PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 2029 p4p, 3402 weight class) and Jonas Carvalho (ranked 256 p4p, 412 weight class). Akinaga comes into the arena with The HU - Wolf Totem blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Akinaga
vs
Carvalho

207 cm
24
273
9 - 9 - 0

210 cm
29
275
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carvalho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinaga.
Akinaga lands a nice shot that snaps Carvalho's head back.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Carvalho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Carvalho's head.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga scores with a nice strike.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Akinaga lands with a right hand.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Carvalho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akinaga slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Akinaga lands with a nice combination. Carvalho backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Carvalho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga throws a jab when Carvalho was well out of range.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga throws a big shot that misses.
Akinaga misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga cracks Carvalho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvalho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carvalho tries to move into range but Akinaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akinaga digs a good hook to Carvalho's body.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Akinaga with a series of wild strikes but Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akinaga.
Akinaga jabs Carvalho right on the nose. Carvalho blinks but takes it well.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akinaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Carvalho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carvalho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga misses the jab.
Akinaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Akinaga avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Carvalho. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Akinaga throws a big shot that misses.
Akinaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Akinaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carvalho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinaga scores with a shot to the body.
Akinaga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Akinaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akinaga.
Akinaga connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Akinaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinaga is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice shot lands for Akinaga.
Akinaga tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akinaga with a nice cross.
Carvalho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Akinaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akinaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Akinaga's head but Akinaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Akinaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akinaga lands a jab to Carvalho's midsection.
Akinaga works over Carvalho's head and body with a nice combination.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho looks winded!
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Akinaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga connects with a body shot that sends Carvalho's belly button to the back.
Akinaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Akinaga scores with a hook.
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akinaga cracks a nice hook into Carvalho's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
A lazy left from Akinaga finds it's target.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akinaga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Akinaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carvalho's hands.
Carvalho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carvalho throws a jab when Akinaga was well out of range.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Akinaga feints a jab promting Carvalho to slip. Akinaga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carvalho takes one on the button.
A big right from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carvalho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akinaga has got the better of the exchanges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carvalho slips under a jab from Akinaga.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akinaga dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Akinaga scores with a one two! Carvalho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carvalho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Akinaga misses.
Akinaga thuds his right hand into Carvalho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinaga lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akinaga scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook.
Akinaga throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Akinaga lands a jab to Carvalho's midsection.
Akinaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Carvalho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvalho also avoids with ease.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Akinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Akinaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Akinaga throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Akinaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Akinaga blocks a jab.
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Akinaga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Akinaga with a series of wild strikes but Akinaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.
Akinaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carvalho clinches with his opponent.

Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinaga.
Akinaga avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akinaga!
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akinaga lands a jab to the head.
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Akinaga.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akinaga moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akinaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Akinaga swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinaga.
Akinaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carvalho at a distance.
Akinaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho misses with a two punch combination.
Akinaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away.
Akinaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Akinaga both land. Nice combination.
Akinaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Akinaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carvalho doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Carvalho both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiso Akinaga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Akinaga cracks Carvalho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Akinaga looks to land a combination. Carvalho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akinaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akinaga's head.
Akinaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akinaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akinaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Akinaga there.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga lands a body shot.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Akinaga.
Akinaga 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.
Akinaga scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Akinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Akinaga also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carvalho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akinaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akinaga.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Carvalho is rocked!
Akinaga is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Carvalho like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Carvalho from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.