PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fillipe Testosteroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hurrican carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Testosteroni
vs
carter

176 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fillipe Testosteroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, hurrican carter!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testosteroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

carter closes the distance and clinches.

carter turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Testosteroni is looking to work his way out of this bad position but carter is controlling him well.
Testosteroni struggling a bit here.
Testosteroni wants to get back to his feet but carter drags him back down.

carter stands up and we're back to a striking position.

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

carter jumps guard and drags Testosteroni to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Testosteroni trying to control the position from guard on top but carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testosteroni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Testosteroni could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
carter can't keep his opponent in guard - Testosteroni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

carter kicks Testosteroni off and gets back to his feet.
carter fails with the takedown.
carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

carter gets caught flat footed, as Testosteroni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Testosteroni throwing strikes from guard but carter blocks nicely.
Testosteroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testosteroni trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but carter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Testosteroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but carter is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Testosteroni has carter pulled in close to control his posture.
Testosteroni working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testosteroni throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Testosteroni tries to clinch but fails miserably

and carter counters with a takedown into side control.
carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Testosteroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Testosteroni is trying to get back to half guard.
carter working away.
Testosteroni is looking for a sweep.
Testosteroni wants to control but carter postures up.
carter wants to stand but Testosteroni is controlling his arm.
carter looks gassed!
Testosteroni misses with a strike from the bottom.
Testosteroni is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Testosteroni with a lazy takedown attempt

and carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Testosteroni won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Testosteroni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Testosteroni is taking a breather. carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Testosteroni.
Testosteroni slows the pace down in half guard.
carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Testosteroni is looking to take a break and control but carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hurrican carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Testosteroni blocks a head kick by carter.
Testosteroni closes the distance but carter moves to the side
and carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Testosteroni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Testosteroni tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by carter.

Testosteroni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics carter uses from the top position.
Testosteroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
carter is fighting to break Testosteroni's control of his arms but Testosteroni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Testosteroni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Testosteroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. carter manages to get himself to full guard.
carter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testosteroni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Testosteroni wants to control from the top but carter keeps moving.
Testosteroni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Testosteroni wants to control from the top but carter keeps moving.

Testosteroni stands up and waves to carter to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Testosteroni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Testosteroni trying to keep a closed guard but carter is proving a slippery customer.
Testosteroni is looking to stand up but carter isn't so interested in that idea.
carter stopping the sweep attempt from Testosteroni.
carter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carter stopping the sweep attempt from Testosteroni.
carter prevents Testosteroni from getting back to his feet.
Testosteroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Testosteroni looks to clinch

and carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by carter.
carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Testosteroni successfully pulls guard.
Testosteroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but carter is one step ahead there.

Testosteroni is looking for a triangle but carter pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testosteroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. carter manages to get himself to full guard.
Testosteroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Testosteroni stays in close to carter's body and controls the position.
Testosteroni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Testosteroni is looking to work some ground and pound but carter has wrist control.
Testosteroni looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fillipe Testosteroni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Testosteroni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Testosteroni wants to stand up but carter is controlling the position.
Testosteroni scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Testosteroni wants to take a breather but carter is having none of it.
carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
carter is not content to let Testosteroni control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testosteroni winds up and cracks carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Testosteroni keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Testosteroni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
carter is refusing to be controlled, as Testosteroni sits in half guard.
Testosteroni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Testosteroni decides to stand and escape the position.
Testosteroni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
carter is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Testosteroni looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for carter!
Testosteroni looking to ground and pound but carter is blocking nicely.
carter is squirming around, avoiding Testosteroni's attempts to control the action.
Testosteroni putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Testosteroni won't let carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fillipe Testosteroni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
carter is in a horrible position here. Testosteroni smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Testosteroni lands with some strikes.
Testosteroni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testosteroni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Testosteroni looking to finish with strikes here!
Testosteroni is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Testosteroni swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and carter is now in Testosteroni's guard. A big mistake from Testosteroni there, giving up the dominant position!
carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Testosteroni is proving hard to escape from.
Testosteroni is trying to control the position but carter postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testosteroni 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.
Testosteroni trying to strike off his back.
carter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
carter won't allow Testosteroni to get back to his feet.
carter stopping the sweep attempt from Testosteroni.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Testosteroni circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fillipe Testosteroni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Testosteroni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fillipe Testosteroni!