PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla has chosen Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2 as his entrance music. Adam Carolla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Toboggan
vs
Carolla

190 cm
20
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
31
201 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mantis Toboggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toboggan throws a chopping leg kick but Carolla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toboggan scores with a body shot.
Toboggan throws a lazy right hand but Carolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla throws a combination that misses
and Toboggan counters with a right hand to the body.
Toboggan looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Mantis Toboggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toboggan jabs Carolla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toboggan works the jab nicely.
Carolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Toboggan.
Carolla throws a body punch but Toboggan moves out of range.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Toboggan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Carolla misses.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toboggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Toboggan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toboggan misses with a combination
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Toboggan misses.
Toboggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toboggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a good cross that connects.
Toboggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carolla. Toboggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Carolla.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Toboggan moved out of range nicely.
Carolla takes a swing at Toboggan's ribcage but misses.
Toboggan scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toboggan lands a jab to Carolla's midsection.
Toboggan looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toboggan is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Carolla throws a combination. Toboggan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toboggan misses the body punch
and Carolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toboggan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla looks to land a right hand but Toboggan moved out of range.
Carolla throws a hook but Toboggan blocks it.
Toboggan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carolla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Toboggan saw that one coming.
Carolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toboggan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
Toboggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carolla's calf.
Toboggan staying out of range there.
Carolla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toboggan misses with a low kick.
Toboggan swings for the body but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Toboggan avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Toboggan.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantis Toboggan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carolla moves out of range of the body kick.
Toboggan misses with a lunging right hand
and Carolla counters with a nice body shot.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Toboggan.
Toboggan looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
Toboggan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carolla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carolla throws out a loose jab but Toboggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carolla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toboggan moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan slips a jab from Carolla.
Toboggan throws a right hand that Carolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Carolla also avoids with ease.
Carolla checks the leg kick.
Toboggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carolla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carolla throws a hook but Toboggan blocks it.
Toboggan tests Carolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Toboggan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Toboggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Toboggan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carolla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carolla throws a hook but Toboggan avoids it easily.
Toboggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toboggan misses with a body shot.
Carolla takes one to the chin there.
Toboggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Carolla catches Toboggan right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan misses with an uppercut. Carolla saw that one coming.
Carolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toboggan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toboggan. That's going to slow Carolla down.
Carolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toboggan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toboggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carolla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toboggan.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Carolla moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses.
Toboggan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carolla eats them both and turns towards Toboggan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Toboggan ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Carolla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toboggan wants to clinch but Carolla slips to the side
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toboggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carolla.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Carolla misses.
Toboggan punishes Carolla's body with a nice straight punch.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Toboggan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantis Toboggan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Toboggan misses with a body shot.
Mantis Toboggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Toboggan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toboggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Toboggan does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toboggan. Carolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toboggan tests Carolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Toboggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carolla throws a hook but Toboggan avoids it easily.
Toboggan feints and then cracks Carolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carolla down.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla misses with a straight left.
Carolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toboggan.
Toboggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toboggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carolla.
Toboggan misses with an uppercut. Carolla saw that one coming.
Toboggan cracks a nice hook into Carolla's ribs.
Carolla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carolla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toboggan connects with a leg kick. Carolla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toboggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Carolla is just out of range.
Carolla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Toboggan's shoulder, as Toboggan tries to avoid the shot.
Toboggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Toboggan scores with a sloppy right hand. Carolla should have avoided that one.
Carolla walks into a jab.
Toboggan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carolla misses the jab.
Carolla looks to throw the jab but Toboggan is out of range.
Carolla slips under a jab from Toboggan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toboggan.
Some bone on bone action there as Carolla checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mantis Toboggan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toboggan lands a leg kick that knocks Carolla off balance momentarily.
Toboggan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carolla's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Toboggan. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toboggan throws out the jab.
Carolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toboggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mantis Toboggan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toboggan 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mantis Toboggan!