PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 2744 p4p, 2862 weight class) and David De Carlo (ranked 336 p4p, 355 weight class). Svend Thorsby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Thorsby
vs
De Carlo

209 cm
20
245
2 - 0 - 1

195 cm
20
270
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Redemption ink, Hilo
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David De Carlo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Carlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsby misses with a combination

and De Carlo counters with a single leg into guard. Thorsby didn't expect that.

Thorsby has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. De Carlo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Thorsby taking a breather.
De Carlo tries for a takedown but Thorsby manages to get underhooks.
De Carlo looking for a takedown.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Thorsby has De Carlo pressed against the cage.
Thorsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsby lands an uppercut.
Thorsby misses with some punches.
Thorsby tries to work over De Carlo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsby lands a hook that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Thorsby lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Thorsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thorsby on the inside.
De Carlo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svend Thorsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David De Carlo.
Thorsby lands with a right to the head.
De Carlo tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Carlo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorsby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Carlo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut.
And De Carlo tries to counter it with a takedown but Thorsby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thorsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Carlo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Thorsby - just one landing.
Thorsby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorsby wants it to stay on the feet.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Carlo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorsby works De Carlo's body with a nice hook.
Svend Thorsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Carlo or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorsby, which made it look bad.
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown but Thorsby shows good takedown defense.
De Carlo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Carlo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorsby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Carlo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsby.
Thorsby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Carlo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorsby looks to score with a jab to the body but De Carlo is just out of range.
Thorsby stuns De Carlo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorsby tries to bum rush De Carlo with a series of wild strikes but De Carlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsby lands with a hook. De Carlo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

De Carlo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thorsby on his heels. He'll look to pass Thorsby's guard now, I'm sure.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Thorsby manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Thorsby displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Carlo up against the cage.
Thorsby prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorsby has De Carlo pushed against the cage.
Thorsby lands an uppercut.
De Carlo is working for takedown but Thorsby is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Carlo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorsby prevents it.
A short left from Thorsby.
De Carlo can't get the takedown.
De Carlo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorsby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorsby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Carlo can't get the takedown.
Thorsby works on De Carlo's body with a couple of short punches.
Thorsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Thorsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Carlo is working for takedown but Thorsby is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby presses De Carlo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Carlo looks winded!
A short right from Thorsby on the inside.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Carlo takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Thorsby.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorsby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
That's time! Thorsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thorsby drops De Carlo with a beautiful combination! De Carlo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thorsby is looking for the KO!
Thorsby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a few strikes there.
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorsby sprawls well. Thorsby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Carlo gets slowly back to his feet.
David De Carlo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Carlo misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsby throws a body shot but no joy.
De Carlo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorsby to score with a decent uppercut.

De Carlo is rocked!
Thorsby cracks De Carlo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Carlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsby finish him?
Thorsby slaps away a takedown attempt from De Carlo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Svend Thorsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David De Carlo.
Thorsby lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens De Carlo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Thorsby from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw De Carlo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
Our winner, Svend Thorsby, 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.