PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Greal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Carlitos
vs
Greal

178 cm
26
152 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Greal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greal misses with a left hand
and Greal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greal.
A big right from Greal misses.
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Carlitos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greal doesn't seem phased though.
Magnus Greal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greal throws a lazy right hand but Carlitos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Carlitos .
Carlitos slips a straight right by Greal.
Greal slips a straight right by Carlitos .
A combination from Carlitos does no damage.
A jab from Greal does it's job there.
Carlitos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
Greal blocks a jab.
Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greal.
Greal misses the jab.
Greal throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Carlitos misses.
Carlitos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greal looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlitos is just out of range.
Carlitos digs a good body shot into Greal's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Greal.
Carlitos moves out of range as Greal strikes.
Carlitos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitos throws a hook to the side of Greal's head but Greal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlitos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Greal misses.
Carlitos throws the left hand but Greal avoids the punch easily.
Carlitos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlitos cracks Greal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Greal coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlitos misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
Greal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlitos throws an overhand right that lands on Greal's shoulder, as Greal tries to avoid the shot.
Greal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlitos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greal throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlitos .
Carlitos throws a shot from downtown. Greal moves away and avoids it.
Carlitos misses with a looping right.
Greal moves away from the strike by Carlitos .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greal throws a series of punches but Carlitos avoids them all with ease.
Carlitos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greal misses with a body punch
enabling Carlitos to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlitos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Carlitos misses.
Carlitos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Greal misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greal tries to bum rush Carlitos with a series of wild strikes but Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlitos takes one to the side of the head.
Carlitos scores with a jab to the head.
Carlitos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Greal is out of range.
Greal throws a shot from downtown. Carlitos moves away and avoids it.
Greal works the jab nicely.
Carlitos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greal.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Carlitos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlitos .
Carlitos ducks under a wild hook from Greal.
Carlitos looks to land a right hand but Greal moved out of range.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greal moves away.
Greal throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Greal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlitos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos throws a lazy right hand but Greal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlitos works over Greal's head and body with a nice combination.
Greal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greal moves away.
Carlitos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greal throws a jab when Carlitos was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Greal is out of range.
Carlitos throws a hook but Greal avoids it easily.
Greal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carlitos 's hands.
Carlitos slips under a jab from Greal.
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greal throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlitos .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greal throws a hook but Carlitos blocks it.
Greal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlitos throws the left hand but Greal avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Carlitos misses.
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 Alexandre Carlitos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carlitos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greal.
Greal lands a jab.
Greal misses the jab.
Greal thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlitos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Carlitos there.
Carlitos misses with a looping right.
Carlitos slips under a jab from Greal.
Greal swings for the body but Carlitos moves out of range.
A big right from Greal misses.
A jab from Greal misses.
Greal works Carlitos 's body with a nice hook.
Carlitos tries to bum rush Greal with a series of wild strikes but Greal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlitos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlitos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlitos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carlitos thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlitos throws a jab when Greal was well out of range.
Greal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlitos throws the left hand but Greal avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Greal misses.
Carlitos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlitos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greal.
Greal takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
Carlitos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greal staying out of range there.
Carlitos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greal loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Greal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greal misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greal thows a body shot but no joy.
Greal lands a nice looking body shot.
Greal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlitos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greal.
Greal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carlitos misses with a series of wild punches.
Greal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greal takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
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!
Greal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlitos misses with an uppercut.
Carlitos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
Carlitos looks to land a left hand but Greal moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlitos .
Magnus Greal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greal looks to land a right hand but Carlitos moved out of range.
Carlitos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greal.
Greal connects with a nice looking jab.
Greal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
Greal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Greal misses its intended target.
Greal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greal throws a body punch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greal.
Carlitos throws a hook but Greal avoids it easily.
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greal looks to throw the jab but Carlitos is out of range.
Carlitos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greal slips under a jab.
Greal throws a hook but Carlitos avoids it easily.
Greal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greal throws a body punch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Greal throws a jab when Carlitos was well out of range.
Greal misses with a wild combination.
Carlitos slips a jab and a cross from Greal.
Carlitos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Greal coming out on top.
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!
Carlitos cracks a nice hook into Greal's ribs.
Carlitos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Greal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlitos throws out the jab.
Carlitos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlitos staying out of range there.
Carlitos misses with a double jab
and Greal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Greal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Carlitos lands a nice shot to the body.
Greal ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Greal jabs Carlitos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlitos misses with an uppercut. Greal saw that one coming.
Carlitos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greal throws a hook but Carlitos blocks it.
Greal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greal staying out of range there.
Carlitos sizes up Greal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlitos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Greal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greal moves out of range as Carlitos strikes.
Carlitos tries to bum rush Greal with a series of wild strikes but Greal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greal throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Greal misses with a hook.
Carlitos 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greal. Carlitos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlitos slips under a jab from Greal.
Carlitos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greal.
Greal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlitos on the side of the head.
Carlitos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlitos lands a lovely overhand right.
Greal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greal swinging wildly here.
Carlitos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greal sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Carlitos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlitos moves away from the strike by Greal.
Carlitos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greal.
Greal cracks Carlitos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greal takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlitos moves out of range as Greal strikes.
Carlitos misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carlitos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carlitos slips under a jab.
Carlitos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Greal ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Greal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greal connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos lands a jab.
Greal throws a body punch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Greal is out of range.
Carlitos throws out a loose jab but Greal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlitos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greal catches Carlitos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greal misses with a straight right.
Greal works the jab nicely.
Carlitos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlitos cracks Greal with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Greal.
Greal looks to land a right hand but Carlitos moved out of range.
Greal moves away from the strike by Carlitos .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Carlitos .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greal, as that shot connected.
Greal looks to land a combination but Carlitos avoids it well.
Greal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlitos throws out the jab.
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlitos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Greal. That snapped Carlitos 's head back.
Carlitos looks to land a combination but Greal avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlitos sizes up Greal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carlitos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greal was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlitos .
Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carlitos 's hands.
Greal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlitos was well out of range. Poor timing from Greal.
Carlitos avoids the body shot from Greal.
Carlitos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnus Greal.
Well Greal 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Magnus Greal!