PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Conway (ranked 1221 p4p, 562 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 166 p4p, 85 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.

Conway
vs
Pereira Carvalho

180 cm
28
185
8 - 2 - 0

187 cm
28
216
13 - 5 - 0

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira Carvalho! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Pereira Carvalho misses
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Samuel Pereira Carvalho has been cut.
Pereira Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Conway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conway moves away from the strike by Pereira Carvalho.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira Carvalho throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Conway feints a jab promting Pereira Carvalho to slip. Conway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pereira Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Conway lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Conway misses.
Pereira Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway connects with a single shot there.
Pereira Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira Carvalho.
Conway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Conway slips under a jab.
Conway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pereira Carvalho throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
It looks like Conway has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pereira Carvalho takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a shot to the body.
Conway scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Conway coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Conway had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Conway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereira Carvalho doesn't seem phased though.
Pereira Carvalho scores with a nice right hand.
Conway throws a body punch but Pereira Carvalho moves out of range.
Pereira Carvalho throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Conway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Conway throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira Carvalho.
Conway scores with a jab to the body.
Conway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pereira Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Pereira Carvalho throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira Carvalho has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira Carvalho.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Pereira Carvalho stuns Conway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira Carvalho.
A combination from Pereira Carvalho does no damage.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira Carvalho walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pereira Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Conway throwing a counter right hand but Pereira Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira Carvalho looks to land a combination. Conway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Conway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a poor cross that misses
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Pereira Carvalho's head but Pereira Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Pereira Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Pereira Carvalho slips a jab from Conway.
A nice side step and Pereira Carvalho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pereira Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway swings widly with a right hand
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira Carvalho takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Conway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho lands a jab to Conway's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Pereira Carvalho.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira Carvalho thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conway.
Conway misses with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conway.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Conway scores with a hook to the body. Pereira Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira Carvalho lands a body shot.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conway under the eye.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conway's head backwards.
Pereira Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conway closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with an uppercut. Pereira Carvalho saw that one coming.
Pereira Carvalho throws a sloppy body shot
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira Carvalho misses with a right hand
and Conway counters with a left and a right that stings Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Conway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Pereira Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pereira Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira Carvalho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway missing with a left hand there. Pereira Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira Carvalho throws a poor cross that misses
and Conway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira Carvalho thinking.
Conway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira Carvalho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conway throws out a powerful jab.
Conway thuds a left hand into Pereira Carvalho's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conway cracks a nice hook into Pereira Carvalho's ribs.
Pereira Carvalho throws a sloppy body shot
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Conway here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira Carvalho takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Pereira Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conway with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conway momentarily.
Pereira Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conway misses with an uppercut
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira Carvalho should have avoided that one.
A big left from Pereira Carvalho misses.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a jab to the body
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Conway misses with a hook
and Pereira Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira Carvalho misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Pereira Carvalho.
A right-left combo lands from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook to the body
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a jab to the body
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conway lands with a good body shot.
Pereira Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Conway!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Conway made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.