PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Mims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Notorious BIG - Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matheus Carvalho has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mims
vs
Carvalho

188 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
222 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Mims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheus Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mims drives through and clinches with Carvalho against the cage.
Mims misses with some punches.
Carvalho tries to score a body lock takedown but Mims shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mims stops a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bo Mims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Carvalho.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
Mims lands a shot to the body.
Mims scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mims.
Mims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mims can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Mims misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Mims.
Mims cracks Carvalho with a nice body shot.
Carvalho looks gassed!
Mims misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mims misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims lands a left hand.
Mims lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mims.
A left hand lands to the body for Mims.
Mims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mims digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Mims as the two fighters clinch.
Mims lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mims.
Nice body punch from Mims.
Mims lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mims tries a body shot but Carvalho blocks it.
Mims misses with the head strike.
Carvalho blocking some punches.
Mims misses with some punches.
Mims misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mims digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mims digs a right hand into Carvalho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carvalho's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mims pushes Carvalho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mims scores with a hook to the body.
Mims misses with a punch to the body.
Mims works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Mims scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mims doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mims gets through Carvalho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mims lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mims cracks Carvalho with a nice body shot.
Mims working aggressively here.
Mims lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carvalho.
Mims misses with a body punch.
Mims pushes Carvalho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho blocks a body shot from Mims.
Mims misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mims works on Carvalho's body with a couple of short punches.
Mims is leaning against Carvalho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mims lands an uppercut.
Mims misses with a punch to the body.
Mims cracks Carvalho with a nice body shot.
Mims is leaning against Carvalho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mims goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mims.
Mims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carvalho's elbow.
Mims scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mims goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mims can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mims.
Mims digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Mims on the inside.

It looks like Matheus Carvalho has been cut.
Mims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mims throws a head punch that misses.
Mims stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mims lands an uppercut.
Mims struggles to land a body shot inside as Carvalho controls his hands.
Mims working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carvalho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mims works on Carvalho's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mims tries to work over Carvalho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mims can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Mims struggles to land a body shot inside as Carvalho controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Mims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Carvalho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carvalho blocks a head kick by Mims.
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mims avoids it really well and circles away.
Carvalho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mims in his tracks.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
Mims fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Mims avoids nicely.
Mims misses with a combination

and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is thwarting Mims's attempts to control the position.
Carvalho wants to control but Mims is keeping him busy.
Carvalho prevents Mims from improving his position.
Mims keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mims manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carvalho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mims is controlling Carvalho's posture.
Mims is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho won't allow Mims to get back to his feet.
Carvalho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carvalho trying to control but Mims is working from the bottom.
Mims manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carvalho manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carvalho trying to control the position here.
Mims postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matheus Carvalho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mims swinging wildly here.
Mims takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mims fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Carvalho.

Carvalho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carvalho showed some decent athleticism there.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mims keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims is looking to get back to full guard here but Carvalho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carvalho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mims wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Carvalho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mims chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Carvalho.
Carvalho trying to control but Mims is having none of it.
Mims can't escape the position.
Carvalho controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mims tries to lock up and control but Carvalho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carvalho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Matheus Carvalho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carvalho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses
and Mims counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Mims.
Bo Mims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mims avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Mims throws and low kick but Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A clash of legs there as Carvalho blocks the low kick.
Mims thuds his right hand into Carvalho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matheus Carvalho.
I think Carvalho 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!