PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - 100 Degrees. Carpio has chosen Rico Swave as his entrance music. Jiri Ahokas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ahokas
vs
Carpio

164 cm
22
139 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
136 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiri Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carpio has closed the distance and engaged Ahokas in a clinch.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but Carpio blocks with his arms.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carpio misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.

Carpio tightens his grip and picks Ahokas up, before dumping him to the ground. Ahokas manages to land in guard.

Ahokas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ahokas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carpio is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpio trying to control but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Carpio is looking to stand up but Ahokas won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carpio gets to his feet. Ahokas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carpio misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas motions for Carpio to come forward. Ahokas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiri Ahokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ahokas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carpio is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carpio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahokas connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahokas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carpio sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Carpio moves into range and clinches up with Ahokas.
Carpio tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahokas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahokas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ahokas landing knees to the head.
Carpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carpio lands a knee to the head.

Carpio pulls guard effortlessly.
Carpio 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.

Carpio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.

Carpio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ahokas passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is pressing down on Carpio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carpio is holding on for now.
Carpio is trying to get back to full guard.
Ahokas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carpio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ahokas looking to control but Carpio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio wants to get back to his feet.

Ahokas stands up from mount. Strange move.
Carpio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ahokas can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Ahokas there.
A punch lands to the side of Ahokas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carpio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ahokas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahokas tries to land a front kick but Carpio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danga de danga de dang - Carpio scores with a four punch combination!
Carpio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpio has a takedown stuffed.
Jiri Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Carpio.
Ahokas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ahokas tries to clinch but Carpio is having none of it.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Ahokas.
Ahokas swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahokas circles away.
Carpio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Ahokas has Carpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
Ahokas working aggressively here.
Ahokas misses with a knee strike.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks with his arms.
Ahokas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahokas lands a nice elbow.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carpio looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Carpio.
Ahokas blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahokas.
A head punch on the inside from Ahokas fails to land.
Carpio misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ahokas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carpio's brow.
Ahokas looking to throw knees to the head but Carpio is blocking nicely.
Carpio gets through Ahokas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Ahokas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carpio tries to throw a body punch but Ahokas avoids it by throwing Carpio back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jiri Ahokas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahokas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carpio slips under a jab.
Ahokas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carpio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ahokas misses with a double jab.
Carpio slips under a jab from Ahokas.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carpio lands a head kick!
Carpio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid body kick from Ahokas.
Carpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Ahokas.
Carpio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ahokas can pounce on him.
Ahokas wants to clinch.
Ahokas throws a leg kick
and Carpio counters with a good low kick that Ahokas was not able to check.
Ahokas tries a head kick but it misses.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
Carpio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
Jiri Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
Carpio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahokas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahokas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carpio walks into a jab.
Ahokas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Carpio's head but Carpio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Carpio. That snapped Ahokas's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carpio.
A good leg kick by Ahokas.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Ahokas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carpio.
Ahokas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carpio feints and then cracks Ahokas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahokas down.
Ahokas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ahokas throws a shot from downtown. Carpio moves away and avoids it.
Ahokas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carpio scores with a leg kick.
Ahokas throws a solid leg kick but Carpio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ahokas.
Carpio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a leg kick which misses Carpio's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpio tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carpio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice straight punches there by Carpio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carpio.
Ahokas throws a lazy body kick

and Carpio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahokas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carpio blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahokas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carpio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio is breathing heavily.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
Ahokas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ahokas throws an elbow but it misses.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carpio pushes Ahokas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carpio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but Carpio blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ahokas.
Ahokas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ahokas's defenses.
Carpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahokas.
Ahokas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahokas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ahokas looking to throw knees to the head but Carpio is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Ahokas in his tracks for a moment.
Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.

Carpio turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Carpio manages to end up in side control.

Carpio stands up and beckons Ahokas to his feet.
Ahokas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahokas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carpio takes a step back to recover.
Carpio checks a low kick from Ahokas.
Ahokas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ahokas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ahokas wants to slow Carpio down by chopping away at his legs.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahokas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahokas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Carpio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carpio lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio lands an overhand right.
Ahokas misses with a leg kick

and Carpio counters by clinching up.
Carpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ahokas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Ahokas in his tracks for a moment.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Ahokas won't want to take too many of those.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Ahokas avoids a wild elbow strike from Carpio.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carpio.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Carpio.
Ahokas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Ahokas looking to throw knees to the head but Carpio is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Ahokas is blocking nicely.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but Carpio blocks with his arms.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Ahokas presses Carpio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Carpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carpio wants to land a leg kick but Ahokas is out of range.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Carpio ducks down to avoid it.
Ahokas wants to clinch up but Carpio keeps it at a distance.
Carpio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carpio defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Ahokas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carpio wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.
Ahokas throws a leg kick but Carpio checks it.

Ahokas rushes Carpio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carpio avoids a wild elbow strike from Ahokas.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Carpio.
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Ahokas trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Carpio.
Carpio lands an elbow inside that Ahokas shrugs off.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpio lands an elbow inside.
Ahokas blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahokas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpio is keeping busy.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Carpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carpio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahokas misses with a knee strike.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
Ahokas lands an elbow inside.
Ahokas tries to land a knee to the head but Carpio blocks with his arms.
Ahokas blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahokas's brow.
Ahokas scores a nice knee to the body.
Carpio blocks an elbow strike from Ahokas.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Carpio.
Nice elbow from Ahokas.
Ahokas stalling in the clinch but Carpio improves position.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio lands an elbow inside that Ahokas shrugs off.
Carpio scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carpio throws an elbow but misses.
Ahokas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carpio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahokas walks away with a smile on his face. Carpio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carpio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahokas.
Ahokas checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ahokas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carpio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carpio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ahokas throws a leg kick that misses.
Carpio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carpio keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahokas misses with a kick to the body.
Ahokas misses with a head kick.

Carpio rushes Ahokas and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carpio throws an elbow but misses.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahokas blocks it with crossed arms.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dave Carpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carpio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahokas's brow.
Ahokas misses with a knee to the head.
Ahokas lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahokas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Ahokas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carpio working Ahokas over with knees to the body.
Carpio dodges an elbow strike from Ahokas.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ahokas connects with a knee to the head.
Ahokas trying to stall but Carpio improves his position.
Ahokas takes an elbow to the temple.
Carpio lands an elbow inside that Ahokas shrugs off.
Ahokas stalling in the clinch but Carpio improves position.
Carpio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ahokas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jiri Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Carpio.
Ahokas lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Carpio throws knees to the body.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahokas scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ahokas obliges.
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ahokas prevents the takedown attempt.
Carpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ahokas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ahokas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahokas blocks an elbow strike.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ahokas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahokas's brow.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahokas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Ahokas.
Carpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahokas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ahokas lands a damaging elbow.
Ahokas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ahokas avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahokas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ahokas takes an elbow to the temple.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.
Ahokas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahokas lands a knee to the body.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ahokas scores with a knee to the head.
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ahokas blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Carpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carpio 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

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