PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Crawford (ranked 4275 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Carvallo (ranked 6709 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Carvallo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Crawford
vs
Carvallo

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

JD's Island Shack
Sinners Fight Wear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Carvallo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford drops his hands momentarily and Carvallo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carvallo walks into a jab.
Crawford jabs Carvallo right on the nose. Carvallo blinks but takes it well.
Crawford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crawford throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carvallo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carvallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carvallo eats them both and turns towards Crawford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvallo moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Crawford takes a swing at Carvallo's ribcage but misses.
Carvallo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crawford with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Carvallo's head but Carvallo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Carvallo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Crawford.
Carvallo connects with a leg kick. Crawford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Carvallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Carvallo avoids the body shot from Crawford.
The fighters circling - Carvallo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvallo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvallo. Carvallo obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a hook to the body
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Crawford in his tracks momentarily.
Crawford misses with a jab to the body
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Crawford was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvallo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Carvallo is out of range.
Carvallo slips a straight right by Crawford.
Crawford backing away here, and Carvallo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Crawford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvallo scoring well with a low kick there.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvallo. Crawford shrugs it off though.
Carvallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Carvallo throws a fast counter high kick but Crawford manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to bum rush Carvallo with a series of wild strikes but Carvallo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crawford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a good, hard body kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Crawford throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Carvallo is looking to slow Crawford down with leg kicks.
Crawford misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carvallo!
Carvallo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Carvallo saw that one coming.
Crawford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Carvallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Carvallo's head but Carvallo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Carvallo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford scores with a nice strike.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Crawford 's knee.
Carvallo slips under a jab.
Carvallo throws out a counter right but Crawford avoids it with no problem.
Carvallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
Carvallo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crawford will feel that in the morning.
A punch lands to the side of Carvallo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crawford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carvallo - the referee stops the clock and Crawford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carvallo. Crawford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvallo.
Carvallo throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lenny Crawford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carvallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Carvallo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Carvallo misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford misses with a hook
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ernesto Carvallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvallo scores with a jab. Crawford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carvallo.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Carvallo moved out of range.
Carvallo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Crawford misses with a jab to the body
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carvallo counters with a nice body kick.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Carvallo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Carvallo misses the target.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo lands a leg kick that knocks Crawford off balance momentarily.
Carvallo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawford counters with a two punch combo.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvallo manages to avoid it.
Carvallo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Carvallo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Crawford as he connects with a hook.
Carvallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Carvallo.
Nice defenses there by Crawford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvallo.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Carvallo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvallo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawford misses with a jab to the body
and Carvallo counters with a good, hard body kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Carvallo misses with a straight left.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawford.
Carvallo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carvallo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Carvallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawford misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carvallo loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Carvallo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Crawford throws a sloppy body shot
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford swings for the body but Carvallo moves out of range.
Crawford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carvallo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvallo.
Crawford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo thows a body kick. Crawford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Carvallo moved out of range.
Carvallo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Crawford misses
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crawford throws the left hand but Carvallo avoids the punch easily.
Carvallo slips under a jab from Crawford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford throws a sloppy body shot
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crawford really felt that one!
Carvallo needs to keep his hands up - Crawford had a free shot at his head there.
Crawford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carvallo scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawford should have avoided that one.
Carvallo scores with a kick to the body.
Carvallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvallo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Carvallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carvallo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Carvallo tries a quick counter leg kick but Crawford is wise to it.
Crawford misses with a body shot
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Crawford defending well as Carvallo loads up on a big left hand.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Carvallo tests Crawford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Carvallo throws out a powerful jab.
Carvallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvallo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawford misses with a hook. Carvallo ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carvallo slips a straight right by Crawford.
Crawford throws a body shot but no joy.
Lenny Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Crawford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crawford lands with a good body shot.
Carvallo dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
A little jabbing left from Carvallo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carvallo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carvallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo lands with a slapping head kick.
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvallo.
A little jabbing left from Carvallo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carvallo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawford.
Crawford connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Carvallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvallo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crawford's calf.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvallo lands a leg kick that knocks Crawford off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Carvallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvallo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Crawford lands with a shot to the body.
Crawford lands with a straight right. Carvallo didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings for the body but Carvallo moves out of range.
Carvallo throws out a counter right but Crawford avoids it with no problem.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Carvallo thinks about the counter body kick.
Carvallo misses with an uppercut. Crawford saw that one coming.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Carvallo counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvallo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvallo defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Carvallo staying out of range there.
Carvallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carvallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carvallo pushes Crawford away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a body kick.
Carvallo scores with a nice body kick.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crawford really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvallo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvallo delivers a nice body kick.
Carvallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Crawford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carvallo.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvallo.
A big left from Carvallo misses.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Carvallo saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernesto Carvallo.
Well Carvallo 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Carvallo!
Ernesto Carvallo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.