PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorty Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carvalho
vs
Sanders

180 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shorty Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carvalho pinned against the cage. Carvalho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Nice body punch from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
David Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shorty Sanders.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanders.
Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carvalho scores with a nice right hand.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Carvalho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carvalho but Carvalho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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.
Carvalho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanders looks gassed!
Carvalho misses with a body kick.
Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carvalho tries to avoid it but Sanders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carvalho to the ground. Carvalho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carvalho throws a one two combo.
Carvalho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
Carvalho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carvalho digs a good hook to Sanders's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carvalho cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carvalho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
David Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
Sanders is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carvalho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sanders.
A good leg kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Carvalho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanders's head backwards.
Carvalho lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carvalho lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanders on the side of the head.
Sanders walks into a jab.
Carvalho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Carvalho connects with a high kick.
Sanders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carvalho to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders ducks right into an uppercut from Carvalho.
Carvalho tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanders off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Carvalho throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Carvalho with a nice cross.
Carvalho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carvalho sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Carvalho stalks Sanders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanders's face. Sanders staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Carvalho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanders shoots for a takedown but Carvalho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho.
Carvalho scores with a one two! Sanders had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Carvalho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Carvalho.
Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carvalho loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders looks for a takedown but Carvalho sprawls well.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carvalho finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head.
Carvalho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carvalho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carvalho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carvalho with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Carvalho.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carvalho.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
David Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shorty Sanders.
Carvalho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
Carvalho lands with a nice combination. Sanders backs away looking to recover.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carvalho connects with a nice looking jab.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
David Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Carvalho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a wild body kick that Sanders sees coming a mile off.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Sanders is looking to clinch.
Carvalho cracks Sanders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanders throws a body kick the misses
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Carvalho.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carvalho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carvalho swinging wilding here.
Carvalho is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Carvalho to acknowledge the strikes.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sanders might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carvalho has got the better of the exchanges.
Carvalho feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho.
Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvalho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carvalho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carvalho scores with a one two! Sanders had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvalho. Sanders shrugs it off though.
Carvalho lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvalho. Carvalho obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carvalho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A lazy left from Carvalho finds it's target.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Carvalho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
Carvalho tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Carvalho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carvalho.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Sanders misses with a takedown
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Carvalho dominated that second round.
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!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Carvalho throws a head kick that Sanders semi-blocks.
Sanders tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvalho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho scores with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Carvalho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho lands with a right hand.
Carvalho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Carvalho counters with an inside leg kick.
David Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shorty Sanders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carvalho, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Carvalho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carvalho.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho scores with a nice strike.
Carvalho lands a really nice looking cross but Sanders seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Carvalho.
Sanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a jab to Sanders's midsection.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanders takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Nice takedown defense from Carvalho. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Carvalho misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swinging wilding here.

Sanders bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carvalho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanders is controlling him well.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanders stops Carvalho from getting back to his feet.

Sanders is working for a submission of some sort.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanders is working for a kimura but Carvalho is defending it quite comfortably.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shorty Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carvalho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Sanders seems to be working for a kimura but Carvalho defends the submission attempt.
David Carvalho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sanders is working for an americana but Carvalho has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Sanders was thinking about the submission.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carvalho, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Carvalho!