PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Weldon Carrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fim Vrinzwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Carrillo
vs
Vrinzwal

165 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weldon Carrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fim Vrinzwal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vrinzwal rushes Carrillo and presses him up against the cage.
Vrinzwal prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Vrinzwal to work.
Carrillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vrinzwal is defending well.

Carrillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vrinzwal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vrinzwal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vrinzwal is working for a submission of some sort.
Vrinzwal wants to stand but Carrillo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nice strikes from Vrinzwal there.
Vrinzwal stalling away here and it's allowed Carrillo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carrillo pulls Vrinzwal in close to his closed guard and prevents Vrinzwal from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vrinzwal wants to pass the guard but Carrillo is keeping the position.
Vrinzwal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carrillo is proving hard to escape from.

Carrillo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vrinzwal defends well.
Vrinzwal won't allow Carrillo to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo is pulling down on Vrinzwal's head to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Carrillo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vrinzwal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vrinzwal landing with the ground and pound.
Carrillo wants to stand but Vrinzwal is controlling the position.
Carrillo keeping moving, preventing Vrinzwal from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vrinzwal is controlling him.
Carrillo keeping moving, preventing Vrinzwal from controlling successfully.
Vrinzwal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carrillo trying to keep a closed guard but Vrinzwal is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fim Vrinzwal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Carrillo enables Vrinzwal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carrillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Carrillo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vrinzwal looks to land a combination but Carrillo avoids it well.
Carrillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Vrinzwal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrinzwal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinzwal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Vrinzwal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fim Vrinzwal has got the better of the ground game so far.

Carrillo looking for submissions off his back.
Carrillo is trying to stand back up but Vrinzwal is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carrillo tries to roll over but Vrinzwal keeps him under control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Carrillo tries to kick Vrinzwal off but Vrinzwal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Vrinzwal closes the distance and pushes Carrillo back into the cage.
Carrillo tries for a takedown but Vrinzwal manages to get underhooks.
Carrillo can't get the takedown.
Carrillo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weldon Carrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrinzwal stops a takedown attempt from Carrillo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carrillo being controlled against the cage.

Carrillo gets control of Vrinzwal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Carrillo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrinzwal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carrillo pulls Vrinzwal in close to his closed guard and prevents Vrinzwal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vrinzwal trying to control but Carrillo is working from the bottom.
Vrinzwal tries to free his leg and advance position but Carrillo is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vrinzwal looking to sit in guard and control but Carrillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Carrillo stops Vrinzwal from standing up.
Carrillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vrinzwal trying to keep a closed guard but Carrillo is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vrinzwal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carrillo manages to get himself to full guard.

Vrinzwal wants to control from the top but Carrillo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fim Vrinzwal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vrinzwal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vrinzwal wants to stand up but Carrillo is controlling the position.
Vrinzwal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinzwal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carrillo defending well though.
Carrillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vrinzwal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrinzwal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vrinzwal wants to take a breather but Carrillo is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Vrinzwal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Carrillo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vrinzwal passes into side control.
Carrillo wants to get back to his feet but Vrinzwal drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrinzwal remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrinzwal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vrinzwal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Vrinzwal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vrinzwal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Vrinzwal decides to stand back up. Vrinzwal steps back and let's Carrillo get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Carrillo enables Vrinzwal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carrillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vrinzwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vrinzwal trying to control but Carrillo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vrinzwal is controlling him.
Vrinzwal throws a big elbow that misses.

Carrillo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vrinzwal presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Vrinzwal manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vrinzwal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carrillo quickly recovers to half guard.
Fim Vrinzwal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vrinzwal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fim Vrinzwal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vrinzwal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fim Vrinzwal!