PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Carcetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Carcetti
vs
Cyde

198 cm
19
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Carcetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacare Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Carcetti.
Cyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carcetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyde.
Jacare Cyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carcetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyde.
Carcetti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyde sprawls well. Cyde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carcetti gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyde takes a swing at Carcetti's ribcage but misses.
Carcetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carcetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cyde tries to bum rush Carcetti with a series of wild strikes but Carcetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carcetti.
Cyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyde misses with a straight left.
Carcetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cyde looks gassed!
Cyde looks to land a right hand but Carcetti moved out of range.
Carcetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carcetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carcetti connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jacare Cyde has been cut.
Cyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carcetti throws a leg kick which misses Cyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Cyde tries to avoid it.
Cyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cyde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carcetti throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carcetti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carcetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cyde's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Carcetti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carcetti misses with a takedown attempt - Cyde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carcetti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cyde's calf.
Carcetti staying out of range there.
Cyde misses the jab.
Carcetti feints and then cracks Cyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyde down.
Carcetti scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyde misses with a double jab.
Cyde takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carcetti.
Carcetti thuds his shin into the meat of Cyde's side.
Carcetti dives in and grabs Cyde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cyde pushes down on Carcetti's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Carcetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carcetti.
Cyde throws an overhand right that lands on Carcetti's shoulder, as Carcetti tries to avoid the shot.
Carcetti throws a head kick that Cyde semi-blocks.
Cyde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carcetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Cyde is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carcetti.
Carcetti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carcetti scores with a head kick.
Carcetti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carcetti lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carcetti.
Carcetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cyde steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carcetti. That one must have hurt.
A good leg kick by Carcetti.
Carcetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carcetti moves away from the strike by Cyde.
Nice uppercut there from Carcetti.
Carcetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Cyde misses with a body punch
enabling Carcetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Carcetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Carcetti is looking to slow Cyde down with leg kicks.
Carcetti lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Carcetti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carcetti lands a right hook to the body.
Cyde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carcetti counters with a good, hard body kick but Cyde shrugs it off.
Cyde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carcetti.
Cyde looks to land a combination but Carcetti avoids it well.
Cyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carcetti can pounce on him.
Carcetti scores with a nice body kick.
Cyde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carcetti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carcetti.
Carcetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyde. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carcetti. That's going to slow Cyde down.
Carcetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyde. That did some damage!
Carcetti lands a high kick!
Carcetti throws a head kick that half lands.
Cyde lands with an uppercut that bounces Carcetti off the cage and back into rage.
Carcetti lands with a kick to the temple. Cyde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carcetti thumps Cyde with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde throws out a loose jab but Carcetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carcetti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cyde.
Carcetti feints and then cracks Cyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyde down.
Carcetti lands with a slapping head kick.
Cyde throws a looping overhand right but Carcetti ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Cyde misses its intended target.
Cyde takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carcetti counters with a leg kick.
Jacare Cyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyde misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carcetti - that will leave a mark!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carcetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Cyde's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carcetti.
Carcetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carcetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Carcetti throws a leg kick which misses Cyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Cyde tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Carcetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Cyde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carcetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cyde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carcetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Carcetti slips under a jab from Cyde.
Carcetti feints and then cracks Cyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyde down.
Cyde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carcetti staying out of range there.
Carcetti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cyde's calf.

Carcetti gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Carcetti trying to control the action but Cyde is working from the bottom.
Carcetti landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carcetti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carcetti lands a few punches from side control.
Carcetti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cyde can't do much from the bottom here.
Carcetti is working Cyde over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carcetti throws a strike aimed at the side of Cyde's head but Cyde avoids it well.
Cyde is trying to improve his position.
Carcetti working the ground and pound but Cyde is defending the strikes.
Cyde is looking to reverse the position.
Carcetti throwing shots but missing, from side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carcetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Cyde stuffs the takedown attempt from Carcetti. Carcetti gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyde throws a jab when Carcetti was well out of range.

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.
Cyde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carcetti. Carcetti obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Cyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carcetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carcetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Dennis Carcetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Cyde misses the jab.
Cyde walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carcetti.
Carcetti cracks Cyde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carcetti!
Cyde throws a hook to the side of Carcetti's head but Carcetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cyde takes a swing at Carcetti's ribcage but misses.
Cyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carcetti.
Cyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carcetti can pounce on him.
Carcetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carcetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyde. That did some damage!
Carcetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyde.
Carcetti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cyde's head.
Some wild striking there from Cyde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carcetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carcetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carcetti scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carcetti.
Cyde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carcetti moves away from the strike by Cyde.
Carcetti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cyde.
Cyde misses with a looping left.
Cyde looks to land a right hand but Carcetti moved out of range.
Carcetti connects with a high kick.
Carcetti feints and then cracks Cyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyde down.
A big right from Cyde misses.
Cyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carcetti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cyde might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carcetti moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Carcetti - just one landing.
Cyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carcetti.
Carcetti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carcetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyde. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Carcetti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carcetti scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carcetti.

Carcetti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cyde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carcetti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cyde 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.
Carcetti trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cyde is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carcetti defends well.
Cyde is looking to stand up but Carcetti isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Carcetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Cyde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carcetti. Cyde shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carcetti.
Cyde throws a jab when Carcetti was well out of range.
Carcetti scores with a nice head shot.
Carcetti sizes up Cyde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carcetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Carcetti lands but Cyde takes it in his stride.
Carcetti lands a high kick!

That has opened up Jacare Cyde's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carcetti ducks under a wild hook from Cyde.
Carcetti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cyde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cyde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carcetti. Carcetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Carcetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carcetti lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice shot by Carcetti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carcetti.
Cyde is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carcetti has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde gets back to half guard.
Carcetti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carcetti thows a huge punch but Cyde dodges it nicely.
Cyde gets full guard.
Cyde trying to control the position.
Carcetti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cyde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carcetti throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carcetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacare Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Carcetti thumps Cyde with a low kick.
Carcetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carcetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carcetti is looking to slow Cyde down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carcetti.
Cyde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carcetti ducks under a wild hook from Cyde.
A jab from Cyde misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carcetti.

Carcetti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cyde is looking to improve his position.
Cyde is in trouble now - Carcetti has advanced to mount!
Carcetti blocks Cyde's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Carcetti unloads with some shots from mount but Cyde bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti 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.
Carcetti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carcetti punching from mount but Cyde doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carcetti landing punches.
Carcetti 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.
Cyde bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carcetti is proving hard to escape from.
Carcetti trying to control the position here.
Dennis Carcetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cyde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carcetti managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cyde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carcetti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carcetti looking to ground and pound but Cyde is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyde trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carcetti controlling from the full mount.
Carcetti breaks from Cyde's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Carcetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carcetti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Carcetti!