PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iokepa Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carvalho
vs
Johnson

188 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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, Iokepa Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho lands a body shot.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Carvalho's ribs.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Carvalho.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carvalho takes a step back to recover.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Iokepa Carvalho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Carvalho counters by moving into the clinch.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
Carvalho presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carvalho prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carvalho.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carvalho slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.

Carvalho jumps guard.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carvalho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Carvalho had control of the position.
Johnson won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.
Johnson tries to stand but Carvalho is controlling from the bottom.
Carvalho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carvalho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Carvalho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Carvalho won't allow it.
Iokepa Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Johnson.
Carvalho lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Carvalho.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Carvalho has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Carvalho keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Carvalho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Carvalho tries to clinch up.
Iokepa Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Carvalho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carvalho has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carvalho smiles and moves away.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carvalho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Carvalho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Carvalho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Carvalho wants to clinch.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carvalho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses

and Carvalho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iokepa Carvalho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Carvalho shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Carvalho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho avoiding damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carvalho lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Carvalho.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carvalho on the side of the head.
Iokepa Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iokepa Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Carvalho wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a combination

so Carvalho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carvalho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though.
Carvalho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
Carvalho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Carvalho sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Carvalho throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Carvalho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Carvalho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iokepa Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quinton Johnson.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Johnson!