PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis von Carelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

von Carelstein
vs
Dias

175 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis von Carelstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Carelstein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
von Carelstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.

von Carelstein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - von Carelstein lands in his opponent's guard.
von Carelstein postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.

von Carelstein postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dias is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of von Carelstein, into his guard.
von Carelstein trying to strike off his back.
Dias won't allow von Carelstein to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dias got a little sloppy there for a moment and von Carelstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dias has managed to get both his arms back between von Carelstein's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Carelstein will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
von Carelstein has a closed guard, preventing Dias from standing up.
von Carelstein looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
von Carelstein lands with a hook. Dias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dias dips to his left and cracks von Carelstein with an uppercut!
von Carelstein jabs at Dias's body.
von Carelstein lands with a cross.
von Carelstein throws out a loose jab but Dias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
von Carelstein slips a jab and a cross from Dias.
von Carelstein connects with a crisp jab.
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
von Carelstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Carelstein slips a jab from Dias.
Dave Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Carelstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias is just out of range.
von Carelstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
von Carelstein looks to land a right hand but Dias moved out of range.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by von Carelstein.
A shot to the body from von Carelstein misses
and Dias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps von Carelstein thinking.
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.

von Carelstein has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
von Carelstein lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
von Carelstein working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on von Carelstein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
von Carelstein lands a right hand.
von Carelstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
von Carelstein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

von Carelstein wants the takedown. Dias is fighting it off but von Carelstein persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dias's guard against the cage.
von Carelstein pushes down on Dias's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dias has hold of von Carelstein's hands but von Carelstein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
von Carelstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dias's head.
Dias is staying active underneath von Carelstein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

von Carelstein is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from von Carelstein there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis von Carelstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

von Carelstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Dias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
von Carelstein fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dias misses with the combination.
von Carelstein misses with a takedown
and Dias counters with a three punch combo that has von Carelstein backing up. von Carelstein nods at Dias to acknowledge the strikes.
Dias throws a jab when von Carelstein was well out of range.
von Carelstein just misses with a punch to the body.
von Carelstein scores with a jab to the head.
Dias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
von Carelstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Carelstein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
von Carelstein shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis von Carelstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from von Carelstein misses.
von Carelstein throws a big shot that misses.
Dave Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

von Carelstein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - von Carelstein lands in his opponent's guard.
von Carelstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
von Carelstein throwing strikes from guard but Dias blocks nicely.
von Carelstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias is keeping the position for now.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Carelstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Carelstein throws a big right hand that misses.

von Carelstein drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dias manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now von Carelstein has Dias in his guard.
von Carelstein has a closed guard, preventing Dias from standing up.
Dias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

von Carelstein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dias is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Carelstein thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
von Carelstein working a defensive guard here.
von Carelstein 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.
Dias wanted to stand there but von Carelstein had control of the position.
Dias is fighting to break von Carelstein's control of his arms but von Carelstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
von Carelstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.

von Carelstein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
von Carelstein pulls Dias in close to prevent any damage.
von Carelstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dias is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Dias.
von Carelstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Carelstein throws a sloppy body shot
and Dias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps von Carelstein thinking.
von Carelstein fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Curtis von Carelstein has been cut.
Dias is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dias stalks von Carelstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into von Carelstein's face. von Carelstein staggers backwards, shaken.
von Carelstein with a poor takedown
and Dias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps von Carelstein thinking.
von Carelstein misses with a wild body shot.
von Carelstein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dias counters with a lovely shot to the body.
von Carelstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Carelstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
von Carelstein with a poor takedown
letting Dias counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis von Carelstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
von Carelstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dias counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Carelstein moves in looking to clinch but Dias pushes him off.
Dias misses with a two punch combination.
Dave Dias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
von Carelstein misses with a jab to the body
and Dias counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Dias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dias misses with a looping left.

von Carelstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

von Carelstein drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dias dives on top into guard.

von Carelstein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dias defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

von Carelstein is looking for a triangle but Dias pushes his legs off easily.
von Carelstein has a closed guard, preventing Dias from standing up.
Dias postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

von Carelstein looking for subs off his back but Dias has passed one foot through into half guard.
von Carelstein is looking for a sweep. Dias is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
von Carelstein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for von Carelstein.

von Carelstein throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dias uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
von Carelstein tries to buck Dias off but Dias is having none of it.
Dias wants to stand but von Carelstein is controlling his arm.
von Carelstein is trying to control Dias's posture but Dias avoids it.
von Carelstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dias 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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