PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carlos (ranked 4732 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Valentino Valente (ranked 310 p4p, 292 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carlos
vs
Valente

175 cm
18
154
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
157
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentino Valente!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carlos misses with a right hand

and Valente counters by clinching up.
Carlos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valente makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valente has him pressed against the cage.
Valente tries to score a body lock takedown but Carlos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carlos has had enough of the clinch but Valente keeps him there for the moment.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlos is looking to break free of the clinch but Valente has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.

Valente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente throws a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Valente tries to clinch up.
Carlos lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos 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.
A swing and a miss from Valente.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valente.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Valente moves out of range.
Carlos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Valente looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Valente persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valente.
An attempted straight right counter from Carlos misses the target.
Carlos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlos lands a jab to the head.

Valente is rocked!
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valente is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlos finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Valente's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Carlos dives in looking to finish as Valente flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Carlos's strikes! Carlos is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Valente's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Valente was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Carlos!