PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Di Carchio (ranked 5789 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 5688 p4p, 0 weight class). Di Carchio comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Empire State of Mind. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Di Carchio
vs
Jones

199 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

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 New York, Paulo Di Carchio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch but Di Carchio is avoiding it.
As Jones looks to move away, Di Carchio throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Di Carchio.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Di Carchio's efforts to push away.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Di Carchio is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Paulo Di Carchio has been cut.
A body shot lands from Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Di Carchio has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Carchio takes a shot to the head.
Di Carchio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Di Carchio is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Di Carchio tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Di Carchio is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Di Carchio takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Di Carchio backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown but Di Carchio manages to get underhooks.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Di Carchio controls the action.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Di Carchio wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Di Carchio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Di Carchio avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Di Carchio prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulo Di Carchio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Di Carchio can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Di Carchio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Di Carchio's gas tank.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Di Carchio prevents it.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Di Carchio backwards.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Di Carchio's cut.
That's time! Di Carchio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Di Carchio blocking some punches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones prevents Di Carchio from breaking the clinch.
Di Carchio has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones digs a right hand into Di Carchio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Di Carchio's gas tank.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Di Carchio prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jones.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Di Carchio's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Di Carchio's ribcage. Di Carchio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Di Carchio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulo Di Carchio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Di Carchio regains guard.
Di Carchio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Di Carchio tries to get out of the position.
Di Carchio wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Carchio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Carchio wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Di Carchio is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones wants to clinch up but Di Carchio keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Di Carchio moves out of range.
Di Carchio throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Di Carchio pushes him off.
Di Carchio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Di Carchio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Di Carchio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Di Carchio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Di Carchio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Di Carchio's cut.
That's time! Di Carchio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Di Carchio at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch but Di Carchio is avoiding it.
Di Carchio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Di Carchio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Di Carchio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Di Carchio wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones has hold of Di Carchio's hands but Di Carchio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Carchio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Di Carchio stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Di Carchio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Di Carchio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Di Carchio control the position.
Di Carchio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Di Carchio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Di Carchio passes to full mount!
Di Carchio controlling the pace for now.

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.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Di Carchio's attempts to control the action.
Di Carchio lands a big elbow.
Di Carchio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?

Di Carchio with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Di Carchio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Carchio cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Di Carchio with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Di Carchio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Di Carchio with good strikes from the mount here!
Di Carchio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jones somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Di Carchio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but Di Carchio circles away.
It looked like Di Carchio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Di Carchio.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones gets through Di Carchio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Di Carchio is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Paulo Di Carchio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Di Carchio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Jones!
Our winner, Nathan Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.