PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maiyizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Carlitos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carlitos
vs
Maiyizzle

178 cm
27
152 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

158 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demian Maiyizzle!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maiyizzle walks into a straight right hand from Carlitos .
Carlitos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maiyizzle.
Good exchange - Carlitos coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Carlitos . Beautiful body shot.
Carlitos looks to land a right hand but Maiyizzle moved out of range.
Carlitos misses with a looping right.
Carlitos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maiyizzle fails to land the takedown.
Carlitos misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiyizzle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maiyizzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlitos throws out the jab.
Carlitos connects with a crisp jab.
Maiyizzle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carlitos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carlitos throws a lazy right hand but Maiyizzle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Maiyizzle misses.
Maiyizzle misses with an uppercut. Carlitos saw that one coming.
Carlitos defending well as Maiyizzle loads up on a big left hand.
Carlitos misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiyizzle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlitos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maiyizzle.
A swing and a miss from Maiyizzle.
Carlitos throws a lazy right hand but Maiyizzle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maiyizzle looks to throw the jab but Carlitos is out of range.
Carlitos looks to land a right hand but Maiyizzle moved out of range.
Carlitos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maiyizzle manages to avoid it.
Carlitos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maiyizzle's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiyizzle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Maiyizzle.
Carlitos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexandre Carlitos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlitos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Carlitos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maiyizzle doesn't seem phased though.
Maiyizzle misses with the combination.
Maiyizzle throws a head kick that misses
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maiyizzle.
Carlitos looks to land a left hand but Maiyizzle moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiyizzle moves forwards but Carlitos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlitos misses with a body shot.
Carlitos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carlitos digs a good hook to Maiyizzle's body.
Carlitos moves out of range as Maiyizzle throws a body kick.
Maiyizzle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos throws an overhand right that lands on Maiyizzle's shoulder, as Maiyizzle tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Carlitos as Maiyizzle shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carlitos fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlitos misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Maiyizzle.
Maiyizzle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlitos catches Maiyizzle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maiyizzle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maiyizzle jabs Carlitos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlitos scores with a sloppy right hand. Maiyizzle should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlitos misses with a hook.
Jab from Carlitos .
Maiyizzle misses the jab.
Maiyizzle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maiyizzle loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maiyizzle.
Maiyizzle slips a jab from Carlitos .
Alexandre Carlitos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos misses with a looping right.
Maiyizzle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Maiyizzle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexandre Carlitos is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlitos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maiyizzle.

Maiyizzle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlitos 's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maiyizzle wants to control from the top but Carlitos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlitos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlitos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiyizzle won't allow Carlitos to get back to his feet.
Maiyizzle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maiyizzle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlitos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maiyizzle trying to control but Carlitos is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maiyizzle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maiyizzle ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Carlitos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlitos looks to score with a jab to the body but Maiyizzle is just out of range.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Maiyizzle is out of range.
Carlitos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maiyizzle momentarily.
Carlitos works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maiyizzle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maiyizzle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlitos manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexandre Carlitos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maiyizzle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlitos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carlitos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maiyizzle throws a solid leg kick but Carlitos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maiyizzle.
Carlitos misses with a hook. Maiyizzle ducked under it nicely.
Carlitos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maiyizzle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maiyizzle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
Carlitos throws a jab when Maiyizzle was well out of range.
A big right from Carlitos misses.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Maiyizzle is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiyizzle takes one to the chin there.
Carlitos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlitos throws an overhand right that lands on Maiyizzle's shoulder, as Maiyizzle tries to avoid the shot.
Carlitos throws a hook to the side of Maiyizzle's head but Maiyizzle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maiyizzle misses with a left hand
and Carlitos counters with a left to the body.
Carlitos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maiyizzle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlitos throws a looping overhand right but Maiyizzle ducks down to avoid it.
Maiyizzle throws a looping overhand right but Carlitos ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitos works Maiyizzle's body with a nice hook.
Maiyizzle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlitos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlitos looks to throw the jab but Maiyizzle is out of range.

Carlitos clinches up with Maiyizzle and pushes him back against the cage.
Maiyizzle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carlitos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maiyizzle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexandre Carlitos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maiyizzle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiyizzle wants to break free but Carlitos has control.

Carlitos 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlitos jabs at Maiyizzle's body.
Carlitos catches Maiyizzle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlitos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demian Maiyizzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maiyizzle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carlitos connects with a crisp jab.
Maiyizzle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlitos was well out of range. Poor timing from Maiyizzle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maiyizzle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maiyizzle.
Maiyizzle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
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Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Maiyizzle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlitos connects with a body shot that sends Maiyizzle's belly button to the back.
Carlitos throws a right hand that Maiyizzle ducks under and follows up with a left that Maiyizzle also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlitos slips under a jab from Maiyizzle.
Alexandre Carlitos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maiyizzle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlitos .

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Carlitos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlitos , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Carlitos !