PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Carvalho has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stone
vs
Carvalho

176 cm
28
164 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

172 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carvalho moves into the clinch successfully.
Stone lands a left hand.
Carvalho working aggressively here.
Carvalho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
A short left from Carvalho.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Carvalho avoiding damage.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Carvalho avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
A short right from Carvalho.
Carvalho tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Stone breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho lands a nice looking body shot.
Carvalho misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Carvalho clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a head punch that misses.
Carvalho swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone tries to score a body lock takedown but Carvalho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stone presses Carvalho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carvalho tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Stone to work.
Carvalho throws a head punch that misses.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Carvalho.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carvalho lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
I was talking to Stone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carvalho gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carvalho after a bit of a struggle.
Carvalho trying to stall but Stone improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carvalho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carvalho throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Carvalho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carvalho tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gustavo Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stone misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvalho! But no joy.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Carvalho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone lands with a straight right. Carvalho didn't see that one coming.
Stone with a hook.
Stone connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carvalho takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stone.
Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Carvalho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carvalho misses with a body kick.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Carvalho's ribs.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carvalho. Carvalho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stone slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Stone cracks Carvalho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Stone misses with an uppercut
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Carvalho.
Stone moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone blocks a jab.
Carvalho scores with a jab.
Carvalho slips a jab from Stone.
It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carvalho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvalho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
Stone tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone connects with a high kick.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Stone.
Carvalho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carvalho counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Carvalho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carvalho sprawls well. Carvalho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a poor cross that misses

and Stone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a strike but Stone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carvalho trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up.

Carvalho is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!

Stone is fighting to break Carvalho's control of his arms but Carvalho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Carvalho throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carvalho tries a quick counter leg kick but Stone is wise to it.

Stone clinches up with Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage.
Carvalho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries a body shot but Carvalho blocks it.
Stone working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
A head punch on the inside from Carvalho fails to land.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Carvalho lands with a left to the head.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Carvalho misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone pushes Carvalho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Carvalho is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carvalho to the mat. Carvalho regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone postures up.
Carvalho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho looking to control.
Carvalho managing to control the position.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
Manny Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carvalho holds on and takes a little breather.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.
Stone postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carvalho tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Stone feints and then cracks Carvalho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carvalho down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
Carvalho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Manny Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carvalho as he jumps to the side.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Carvalho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
Carvalho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carvalho misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Manny Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Stone.
I think Carvalho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gustavo Carvalho!
Gustavo Carvalho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.