PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Pitlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frodo Pitlik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carbone
vs
Pitlik

190 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Carbone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Frodo Pitlik!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitlik throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Carbone misses the target.
Pitlik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitlik misses with a head kick.
Pitlik throws a head kick that misses.

Carbone closes the distance and pushes Pitlik back into the cage.
Carbone has a couple of punches blocked by Pitlik.

Carbone breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carbone. Pitlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitlik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carbone throws a body shot but no joy.
Carbone swings for the body but Pitlik moves out of range.
Pitlik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Carbone rushes Pitlik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pitlik misses with a body punch.
Pitlik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitlik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pitlik manages to break the clinch.
Carbone looks to land a left hand but Pitlik moved out of range nicely.
Carbone checks a low kick from Pitlik.

Carbone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitlik, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitlik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pitlik tries to land knees in the clinch but Carbone avoids the damage to the body.
Pitlik blocking some punches.
Carbone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carbone misses with a straight left.
Pitlik throws a sloppy head kick and Carbone moves out of range easily.

Carbone gets a clinch.

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

Carbone moves into range and clinches up with Pitlik.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carbone moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carbone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitlik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carbone avoids it.
Carbone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitlik controls his hands.

Pitlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carbone throws a hook but Pitlik blocks it.
Pitlik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carbone swings for the body but Pitlik moves out of range.
Carbone throws a right and a left that both miss.

Carbone has managed to clinch.
Carbone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone has a couple of punches blocked by Pitlik.
Pitlik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carbone throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.

Pitlik manages to break the clinch.
Pitlik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carbone.
Carbone throws a hook to the side of Pitlik's head but Pitlik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carbone throws a big shot that misses.

Carbone has closed the distance and engaged Pitlik in a clinch.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carbone. Pitlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitlik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carbone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pitlik's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pitlik moves out of range of the strikes.
Frodo Pitlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitlik slips under a jab from Carbone.
Carbone loads up on a big right hand but Pitlik slips the punch.
A big left from Carbone misses.
Despite the aggression on Pitlik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carbone missing with a left hand there. Pitlik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carbone misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Pitlik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitlik throws a sloppy head kick and Carbone moves out of range easily.
Pitlik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carbone missing with a left hand there. Pitlik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitlik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carbone.

Pitlik gets tackled into the cage by Carbone. Carbone maintains the clinch.
Carbone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carbone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pitlik is keeping busy.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.
Pitlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carbone tries a body shot but Pitlik blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.
Pitlik prevents a body shot from Carbone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carbone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitlik blocks an uppercut.
Pitlik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carbone swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pitlik manages to break the clinch.
Pitlik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitlik wants to land a leg kick but Carbone is out of range.
No joy there for Pitlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Carbone misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carbone has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.

Carbone manages to break the clinch.
Pitlik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carbone moves out of range of the body kick from Pitlik.
Carbone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitlik.
As Carbone backs off Pitlik throws a huge counter combo but Carbone manages to avoid it all.
Pitlik throws a head kick but Carbone moves out of range.
Carbone throws an overhand right that lands on Pitlik's shoulder, as Pitlik tries to avoid the shot.

Carbone closes the distance and pushes Pitlik back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.

Pitlik is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carbone can't fight it off and eventually Pitlik manages to take the fight to the floor. Carbone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pitlik looks winded!
Carbone wants to sweep here but Pitlik controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Carbone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pitlik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carbone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitlik can do to turn this around?

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carbone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitlik's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Carbone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.
Pitlik can't break the clinch.

Carbone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pitlik lands a big head kick that sends Carbone tumbling to the mat! Pitlik takes a step backwards and waves Carbone back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Carbone is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitlik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carbone.
Oh Carbone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carbone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitlik.
Pitlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitlik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carbone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitlik misses with a wild combination.
Pitlik misses with a double jab.
Frodo Pitlik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Pitlik.
Pitlik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitlik is breathing heavily.
Pitlik throws a head kick but Carbone moves out of range.
Carbone seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Carbone misses the target.

