PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korey Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korey Carney looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Carney
vs
Fonseca

167 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Korey Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fonseca is trying to defend but Carney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fonseca preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fonseca wants to get back to his feet.
Carney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fonseca moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca controlling the position.
Fonseca throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca is trying to control the position but Carney postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carney is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Fonseca gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Carney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fonseca trying to control but Carney is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fonseca avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carney keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fonseca preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carney working a defensive guard here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fonseca.
Fonseca looks winded!
Fonseca shoots in but no luck this time.
Carney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Fonseca rushes Carney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fonseca works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carney has his hands on Fonseca's head, controlling the position.
Fonseca stands up over Carney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carney has his hands on Fonseca's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throwing strikes but missing.
Carney is controlling Fonseca's posture.
Carney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fonseca looking to sit in guard and control but Carney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Korey Carney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fonseca circles away.
Fonseca misses with a double jab
and Carney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fonseca has his takedown stuffed
and Carney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fonseca is defended easily by Carney.
Carney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Fonseca dives in and grabs Carney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carney pushes down on Fonseca's head and hops out.
Carney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Korey Carney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Fonseca.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carney rushes Fonseca and presses him up against the cage.
Carney is trying to pull guard but Fonseca has him pressed against the cage.
Fonseca wants a takedown.

Carney gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fonseca has a hand on Carney's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carney takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney controlling from mount.
Carney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fonseca on the ground.
BOOM! Carney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fonseca is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carney working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney prevents Fonseca from getting the reversal.
Carney lands a big shot there that rocks Fonseca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carney wants to control the pace but Fonseca is squirming around nicely.
Fonseca tries to hold on but Carney postures up.
Fonseca is desperately trying to improve his position but Carney has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Fonseca tries to hold on but Carney postures up.
Carney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Fonseca that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Korey Carney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carney fails to move to back control.
Fonseca is desperately trying to improve his position but Carney has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fonseca?
Carney putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korey Carney dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carney dives in and grabs Fonseca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fonseca pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.
Fonseca throws a nice looking combination but Carney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fonseca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fonseca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carney is looking for a counter combo.
Carney shoots in for a double leg but Fonseca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fonseca but Fonseca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korey Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Korey Carney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fonseca. No joy for Carney on that attempt.

Fonseca gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fonseca is working an open guard so Carney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carney fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney darts in looking for a takedown but Fonseca gets double underhooks and turns Carney into the cage.

Fonseca moves into the clinch.
Fonseca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carney is working for takedown but Fonseca is calmly controlling the position for now.

Fonseca lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carney is looking for a triangle but Fonseca pushes his legs off easily.
Fonseca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Fonseca postures up in Carney's guard and throws a big left but Carney blocks it.

Carney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Carney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
Carney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fonseca controls the pace.

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.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Carney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Carney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fonseca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fonseca sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lorenzo Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korey Carney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fonseca postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carney is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fonseca, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Fonseca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korey Carney!