PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Carvallo (ranked 1482 p4p, 170 weight class) and JJ Woods (ranked 1875 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Carvallo
vs
Woods

170 cm
27
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Carvallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JJ Woods!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Woods.
Woods throws a wild body kick that Carvallo sees coming a mile off.
Carvallo misses with a low kick as Woods jumps back.
Carvallo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Woods delivers a nice body kick.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Carvallo moves out of range easily.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carvallo checks a low kick from Woods.
Woods misses with a leg kick
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvallo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been informed that Woods has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Carvallo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Woods.
Woods connects with an inside leg kick.
JJ Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carvallo misses with a wild body shot.
Carvallo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWoods.
Woods misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Carvallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvallo tried to counter with a leg kick but Woods avoided it.
Woods does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Woods misses with a kick to the body
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Carvallo pushes him off.
Carvallo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woods lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carvallo will feel that in the morning.
Woods throws a head kick but Carvallo moves out of range.
Carvallo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
Woods throws a wild body kick that Carvallo sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a kick to the body
and Carvallo counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods throws a hook but Carvallo avoids it easily.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carvallo checks a leg kick nicely.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Carvallo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Woods.
Carvallo tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
Carvallo blocks the body kick.
It appears Carvallo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Woods throws a head kick that half lands.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvallo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings for the body but Carvallo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carvallo.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carvallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Carvallo moves out of range of the leg kick from Woods.
Carvallo avoids the head kick by Woods.
Carvallo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Woods throws a leg kick
and Carvallo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carvallo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carvallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Carvallo blocks the body kick.
Carvallo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Good work by Carvallo as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvallo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carvallo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods avoids the body shot from Carvallo.
Carvallo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Carvallo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Woods misses with a leg kick
letting Carvallo counter with a right hand.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carvallo blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Carvallo misses its target.
Carvallo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods throws a push kick but Carvallo slaps the foot to one side.
As Woods backs away, Carvallo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Woods swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods wants to clinch up but Carvallo keeps it at a distance.
Carvallo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Carvallo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods tries to clinch but Carvallo moves out of range.
As Woods backs away, Carvallo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carvallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvallo avoids the head kick by Woods.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Carvallo avoids it.
Woods lands with a kick to the ribs.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carvallo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carvallo throws a leg kick but Woods sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woods throws a head kick but Carvallo moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Carvallo blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woods.
Carvallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvallo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Woods throws a head kick but Carvallo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Woods.
JJ Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods tries to land a leg kick but Carvallo saw it coming and moves away.
Woods looks to throw a body kick
and Carvallo counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a lazy body kick
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carvallo's head.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carvallo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carvallo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods throws a head kick but Carvallo moves out of range.
Carvallo misses the shot to the body.
Woods checks the leg kick.
Carvallo blocks a leg kick.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Carvallo saw that one coming.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carvallo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods motions for Carvallo to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carvallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Woods misses
enabling Carvallo to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
Carvallo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Woods misses with a kick to the body
and Carvallo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Woods throws a jab when Carvallo was well out of range.
Carvallo throws a low kick but Woods moves out of range easily.
Woods is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Carvallo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woods throws a head kick that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carvallo misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Woods looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carvallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carvallo misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvallo.
Woods misses with a leg kick
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Carvallo gets tackled into the cage by Woods. Woods maintains the clinch.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carvallo's elbow.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Carvallo leaning against his opponent.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ernesto Carvallo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Carvallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Woods cracks the inside of Carvallo's front leg.
Carvallo misses with a low kick.
Carvallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvallo.
Woods steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carvallo.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods is looking to chop away at Carvallo's legs.
Woods tried to score with a low kick but Carvallo checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carvallo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Woods fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Woods gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Carvallo.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Carvallo moves out of range easily.
Carvallo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Woods misses with a leg kick
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Carvallo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carvallo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Woods is able to avoid easily.
Woods counters with a body kick.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvallo. Carvallo obviously looking to wear him down.
Carvallo takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Carvallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Carvallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carvallo, right into the meat.
Carvallo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Carvallo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Carvallo's knee but Carvallo avoids it well.
Carvallo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvallo throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods throws a wild body kick that Carvallo sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvallo lands with a cross.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carvallo looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Woods motions for Carvallo to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Carvallo misses its target.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods is looking to chop away at Carvallo's legs.
Carvallo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Woods just manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carvallo.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Carvallo is looking to wear down Woods with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woods avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carvallo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods wants to slow Carvallo down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods looks for the body kick but Carvallo saw that one coming.
Woods throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carvallo.
Carvallo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woods thows a leg kick but Carvallo checks it
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Woods
and Carvallo counters with a thumping low kick.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvallo. Carvallo obviously looking to wear him down.
Carvallo throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carvallo.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvallo.
Woods misses with a leg kick.
Carvallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Carvallo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Woods wants to clinch up but Carvallo keeps it at a distance.
Carvallo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Carvallo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carvallo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Ernesto Carvallo!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ernesto Carvallo!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for JJ Woods!

Ernesto Carvallo wins by split decision!
Ernesto Carvallo thanked the fans post fight for their support.