PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Trinaldo (ranked 5795 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 4539 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.

Trinaldo
vs
Pereira Carvalho

192 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector Trinaldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Carvalho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Trinaldo , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira Carvalho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trinaldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trinaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira Carvalho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trinaldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trinaldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trinaldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trinaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira Carvalho checks a leg kick.
Trinaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Pereira Carvalho. That snapped Trinaldo 's head back.
Pereira Carvalho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a nice looking jab.
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira Carvalho lands a jab to the nose.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trinaldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira Carvalho slaps away a takedown attempt from Trinaldo , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Trinaldo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trinaldo misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trinaldo .
Pereira Carvalho scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira Carvalho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trinaldo at a distance.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Trinaldo 's head back.
Pereira Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira Carvalho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trinaldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pereira Carvalho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pereira Carvalho throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira Carvalho lands a glancing blow to the side of Trinaldo 's head.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the liver by Pereira Carvalho. Beautiful body shot.
Trinaldo misses with an uppercut. Pereira Carvalho saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinaldo misses with a leg kick
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a right hand to the body.
Trinaldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira Carvalho is fending him off so far but Trinaldo persists. Nope, Pereira Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Pereira Carvalho.
Trinaldo takes one to the chin there.
Trinaldo looks to throw the jab but Pereira Carvalho is out of range.
Trinaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Trinaldo with a good jab.
Pereira Carvalho avoids a kick to the body.
Pereira Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trinaldo 's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinaldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pereira Carvalho thuds a left hand into Trinaldo 's body.
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!
Pereira Carvalho lands a right hook to the body.
Pereira Carvalho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trinaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trinaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pereira Carvalho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trinaldo throws a series of punches but Pereira Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Pereira Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trinaldo with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Pereira Carvalho.
Trinaldo throws a body kick that misses
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Pereira Carvalho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pereira Carvalho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Pereira Carvalho lands.
Trinaldo looks to throw a body kick
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a hook. Trinaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trinaldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trinaldo throws a combination that misses
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pereira Carvalho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trinaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trinaldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinaldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pereira Carvalho thuds a left hand into Trinaldo 's body.
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Trinaldo .
Pereira Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trinaldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trinaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trinaldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trinaldo misses with an uppercut. Pereira Carvalho saw that one coming.
Trinaldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira Carvalho is out of range.
Trinaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pereira Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trinaldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira Carvalho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira Carvalho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trinaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trinaldo 's head.
Trinaldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira Carvalho! But no joy.
Trinaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Pereira Carvalho as he checks the leg kick.
Trinaldo takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinaldo walks into a left hand.

Pereira Carvalho gets caught flat footed, as Trinaldo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Pereira Carvalho has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Trinaldo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A lazy left from Pereira Carvalho finds it's target.
Trinaldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira Carvalho as he avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Pereira Carvalho - just one landing.
Trinaldo throws a push kick but Pereira Carvalho slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira Carvalho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trinaldo .
Pereira Carvalho lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pereira Carvalho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trinaldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trinaldo throws a body kick that misses
and Trinaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trinaldo misses with a left hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Trinaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trinaldo under the eye.
Trinaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira Carvalho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Trinaldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Pereira Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Trinaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Trinaldo misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira Carvalho! But no joy.
Trinaldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trinaldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Trinaldo 's head back.
Pereira Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Trinaldo off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira Carvalho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trinaldo at a distance.
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira Carvalho lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinaldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trinaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira Carvalho sizes up Trinaldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trinaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira Carvalho checks a leg kick nicely.
Pereira Carvalho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trinaldo s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trinaldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick from Trinaldo .
Pereira Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy body kick from Trinaldo
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Hector Trinaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trinaldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trinaldo throws a lazy body kick
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Trinaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Trinaldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trinaldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pereira Carvalho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho thuds his right hand into Trinaldo 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trinaldo has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira Carvalho thuds a left hand into Trinaldo 's body.
Pereira Carvalho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice hook to Trinaldo 's body. Trinaldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pereira Carvalho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trinaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trinaldo looks to throw a body kick
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira Carvalho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trinaldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Trinaldo . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pereira Carvalho finds it's way through Trinaldo 's defenses.
Pereira Carvalho works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira Carvalho's corner calls for a 1-2. Pereira Carvalho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trinaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pereira Carvalho, as that shot connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trinaldo .
Pereira Carvalho lands a jab to Trinaldo 's midsection.
Hector Trinaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trinaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trinaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Pereira Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira Carvalho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
A victorious Samuel Pereira Carvalho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.