PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Del Marino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Del Marino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Carroll
vs
Del Marino

208 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Del Marino!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Marino throws a body kick that misses.

Del Marino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Del Marino lands in his opponent's guard.
Del Marino looking to pass the guard.
Del Marino passes Carroll's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carroll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Del Marino seems to be looking for submissions.
Del Marino wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Marino is keen to just control but Carroll is a slippery customer.
Del Marino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carroll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Del Marino.
Carroll tries to kick Del Marino off but Del Marino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Del Marino stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Del Marino throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carroll tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Del Marino is in Carroll's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Del Marino wants to stand and escape but instead Carroll has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Del Marino working a defensive guard here.
Del Marino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carroll is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Marino has wrist control.
Carroll won't allow Del Marino to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll postures up in Del Marino's guard and throws a big left but Del Marino blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carroll's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carroll postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carroll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Marino looking to control.
Carroll preventing the sweep.
Del Marino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Marino looking to control.
Carroll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Del Marino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carroll.
Del Marino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alejandro Del Marino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carroll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Del Marino moves into range and clinches up with Carroll.

Del Marino manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carroll connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carroll with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carroll lands a couple of elbows.
Del Marino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carroll working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Marino's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carroll in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carroll throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Del Marino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carroll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Del Marino throws a sloppy head kick

and Carroll counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carroll lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carroll throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Marino trying to control from the bottom.
Carroll is nestled in close to Del Marino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Del Marino is trying to maintain the position but Carroll is very close to passing his half guard.
Carroll 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.
Del Marino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Marino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carroll.
Carroll working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Del Marino wants to control but Carroll is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carroll throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carroll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carroll is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Del Marino is trying to get back to full guard.
Del Marino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carroll.
Carroll working the head and body with strikes.
Carroll is nestled in close to Del Marino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Del Marino missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll misses with a head shot. Del Marino uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carroll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Marino has Carroll pulled in close to control his posture.
Carroll chips away with some ground and pound.
Carroll is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Marino has wrist control.
Carroll lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Del Marino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carroll's guard.

Carroll tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Del Marino is controlling him.
Carroll is striking from the bottom but Del Marino uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Carroll looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carroll manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Del Marino stays in close to Carroll's body and controls the position.

Del Marino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carroll looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carroll looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carroll!

Del Marino defending against the ground and pound.
Carroll in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Marino takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carroll looks up at the clock and then as Del Marino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carroll smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carroll in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Del Marino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carroll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Marino can do to turn this around?

Del Marino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Marino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Carroll pushes Del Marino off and gets back to his feet.
Carroll throws a head kick that misses.

Del Marino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Del Marino throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carroll to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Marino looking to pass the guard.
Del Marino won't allow Carroll to get back to his feet.
Del Marino wants to control from the top but Carroll keeps moving.
Carroll utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carroll has a closed guard, preventing Del Marino from standing up.

Del Marino stands up and waves to Carroll to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carroll blocks a jab.
Carroll appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carroll throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Del Marino works over Carroll's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Milan Carroll has been cut.
Del Marino tries to clinch there but Carroll circles away.

Del Marino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Del Marino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carroll is trying to improve his position.
Carroll is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll regains half guard there - taking advantage of Del Marino's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Milan Carroll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Marino wants to control but Carroll is keeping him busy.
Carroll avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Marino.
Carroll tries to kick Del Marino off but Del Marino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carroll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Del Marino wants to clinch up but Carroll keeps it at a distance.
Carroll tries to counter with a takedown but Del Marino is quick to defend against it.

Carroll tries to sprawl but Del Marino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Del Marino is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Del Marino is just content to waste time from the top position. Carroll takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Marino is looking to stand up but Carroll won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Del Marino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Del Marino 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Del Marino!