PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joan Carillo (ranked 25899 p4p, 735 weight class) and Murray Felipe (ranked 7376 p4p, 651 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carillo
vs
Felipe

181 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joan Carillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murray Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carillo wants it to stay on the feet.
Carillo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Carillo clinches up against the cage.

Carillo breaks from the clinch.
Carillo misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Felipe gets underhooks to prevent Carillo's takedown attempt.
Felipe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Felipe tries to pull guard but Carillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Felipe drops back down to his feet.
Felipe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carillo after a bit of a struggle.
Joan Carillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murray Felipe.
Carillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felipe's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carillo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Felipe looking to throw knees to the head but Carillo is blocking nicely.

Carillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felipe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joan Carillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carillo counters with a straight right hand.
Felipe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carillo defends well and Felipe ends up having to push Carillo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felipe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Carillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Carillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Carillo backs off Felipe throws a huge counter combo but Carillo manages to avoid it all.
Carillo throws a front kick aimed at Felipe's knee but Felipe avoids it well.
Felipe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carillo misses with a body shot.
Felipe throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Felipe.
Carillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Carillo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carillo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Felipe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Felipe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Felipe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Felipe doesn't manage to clinch there - Carillo circles away.
Carillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Felipe. Felipe gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Carillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Carillo clinches.

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

Carillo rushes Felipe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carillo manages to break the clinch.
Carillo looks to land a combination. Felipe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A lazy left from Carillo finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felipe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felipe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carillo throws a series of punches but Felipe moves out of range.
Carillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Felipe avoids it really well and circles away.
Felipe with the counter takedown but Carillo avoids it easily.
Felipe checks a low kick from Carillo.
Felipe misses with a takedown attempt - Carillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felipe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felipe shoots in but no luck this time.
Felipe doesn't manage to clinch there - Carillo circles away.
A punch combination from Carillo misses.
Carillo misses with a combination

and Felipe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Felipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carillo is trying to pull guard but Felipe has him pressed against the cage.

Carillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Felipe looks for a takedown but Carillo sprawls well.
Carillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Felipe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Felipe looks winded!
Carillo stuns Felipe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Felipe.
Carillo throws a series of punches but Felipe avoids them all with ease.
Felipe throws a fast counter high kick but Carillo manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joan Carillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carillo wants it to stay on the feet.
Carillo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felipe can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Carillo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Felipe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Felipe tries to bum rush Carillo with a series of wild strikes but Carillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felipe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Carillo darts in and clinches Felipe up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Felipe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carillo breaks from the clinch.
Carillo throws the left hand but Felipe avoids the punch easily.

Carillo moves into range and clinches up with Felipe.

Carillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carillo avoids the body shot from Felipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carillo shoots in and drives through. Felipe sprawls well.
Carillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Carillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Felipe is breathing heavily.
Carillo scores with a punch to the head.
Felipe throws a push kick but Carillo slaps the foot to one side.
Carillo lands a nice looking body shot.

Carillo instigates a clinch.

Carillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joan Carillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murray Felipe.
Felipe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Felipe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carillo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felipe shoots in but no luck this time.
Felipe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carillo is able to avoid easily.
Carillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carillo misses with an uppercut. Felipe saw that one coming.

Carillo gets a clinch.
Felipe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Felipe has Carillo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carillo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Felipe is pressed up against the cage. Carillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Felipe down to the mat. Felipe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carillo lands a jab.
Carillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carillo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Carillo clinches up against the cage.
Felipe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Carillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Felipe shoots in but no luck this time.
Carillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Felipe under the eye.
Carillo shoots in for a takedown but Felipe shows good takedown defense.
Felipe tries to clinch up but Carillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Carillo is looking to counter punch.
Carillo misses with a two punch combination.
Carillo shoots in but Felipe avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felipe misses with a body kick.
Carillo throwing a counter right hand but Felipe manages to avoid it.
Carillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carillo wants it to stay on the feet.
Joan Carillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carillo misses with the combination.
Carillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Felipe circles away.
Carillo misses with a double jab
and Felipe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joan Carillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carillo but Carillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Felipe swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Carillo scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joan Carillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Felipe counter with a right hand.
Carillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felipe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felipe throws a counter combo.
Felipe moves in looking to clinch but Carillo pushes him off.
Carillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Felipe tries to clinch there but Carillo circles away.
Carillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Felipe.
A low kick from Felipe misses
and Carillo counters with a two punch combo.
Carillo moves out of range as Felipe throws a body kick.
Felipe wants to clinch up but Carillo keeps it at a distance.
Carillo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Felipe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carillo defends well and Felipe ends up having to push Carillo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felipe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carillo goes for a double leg but Felipe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Felipe continues to drive forward.
Felipe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Felipe has his takedown stuffed
and Carillo counters with a left and a right that stings Felipe.
Joan Carillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murray Felipe.
Felipe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carillo circles away.
Carillo lands with a nice combination. Felipe backs away looking to recover.

Felipe is rocked!
Carillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felipe was well out of range. Poor timing from Carillo.
Felipe is still on wobbly legs! Can Carillo finish him?
Carillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Felipe clinches with his opponent.

Felipe pulls Carillo into guard.
Carillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Felipe seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felipe has his foot on Carillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Carillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Felipe controls Carillo momentarily but Carillo frees himself.
Carillo wants to control from the top but Felipe keeps moving.
Carillo stands up over Felipe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Felipe wants to sweep but no luck.
Carillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Carillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Felipe on the ground.
Carillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carillo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felipe keeping moving, preventing Carillo from controlling successfully.
Carillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Felipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felipe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carillo.

Carillo closes the distance and pushes Felipe back into the cage.

Carillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carillo fails to land the takedown.
Carillo sets himself, and Felipe steps forward looking for the clinch! Carillo avoids it this time.
Felipe tries to clinch but Carillo moves out of range.
Carillo moves in looking to clinch but Felipe pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felipe has a takedown stuffed.
Carillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Felipe defends well and Carillo ends up having to push Felipe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Felipe fails with a takedown attempt.
Carillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carillo leaves Felipe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carillo lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joan Carillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carillo 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joan Carillo!