Carbone closes the distance and pushes Pitlik back into the cage.
Carbone can't find room to land a body shot as Pitlik controls the action.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carbone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitlik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carbone throws a head punch that misses.
Carbone is trying to stall.
Carbone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Carbone breaks the clinch.
Pitlik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pitlik misses with a head kick.
Pitlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Carbone moves into the clinch successfully.
Carbone misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Carbone breaks from the clinch.
Frodo Pitlik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carbone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carbone misses with a two punch combination.
Carbone looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitlik is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carbone clinches with his opponent.
Pitlik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pitlik manages to break the clinch.
Carbone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitlik was well out of range. Poor timing from Carbone.

Carbone forces Pitlik back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.
Pitlik blocking some punches.
Carbone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carbone misses with a punch on the inside.
Carbone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitlik's elbow.
Carbone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitlik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carbone breaks the clinch.
Pitlik misses with a head kick.
Pitlik throws a sloppy head kick and Carbone moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Carbone misses its target.

Carbone forces Pitlik back against the cage and clinches.
Carbone misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carbone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pitlik breaks from the clinch.

Carbone has closed the distance and engaged Pitlik in a clinch.
Pitlik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.
Carbone misses with the head strike.
Pitlik working hard to break the clinch.
Carbone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitlik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carbone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.

Carbone breaks from the clinch.

Carbone rushes Pitlik and presses him up against the cage.
Carbone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitlik uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pitlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carbone throws the left hand but Pitlik avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carbone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitlik is trying to stall.
Pitlik wants to get back to striking at distance but Carbone won't allow it.
Pitlik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carbone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Carbone moves into the clinch successfully.
Carbone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitlik tries to break free but Carbone pushes him back against the cage.

Carbone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitlik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitlik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitlik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Carbone misses the target.
Carbone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carbone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carbone looks to throw the jab but Pitlik is out of range.

Carbone takes the fight into the clinch.
Carbone misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Carbone dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pitlik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carbone.

Carbone has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carbone fails to land.
Carbone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitlik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitlik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carbone is defending well for now.
Pitlik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pitlik can't find room to land a body shot as Carbone controls the action.
Carbone tries a body shot but Pitlik blocks it.
Pitlik tries to score a body lock takedown but Carbone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Carbone breaks the clinch.
Pitlik moves away from the strike by Carbone.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.
Pitlik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitlik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carbone avoids it.
Carbone'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.
Carbone misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pitlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carbone takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitlik tries to circle away but Carbone has him pinned against the cage.
Carbone misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Carbone manages to break the clinch.

Carbone moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.
Pitlik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carbone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carbone misses with some punches.
Carbone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carbone misses with the head strike.
Carbone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carbone gets through Pitlik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone throws a head punch that misses.
Carbone can't find room to land a body shot as Pitlik controls the action.
Pitlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carbone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitlik uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pitlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carbone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitlik moves away.

Carbone clinches up against the cage.
Pitlik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitlik trying to land knees to the body.
Carbone trying to control the position but instead, Pitlik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carbone into the cage.
Carbone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitlik uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Pitlik is trying to force a seperation but Carbone has the dominant position.
Carbone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carbone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carbone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitlik.

Carbone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitlik throws a head kick that misses.
Pitlik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitlik misses with the combination.
Pitlik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitlik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Pitlik.

Carbone closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.
Pitlik misses with some punches.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carbone forces Pitlik back against the cage and clinches.
Carbone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitlik has had enough of the clinch but Carbone keeps him there for the moment.
Frankie Carbone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carbone misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pitlik manages to break the clinch.
Carbone misses with a straight left.

Carbone has managed to clinch.
Pitlik blocking some punches.
Pitlik blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carbone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carbone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pitlik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carbone.
Carbone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitlik as Carbone tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitlik.

Pitlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Carbone instigates a clinch.
Frodo Pitlik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carbone working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Carbone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carbone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Carbone!
A very excited looking Frankie Carbone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.