PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Landor (ranked 3997 p4p, 3808 weight class) and Diego Carpio (ranked 391 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Landor
vs
Carpio

180 cm
26
165
2 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
155
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Landor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Landor.
Landor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Landor connects with a leg kick.
Carpio blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Carpio slams his shin into Landor's torso.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Landor.

Carpio has Landor up against the cage in a clinch.
Carpio lands a hook that snaps the head of Landor backwards.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landor is defending well for now.
Landor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Landor is looking to break free of the clinch but Carpio has double underhooks.
Carpio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Landor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carpio has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landor is trying to push Carpio away but Carpio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Carpio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio landing knees to the body.
Carpio lands a nice uppercut.
Carpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Landor lands a nice elbow.
Carpio lands with a left to the head.
Landor avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landor throws an elbow but misses.
Landor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Landor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carpio can turn it around.
Landor is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Carpio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carpio is pushing Landor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Landor can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Landor won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Landor's efforts to push away.
Landor misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Landor throws an elbow that misses.
Landor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landor blocks an elbow strike.
Landor is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio blocks an elbow strike from Landor.
Landor tries to circle away but Carpio has him pinned against the cage.
Landor misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landor throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Carpio.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Landor avoids the damage to the body.
Landor tries to circle away but Carpio has him pinned against the cage.
Carpio landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carpio has Landor pressed against the cage, preventing Landor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Landor.
Carpio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Landor blocks an uppercut.

Landor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpio misses with a wild body shot.

Carpio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Landor, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landor avoids it.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Landor.
Landor lands an elbow that stopped Carpio in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landor throws an elbow but misses.
Landor avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Landor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carpio misses with a knee strike.
Carpio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Landor pushes off an throws an elbow but Carpio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carpio lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Marcus Landor has been cut.
Carpio avoids a wild elbow strike from Landor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Carpio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Landor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Landor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Carpio has closed the distance and engaged Landor in a clinch.
Landor trying to control the position but instead, Carpio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Landor into the cage.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Landor blocks with his arms.
Carpio taking a breather.
The referee calls for Carpio to work.
Carpio continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Landor blocks it.
Diego Carpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landor.
Carpio lands a right hand.
Landor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpio is keeping busy.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Landor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Landor is trying to break the clinch but Carpio is controlling him.
Carpio scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carpio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landor throws an elbow but misses.
Carpio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landor.
Carpio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carpio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Carpio on the inside.
Carpio avoids a wild elbow strike from Landor.
Landor is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landor throws an elbow that misses.
Landor working hard to break the clinch.
Landor is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Landor throws an elbow that misses.
Carpio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carpio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Landor uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Landor manages to break the clinch.

Carpio closes the distance and pushes Landor back into the cage.
A short left from Carpio.
Landor avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Landor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carpio stalls.
Landor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Landor is trying to break free.
Carpio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Landor lands an elbow inside that Carpio shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carpio avoids the elbow strike from Landor, against the cage.

Landor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carpio rushes Landor and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Carpio.
Carpio scores with a shot to the side of Landor's head.
Carpio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landor backwards.
Landor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landor taking a breather.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio lands a right hand.
Carpio has Landor pressed against the cage.
Carpio lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carpio as Landor tries to tie him up.
Carpio misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio is pushing Landor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Landor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carpio lands an uppercut.
Carpio leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carpio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landor blocks it with crossed arms.
Landor is trying to break free.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Landor is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Carpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Landor's cut.
That's time! Landor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Carpio closes the distance and pushes Landor back into the cage.
Carpio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landors head.
Landor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Landor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Landor misses with an elbow strike.
Carpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Landor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Landor avoids the damage to the body.
Landor misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Landor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Carpio rushes Landor and presses him up against the cage.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Landor.
Landor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carpio taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carpio throws an elbow but misses.
Carpio lands an elbow just above Landor 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carpio's brow.
Carpio leaning against his opponent.
Landor misses with an elbow over the top.
Landor avoids a wild elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landor backwards.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Landor.
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landor is defending well for now.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landor throws an elbow but it misses.
Landor is trying to break free.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Landor blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpio has Landor pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Carpio.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Landor blocks it.
Landor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Landor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carpio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landor throws a head kick that Carpio semi-blocks.

Carpio closes the distance and clinches.
Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landor is defending well for now.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landor being controlled against the cage.
Carpio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carpio lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio prevents Landor from breaking the clinch.
Carpio looking to stall.
Landor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Landor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick from Landor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carpio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carpio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Landor. Landor obviously looking to wear him down.
Landor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Carpio forces Landor back against the cage and clinches.
Carpio lands a nice uppercut.
Carpio lands a right hand.
Landor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio with a knee to the head.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landor avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Landor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carpio is stalling here.
Landor is trying to break free.
Carpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carpio has Landor pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landor.
Marcus Landor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carpio avoids the elbow strike from Landor, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carpio 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Carpio!