PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hurrican carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ximena Loca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

carter
vs
Loca

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, hurrican carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ximena Loca!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from carter.
carter tries to clinch up.
carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
carter shoots in but Loca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Loca which made him look bad.
carter closes the distance and clinches up with Loca, looking for a takedown. carter pushes Loca against the cage but Loca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hurrican carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
carter tries to clinch up but Loca circles away and keeps his distance.
Loca lands a head kick!
No luck for carter with that takedown attempt.
Loca tries to clinch there but carter circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
carter shoots in for a double leg but Loca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
carter is breathing heavily.

Loca instigates a clinch.

Loca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loca tries to land a front kick but carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loca throws a good cross that connects.
Loca scores with a shot to the body.

A big head kick from Loca and carter is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like hurrican carter has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
carter wants to get back to his feet but Loca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Loca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Loca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of carter is proving hard to escape from.
carter is looking to stand up but Loca isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
carter keeping full guard, as Loca tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
carter throws a lazy head kick
and Loca counters with a nice body shot.
carter misses with a takedown
letting Loca counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
carter is looking to clinch but Loca is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ximena Loca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on hurrican carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

carter looks for a takedown but Loca sprawls well.
carter tries to clinch but Loca moves away
and Loca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loca throws a head kick that misses

and carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loca is positioning himself well to prevent carter advancing to mount.

Loca kicks carter off and gets back to his feet.
carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
hurrican carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loca is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
carter tries to clinch but Loca moves away
and Loca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loca counters with a solid body kick.

carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loca sprawls well initially but carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

carter stands up out of the half guard.

carter clinches with his opponent.
Loca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
carter fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hurrican carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Loca misses with a knee to the head.

Loca breaks the clinch.
Loca blocks a head kick by carter.
Loca scores with a shot to the body.

Loca rushes carter and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loca with a knee to the head.
Loca is pressed up against the cage. carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loca down to the mat. Loca avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
hurrican carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Loca misses

and carter counters by clinching up.
Loca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but carter has him pressed against the cage.

Loca breaks the clinch.
carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loca as he avoids it easily.
Ximena Loca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
carter misses with a takedown
and Loca counters with a leg kick.
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!
Loca lands a head kick. carter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
carter connects with a high kick.
carter with a poor takedown

and Loca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Loca smiles and moves away.
carter clinches but Loca breaks the clinch
and Loca counters with a nice leg kick.
carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loca.
carter tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carter shoots in but Loca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from carter.

carter clinches up with Loca and pushes him back against the cage.

Loca breaks the clinch.
Ximena Loca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Loca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from carter.
carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for carter to work.
Loca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
carter connects with a knee to the head.
carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Loca breaks from the clinch.
Loca lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loca.
carter with a poor takedown
and Loca counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Loca sprawls well. He's pushed carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
carter throws a head kick but Loca moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from carter.
carter looks for a takedown but Loca sprawls well.
carter fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
carter moves in looking to clinch but Loca pushes him off.
Loca misses with a body punch

and carter moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ximena Loca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on hurrican carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Loca looks to throw a body kick

and carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Loca has had enough of the clinch but carter keeps him there for the moment.
Loca gets underhooks to prevent carter's takedown attempt.
carter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loca prevents it.
carter is trying to stall.
carter tries to pull guard but Loca won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hurrican carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Loca breaks from the clinch.
Loca tries to clinch
enabling carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Loca misses with a head kick.
Loca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loca stuffs the takedown attempt from carter. carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Loca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Loca closes the distance and clinches.
Loca wants to break the clinch but can't.
carter throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from carter.
Loca lands a damaging elbow.
carter looking to throw knees to the head but Loca is blocking nicely.
carter tries to pull guard but Loca holds him up against the cage and eventually carter drops back down to his feet.

carter manages to pull guard.
carter wants to stand up but Loca is controlling him.
carter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

carter is working an open guard so Loca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Loca stuffs the takedown attempt from carter. carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Loca throws a lazy head kick
and carter counters with a head kick.
carter has his takedown stuffed
and Loca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
carter shoots and misses
and carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loca blocks a head kick by carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Loca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loca circles away.
Loca jabs carter right on the nose. carter blinks but takes it well.
Loca tries to clinch up but carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Loca lands a nice looking body kick.
Loca throws a head kick that misses.

Loca clinches up against the cage.

Loca manages to break the clinch.
Loca tries to close the distance and clinch but carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
carter blocks a head kick by Loca.
carter shoots in but Loca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
carter shoots in but Loca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
carter shoots for a takedown but Loca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Loca throws a sloppy head kick and carter moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Loca misses
and carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loca as he jumps to the side.
Loca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Loca circles away.
carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
hurrican carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Loca slams his shin into carter's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ximena Loca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ximena Loca!