.
Carboni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wha backwards.
Wha prevents Carboni from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Wha.
Wha misses with a knee to the head.
Wha is leaning against Carboni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wha throws an elbow that misses.
Carboni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carboni can turn it around.

Carboni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wha rushes Carboni and presses him up against the cage.
Wha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboni is trying to break the clinch but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Carboni blocks a body shot from Wha.
Carboni tries to circle away but Wha has him pinned against the cage.
Carboni working hard to break the clinch.

Carboni breaks from the clinch.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha throws a head kick but Carboni moves out of range.
Carboni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wha.
Wha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carboni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wha wants to clinch up but Carboni keeps it at a distance.
Carboni feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha connects with a leg kick. Carboni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wha wants to clinch up but Carboni keeps it at a distance.
Carboni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wha.
Wha slips a straight right by Carboni.
Carboni misses with a double jab.
Wha throws a big counter combination but Carboni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carboni missing with a left hand there. Wha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Wha misses the target.
Carboni feints the counter takedown.
Wha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carboni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wha misses with a wild combination.
Wha tries to clinch but Carboni moves out of range.
Carboni tries a head kick but it misses.
Wha lands a jab to Carboni's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carboni to score with a decent uppercut.
Carboni misses with a jab, cross combination.

Wha has Carboni up against the cage in a clinch.
Wha prevents Carboni from breaking the clinch.
Wha misses with the head strike.
Wha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wha taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
Wha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
Bleh Wha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Carboni avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Carboni stalling in the clinch.
Wha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Wha misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wha fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carboni wants to stall.
Wha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cosmo Carboni has been cut.
Wha tries to throw a body punch but Carboni avoids it by throwing Wha back against the cage.
Wha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carboni's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Carboni controls the action.
Wha lands with a right to the head.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Wha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carboni blocking some punches.
Wha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carboni managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha misses with a body punch.

Carboni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carboni looks to land a combination but Wha avoids it well.

Wha clinches.
Wha lands a right hand.

Carboni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wha throws a right and a left that Carboni avoids nicely.

Wha moves into the clinch successfully.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carboni is trying to break the clinch but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bleh Wha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Carboni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carboni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carboni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wha.

Wha closes the distance and pushes Carboni back into the cage.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carboni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carboni wants to break free but Wha has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha throws a punch but it's blocked by Carboni.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carboni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Wha both land. Nice combination.
Carboni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wha moves away.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carboni keeps the fight on the outside.

Wha moves into range and clinches up with Carboni.
Wha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That has opened up Cosmo Carboni's cut even more.
Wha lands with a left to the head.
Wha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carboni can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Carboni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboni avoids the head kick by Wha.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carboni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wha thuds his right hand into Carboni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carboni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wha duly obliges.
Cosmo Carboni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carboni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wha rushes Carboni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wha taking a breather.
Wha lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The cut above Cosmo Carboni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carboni managing to block the knees to the body from Wha.
Wha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Wha.
Wha misses with some punches.
Carboni can't break the clinch.
Wha is stalling here.
Wha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carboni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wha stalling the fight.
Wha working Carboni over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha is working Carboni over against the cage.
Good body shot from Wha.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wha.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carboni.
A right handed body shot lands from Wha.
Wha misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleh Wha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carboni's efforts to push away.
Carboni has had enough of the clinch but Wha keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bleh Wha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.