PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente has chosen "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lil III
vs
Valente

180 cm
38
160 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

172 cm
32
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valente finds it's way round the side to connect with Lil III's head.
Lil III misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lil III misses with a looping right.
Lil III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valente.
Lil III lands a leg kick that knocks Valente off balance momentarily.
Lil III throws a big shot that misses.
Lil III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lil III throws a hook to the side of Valente's head but Valente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Lil III tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil III throws a chopping leg kick but Valente manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lil III swats away the attempt to clinch by Valente.
A little feinted left hand from Lil III on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothaz in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lil III on the side of the head.

Lil III rushes Valente and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lil III throws an elbow but misses.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Lil III blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valente blocks a body shot from Lil III.
Valente misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valente lands with a short shot to the head.
Valente gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lil III.
Valente lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lil III throws an elbow but misses.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
Lil III blocking some punches.
Valente misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valente lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lil III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
Valente lands a nice uppercut.
Valente blocking some punches.
Lil III lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valente working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil III misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lil III.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is pushing Valente up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valente lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lil III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valente blocks an uppercut.
Valente lands an elbow inside that Lil III shrugs off.
Valente lands an elbow that stopped Lil III in his tracks for a moment.
Lil III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lil III's defenses.
Lil III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente throws a head punch that misses.
Lil III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lil III prevents a body shot from Valente.
Lil III avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
Lil III is trying to pull guard but Valente turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lil III misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lil III scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lil III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil III lands with a short shot to the head.
Valente scores with a hook to the body.
Lil III scores with a shot to the side of Valente's head.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lil III is trying to maintain a safe position but Valente gets an underhook and turns Lil III into the cage.
Valente content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Lil III.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Lil III controls the action.
Valente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Valente.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Lil III is stalling here.
Lil III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lil III pushes off an throws an elbow but Valente leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lil III avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
Lil III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lil III swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lil IIIs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valente.
Lil III misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valente prevents a body shot from Lil III.
A nice left hand lands by Valente.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lil III misses with some punches.
Lil III tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lil III enables Valente to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lil III manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valente has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lil III is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valente trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lil III's guard.

Lil III is looking for a triangle here but Valente uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Valente stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lil III is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente wants to stand but Lil III is controlling his arm.
Lil III is trying to get back to half guard.
Valente working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil III is looking to regain half guard here but Valente keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lil III is working hard here to advance position.
Valente happy to just control the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Lil III misses the jab.
Valente appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valente misses with an uppercut. Lil III saw that one coming.
Lil III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valente circles away quickly and effectively.
Lil III scoring well with a low kick there.
Valente tries to clinch but Lil III moves out of range.
Valente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Lil III.
Valente uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lil III.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil III looks to score with a jab to the body but Valente is just out of range.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lil III paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lil III.
The fighters circling - Valente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valente misses with a low kick.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valente looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Valente scores with a decent looking hook.
Valente misses with a leg kick.
Valente scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Lil III throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valente misses with a low kick.

Valente drives through and clinches with Lil III against the cage.
A short uppercut from Valente.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil III misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valente.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
Lil III misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lil III is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valente pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Valente stalling in the clinch but Lil III improves position.
Valente holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lil III avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
Lil III tries to stall but Valente uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Lil III.
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Valente misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
Lil III tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Lil III back against the cage.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lil III fails to land.
Lil III blocks an uppercut.
Valente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Valente fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlinhos Valente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Valente needs to keep his hands up - Lil III had a free shot at his head there.
Valente connects with a solid leg kick.

Valente takes the fight into the clinch.
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lil III takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lil III's brow.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valente comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lil III jumps guard but Valente turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valente lands a nice uppercut.
Valente lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lil III has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Valente misses with the head strike.
A short left from Valente.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Valente.
Lil III gets through Valente's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lil III blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Valente as the two fighters clinch.
Lil III drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valente is trying to maintain a safe position but Lil III gets an underhook and turns Valente into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Valente.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Lil III.
Valente lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valente blocking some punches.
Valente is working Lil III over against the cage.
Valente fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valente creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Lil III avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ba Lil III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente presses Lil III against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
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!
Valente working aggressively here.
Lil III has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lil III.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valente lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
Valente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valente drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lil III pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lil III lunges at Valente with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valente's hand.
Valente lands with an overhand left.
Valente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Valente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lil III throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Lil III lands a jab to the head.
Carlinhos Valente is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a two punch combination.
Valente is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lil III with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valente.
A lazy left from Valente finds it's target.
Valente defending well as Lil III loads up on a big left hand.
Lil III misses with a body shot.
Valente moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valente swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lil III.

Lil III clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Valente.
Valente misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Valente.
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
A hook to the body from Valente.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lil III scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
Valente prevents a body shot from Lil III.
A short right from Valente on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lil III.
Valente lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lil III lands a body shot.
Lil III has Valente pressed against the cage.
Lil III avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
Lil III misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lil III.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lil III.
Lil III swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlinhos Valente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valente winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlinhos Valente!
Our winner, Carlinhos Valente, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.