PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Carvalho (ranked 4106 p4p, 25628 weight class) and Boston Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston Bourne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carvalho
vs
Bourne

182 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
172
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diogo 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, Boston Bourne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne misses with a looping left.

Carvalho clinches up against the cage.
Bourne is trying to break free.

Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Carvalho tries to counter with a takedown but Bourne is quick to defend against it.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Carvalho's shoulder, as Carvalho tries to avoid the shot.
Bourne wants to land a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range.
Carvalho defending well as Bourne loads up on a big left hand.

Carvalho gets a clinch.
Bourne stops a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne gets underhooks to prevent Carvalho's takedown attempt.

Carvalho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bourne uses from the top position.
Carvalho managing to control the position.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho pulls Bourne in close to prevent any damage.
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Carvalho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourne defending well though.
Carvalho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carvalho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bourne for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Carvalho rushes Bourne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bourne wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Carvalho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourne misses with an uppercut
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvalho moves out of range as Bourne strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
Carvalho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bourne swivels and escapes.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bourne moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
Boston Bourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.

Carvalho has closed the distance and engaged Bourne in a clinch.
Bourne tries to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bourne tries to break free but Carvalho pushes him back against the cage.
Carvalho keeps control of Bourne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carvalho clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Carvalho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bourne can do to turn this around?
Carvalho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carvalho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
Bourne just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarvalho.
Boston Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho slips a straight right by Bourne.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Carvalho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bourne manages to circle out of the way.
Carvalho throws a combination that misses
and Bourne counters with a nice uppercut.

Carvalho rushes Bourne and presses him up against the cage.
Carvalho fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Carvalho breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne misses with a hook.
Bourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvalho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bourne defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho shoots for a takedown but Bourne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Bourne sprawls well.
Bourne throws a jab when Carvalho was well out of range.
Bourne looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Bourne lunges at Carvalho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carvalho's hand.
Carvalho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourne lands a jab to the nose.

Carvalho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourne's efforts to push away.
Carvalho is working for takedown but Bourne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but Bourne forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Carvalho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourne punishes Carvalho's body with a nice straight punch.

Bourne gets tackled into the cage by Carvalho. Carvalho maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carvalho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carvalho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bourne up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bourne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carvalho tries to score a body lock takedown but Bourne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bourne lands with a light punch inside.
Bourne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carvalho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carvalho's head backwards.
Carvalho slips a straight right by Bourne.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Carvalho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Carvalho shoots in but Bourne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bourne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carvalho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho takes one on the button.
Bourne blocks a head kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourne.
Bourne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though.
Bourne lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Boston Bourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourne misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely.
Bourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carvalho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourne sprawls and moves away.
Bourne missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Bourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bourne lands a jab.
Carvalho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Bourne misses with a straight left.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Bourne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carvalho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Bourne finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne throws a leg kick
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combo that has Bourne backing up. Bourne nods at Carvalho to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourne throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourne throws a low kick, looking for Carvalho's leg but Carvalho calmly moves out of range.
Carvalho moves away from the strike by Bourne.
And Carvalho counters with a quick kick to the body but Bourne blocks it.
Bourne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carvalho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Carvalho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bourne throws a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho tries to counter by clinching up but Bourne breaks away and moves out of range.
Bourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Bourne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carvalho. Carvalho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carvalho has his takedown stuffed
and Bourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourne.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but Bourne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diogo Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne connects with a nice looking jab.
Carvalho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bourne is out of range and Carvalho settles back down.
Bourne throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Bourne scores with a nice right hand.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvalho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne throws a front kick aimed at Carvalho's knee but Carvalho avoids it well.
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
Bourne misses the jab.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Bourne throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head.
Bourne throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Bourne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a straight left.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bourne throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Bourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bourne lands a nice hook to Carvalho's body. Carvalho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carvalho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bourne digs a good body shot into Carvalho's ribs.

Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Bourne. Bourne maintains the clinch.
Carvalho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bourne to keep the fight standing.

Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carvalho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourne, pushing him back against the cage.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Bourne manages to get underhooks.
Bourne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bourne's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Carvalho pushes Bourne up against the cage in a clinch.
Bourne misses with the head strike.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bourne tries to circle away but Carvalho has him pinned against the cage.
Bourne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourne letting Carvalho take a breather here.
Bourne misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carvalho manages to break the clinch.

Carvalho closes the distance and pushes Bourne back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Bourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bourne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Bourne!