PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Bogacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carpenter
vs
Bogacki

168 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Bogacki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogacki misses with a low kick.
Bogacki misses with a takedown attempt

and Carpenter counters by moving into the clinch.
Bogacki tries to score a body lock takedown but Carpenter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Carpenter manages to break the clinch.

Bogacki clinches.
Carpenter jumps guard but Bogacki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bogacki looking for a takedown.
Claudio Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Bogacki.
Carpenter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bogacki smiles and moves away.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bogacki has closed the distance and engaged Carpenter in a clinch.
Bogacki jumps guard but Carpenter stands there with Bogacki around his waist. Bogacki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bogacki fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bogacki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bogacki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carpenter just stands there and leans against the cage.

Carpenter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bogacki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carpenter is controlling him.
Carpenter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpenter tries to stand but Bogacki is controlling from the bottom.
Bogacki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carpenter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpenter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carpenter throws a strike but Bogacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carpenter keeping moving, preventing Bogacki from controlling successfully.
Carpenter is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogacki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carpenter managing to control the position.
Bogacki wants to control from the top but Carpenter keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Claudio Carpenter.
Bogacki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carpenter is fending him off so far but Bogacki persists. Nope, Carpenter circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Bogacki is predictable there
and Carpenter counters with a left to the body.
Carpenter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpenter wants it to stay on the feet.
Bogacki shoots in for a takedown but Carpenter shows good takedown defense.
Carpenter looks for a takedown but Bogacki sprawls well.
Bogacki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carpenter defends well and Bogacki ends up having to push Carpenter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carpenter breaks from the clinch.
Bogacki tries to bum rush Carpenter with a series of wild strikes but Carpenter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogacki looks for a takedown but Carpenter sprawls well.
Bogacki looks winded!
Bogacki shoots in for a takedown but Carpenter shows good takedown defense.
Bogacki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carpenter defends well and Bogacki ends up having to push Carpenter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Carpenter pulls guard effortlessly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpenter is trying to control the position but Bogacki postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carpenter holds on and takes a little breather.
Carpenter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Carpenter dominated that round.
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.

Bogacki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carpenter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogacki fails with the takedown

and Carpenter moves into the clinch.

Carpenter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogacki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bogacki tries for a takedown but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bogacki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claudio Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Bogacki.

Carpenter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carpenter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogacki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carpenter.
Bogacki wants to get back to full guard.
Bogacki is breathing heavily.
Carpenter lands strikes from half guard.
Carpenter working the head and body with strikes.
Carpenter working Bogacki over with strikes.
Carpenter working the head and body with strikes.
Carpenter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carpenter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogacki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Carpenter seems to be looking for submissions.
Claudio Carpenter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpenter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carpenter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bogacki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carpenter tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter throwing shots but Bogacki is blocking nicely.
Carpenter trying to control the action but Bogacki is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpenter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carpenter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carpenter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bogacki is trying to control but can't.
Bogacki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carpenter stands up over Bogacki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carpenter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carpenter preventing the sweep.
Carpenter working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bogacki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carpenter defends it easily.
Bogacki controls Carpenter momentarily but Carpenter frees himself.
Carpenter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carpenter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpenter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carpenter is looking to work some ground and pound but Bogacki has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpenter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carpenter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpenter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carpenter postures up in Bogacki's guard and throws a big left but Bogacki blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter postures up in Bogacki's guard and throws a big left but Bogacki blocks it.
Carpenter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carpenter throws a big elbow that misses.
Bogacki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bogacki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carpenter manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpenter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bogacki!
Bogacki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogacki wants to control but Carpenter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Carpenter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carpenter gets tackled into the cage by Bogacki. Bogacki maintains the clinch.
Bogacki looking for a takedown.
Carpenter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carpenter wants a takedown but no success here.

Carpenter pulls guard successfully.
Carpenter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bogacki manages to get himself to full guard.
Bogacki is trying to control the position but Carpenter postures up.
Carpenter with a nice head shot there.
Carpenter connects with a couple of short punches.
Bogacki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpenter with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpenter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Bogacki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carpenter is looking to work some ground and pound but Bogacki has wrist control.
Carpenter trying to control but Bogacki is working from the bottom.
Bogacki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carpenter is one step ahead there.

Carpenter stands and steps away. Bogacki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carpenter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogacki with a poor takedown
and Carpenter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Claudio Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Bogacki.
Bogacki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carpenter tries to avoid it but Bogacki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carpenter to the ground. Carpenter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Carpenter or perhaps it was just good defense by Bogacki which made him look bad.
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carpenter moves into the clinch successfully.

Carpenter tightens his grip and picks Bogacki up, before dumping him to the ground. Bogacki manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter works over Bogacki with some ground and pound from guard.
Bogacki wants to stand but Carpenter is controlling the position.
Carpenter trying to control but Bogacki is working from the bottom.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpenter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter lands a couple of digs.
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carpenter throws a strike but Bogacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carpenter is on top in guard.
Carpenter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpenter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bogacki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Carpenter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Bogacki keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Bogacki keeps moving.
Carpenter throwing strikes from guard but Bogacki blocks nicely.
Carpenter wants to get up but he can't break Bogacki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Claudio Carpenter just wasn't active enough.
Carpenter shoots in for a double leg but Bogacki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bogacki forces Carpenter back against the cage and clinches.
Mateusz Bogacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudio Carpenter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bogacki tries to land a knee to the head but Carpenter blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Carpenter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carpenter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Carpenter!