|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vida Bandida. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
183 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
| |
|
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Carvalho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carvalho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Carvalho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos. Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch. Dos Santos lands with a cross. Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the cage. Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvalhos head. Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carvalho takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Carvalho won't want to take too many of those. Dos Santos drops Carvalho with a big knee straight up the middle! Carvalho is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Carvalho is rocked!
It looks like Marcelo Carvalho has been cut. Dos Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Carvalho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Oh Carvalho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Carvalho seems to have got his legs back now. Dos Santos lands with an overhand left. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carvalho. Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dos Santos lands a jab to Carvalho's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Carvalho back into the cage. Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos manages to pull guard.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carvalho is one step ahead there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dos Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here. Dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Dos Santos is pulling down on Carvalho's head. It's preventing any offense from Carvalho, at least for the moment.
Junior Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Carvalho seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvalho. Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head. Dos Santos lands a head shot. Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dos Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carvalho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Dos Santos works over Carvalho's head and body with a nice combination. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dos Santos connects with a body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marcelo Carvalho's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos connects with a high kick. Carvalho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carvalho scrambles back to his feet. Carvalho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Carvalho knows he should have avoided that one. Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dos Santos with a hook. Carvalho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Carvalho takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dos Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carvalho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carvalho slips a straight right by Dos Santos. Dos Santos scores with a head kick. Carvalho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Dos Santos lands a head kick. Carvalho smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeps Carvalho at a distance using the push kick. Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A head kick from Dos Santos lands but Carvalho takes it in his stride. Dos Santos lands a big head kick that sends Carvalho tumbling to the mat! Dos Santos takes a step backwards and waves Carvalho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Carvalho's body. Carvalho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside. Dos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dos Santos. Carvalho shrugs it off though. Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvalho is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos jabs at Carvalho's body. Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook. Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Dos Santos lands with a slapping head kick. Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice body kick from Dos Santos. Carvalho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dos Santos lands the left hand. Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body. Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos has Carvalho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carvalho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos digs a right hand into Carvalho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carvalho's gas tank. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges. Dos Santos pulls guard effortlessly. Dos Santos controlling Carvalho's posture. Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Marcelo 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. And we move into the final round!
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Carvalho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho. Marcelo Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Carvalho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Carvalho's ribs. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carvalho or not. Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
Carvalho won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet. Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard. Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position. Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control. Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Dos Santos stands and throws Carvalho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy. Carvalho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Dos Santos controlling the pace for now. Let's hope that Dos Santos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Carvalho tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up. Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Dos Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos controlling the pace for now. Dos Santos throwing strikes here but Carvalho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent. Carvalho tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dos Santos content just to control the position here. Carvalho tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away. Dos Santos tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away. Dos Santos controlling his opponent. Marcelo Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Carvalho tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
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. Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos. Dos Santos moves into the clinch. Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carvalho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Junior Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dos Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|