PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Pablo Rico Carlos Martinez Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos jr's entrance music is Jarrid Mendelson - The Ultimate Fighter. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carlos jr
vs
Pablo Rico Carlos Martinez Smith

183 cm
25
257 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carlos jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Pablo Rico Carlos Martinez Smith!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos Martinez Smith shoots in and drives through. Carlos jr sprawls well.
Carlos Martinez Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Carlos jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Carlos jr does no damage.
Carlos jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carlos jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carlos Martinez Smith shoots in and drives through. Carlos jr sprawls well.
Carlos jr throws a series of strikes that have Carlos Martinez Smith backpedaling.
Carlos jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Carlos jr misses.
Carlos jr misses with a double jab.
Carlos jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carlos jr pushes Carlos Martinez Smith away with a front kick.
Carlos jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlos jr scores with a one two! Carlos Martinez Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carlos Martinez Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jose Carlos jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr tries to bum rush Carlos Martinez Smith with a series of wild strikes but Carlos Martinez Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos jr misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlos jr.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jose Carlos jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos jr lands with a kick to the temple. Carlos Martinez Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Carlos jr does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos Martinez Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlos jr can pounce on him.
Carlos Martinez Smith blocks a head kick by Carlos jr.
Carlos jr scores with a head kick.
Carlos jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carlos jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlos jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carlos jr!
Carlos jr throws a nice looking combination but Carlos Martinez Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos Martinez Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos Martinez Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos Martinez Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carlos jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carlos jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlos jr.
Carlos jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carlos Martinez Smith's calf.
Carlos jr stalks Carlos Martinez Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carlos Martinez Smith's face. Carlos Martinez Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlos Martinez Smith. Carlos Martinez Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos Martinez Smith is breathing heavily.
Carlos jr delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carlos Martinez Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carlos jr - the referee stops the clock and Carlos Martinez Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carlos jr. Carlos Martinez Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carlos jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlos jr throws a series of strikes that have Carlos Martinez Smith backpedaling.
Carlos jr fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that Carlos Martinez Smith semi-blocks.
Carlos Martinez Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlos jr can pounce on him.
Carlos jr lands a front kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carlos Martinez Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carlos jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Carlos jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos Martinez Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos jr throws a series of strikes that have Carlos Martinez Smith backpedaling.
Carlos Martinez Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos jr is fending him off so far but Carlos Martinez Smith persists. Nope, Carlos jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlos Martinez Smith slips a jab and a cross from Carlos jr.
Carlos jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos jr lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos Martinez Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos jr 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. And we move into the final round!

Carlos Martinez Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carlos jr cracks the inside of Carlos Martinez Smith's front leg.
Carlos jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Carlos jr lands but Carlos Martinez Smith takes it in his stride.
Carlos jr tries to bum rush Carlos Martinez Smith with a series of wild strikes but Carlos Martinez Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos jr misses with a double jab.
Carlos Martinez Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carlos jr misses with the combination.
Carlos jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carlos Martinez Smith's head.
Carlos jr scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Carlos jr lands but Carlos Martinez Smith takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Carlos jr.
Carlos Martinez Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos jr.
Carlos jr throws a nice looking combination but Carlos Martinez Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carlos jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carlos Martinez Smith.
Carlos jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carlos jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr cracks the inside of Carlos Martinez Smith's front leg.
Carlos jr swinging wilding here.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlos Martinez Smith can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Carlos jr scores with a four punch combination!
Eduardo Pablo Rico Carlos Martinez Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Carlos jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose Carlos jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Carlos jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlos jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Carlos jr!