PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Casa do Sol Nascente. Khalil has chosen The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carvalho
vs
Khalil

176 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Get Jackd

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khalil shoots in and gets a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho is looking to stand up but Khalil isn't so interested in that idea.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khalil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khalil lands a couple of elbows.
Khalil chips away with some ground and pound.
Khalil landing some decent shots from guard.
Carvalho is looking to stand up but Khalil isn't so interested in that idea.
Carvalho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalil on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khalil stands up and waves to Carvalho to follow him.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Carvalho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Khalil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense.
Carvalho scores with a body shot.
Khalil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carvalho is fending him off so far but Khalil persists. Nope, Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodolfo Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
Khalil slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Khalil moves out of range.

Khalil has Carvalho up against the ropes in a clinch.

Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalil.
Carvalho is looking for a counter combo.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Khalil has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khalil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carvalho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Carvalho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carvalho is trying to force a seperation but Khalil has the dominant position.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Khalil tries to score a body lock takedown but Carvalho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Carvalho. That snapped Khalil's head back.
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!
Carvalho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Khalil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Khalil goes for a double leg but Carvalho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Carvalho continues to drive forward.
As Khalil looks to move away, Carvalho throws a big counter combo bu Khalil just gets out of the way.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Khalil.
Carvalho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Khalil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalil avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Khalil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carvalho throws a hook but Khalil avoids it easily.
Khalil throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Carvalho misses with a jab to the body
enabling Khalil to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalil avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Khalil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Rodolfo Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khalil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khalil is in Carvalho's guard.
Khalil told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Carvalho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carvalho is wriggling around but Khalil manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khalil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carvalho pushes Khalil off looking to stand but Khalil dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khalil connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.
Khalil winds up and cracks Carvalho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Carvalho's hands, connecting with Carvalho's forehead.
Khalil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Khalil there.
Khalil lands strikes from half guard.
Khalil working Carvalho over with strikes.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rodolfo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
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.

Khalil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carvalho swivels and escapes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Carvalho stuns Khalil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense.
Carvalho walks into a left hand.
Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodolfo Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
Khalil has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho connects with a crisp jab.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Carvalho scores with a one two! Khalil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carvalho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil needs to keep his hands up - Carvalho had a free shot at his head there.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalil can do to turn this around?
A combination from Khalil does no damage.

Khalil shoots in and gets a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Khalil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
Cobalt Khalil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carvalho wants to stand and escape but Khalil is having none of it.
Khalil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Khalil trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalil stops Carvalho from standing up.
Khalil lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khalil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalil trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khalil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil fails to land the takedown.
Khalil throws a series of punches but Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
Rodolfo Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalil moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho loads up on a big right hand but Khalil slips the punch.
Carvalho walks into a stiff left hand from Khalil.
Khalil ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khalil misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carvalho.
Khalil misses with an uppercut.
Carvalho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carvalho sprawls well. Carvalho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalil gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Khalil slips a jab from Carvalho.
Khalil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khalil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Khalil avoids them all with ease.
Rodolfo Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carvalho misses with a two punch combination.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalil misses with the combination.
Khalil misses with the combination.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carvalho sprawls well. Carvalho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalil gets slowly back to his feet.
Carvalho cracks a nice hook into Khalil's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khalil with the counter takedown but Carvalho avoids it easily.
A big left from Carvalho misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalil fails with the takedown.
As Khalil looks to move away, Carvalho throws a big counter combo bu Khalil just gets out of the way.
Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Carvalho. No joy for Khalil on that attempt.
Carvalho is looking for a counter combo.
Khalil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Khalil avoids it well.
Khalil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the head.
Carvalho checks the leg kick.
It looked like Carvalho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Carvalho dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carvalho throws a series of punches but Khalil moves out of range.
Carvalho leaves Khalil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khalil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khalil.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.

Khalil moves into the clinch.
Khalil wants a takedown but no success here.
Khalil is trying to break free.
Khalil is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Carvalho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodolfo Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Carvalho wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalil won't allow it.

Carvalho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carvalho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalil fails with a takedown attempt.
Khalil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Khalil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalil steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carvalho.
Khalil moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho looks to throw the jab but Khalil is out of range.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho misses with a straight left.
Khalil scores with a punch to the head.
Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalil was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvalho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Cobalt Khalil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalil is just out of range.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Khalil feints the counter takedown.
Khalil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalil manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalil.
Khalil misses with a low kick as Carvalho jumps back.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Khalil avoids nicely.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalil tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carvalho defends well and Khalil ends up having to push Carvalho into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khalil shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khalil looks for a takedown but Carvalho sprawls well.
Carvalho is looking to wear down Khalil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khalil tries for a takedown but Carvalho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalil moves away.
Khalil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carvalho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Khalil fails to land the takedown.
Khalil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carvalho works over Khalil's head and body with a nice combination.
Khalil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Khalil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalil manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Khalil.
Carvalho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Carvalho.
Carvalho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khalil to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho misses with a combination

and Khalil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khalil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khalil lands with a punch from half guard.
Carvalho looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carvalho, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Carvalho!