PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio's entrance music is Derezzed. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carpio
vs
Watanabe

165 cm
28
146 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

172 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Carpio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carpio's calf.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Carpio moved away.
Carpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
Watanabe moves away from the strike by Carpio.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carpio.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpio manages to avoid it.
Carpio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watanabe throws out the jab.
Carpio throws a leg kick which misses Watanabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Watanabe tries to avoid it.
Watanabe lands with a straight right. Carpio didn't see that one coming.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio lands a front kick.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Carpio scores with a hook to the body. Watanabe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watanabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watanabe lands a jab.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Carpio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carpio down.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe slips a jab from Carpio.
Watanabe checks a leg kick nicely.
Carpio tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carpio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carpio.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carpio pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Watanabe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Carpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe.
Carpio throws a head punch that misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Carpio improves position.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watanabe blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carpio.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carpio or not.
Carpio working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Watanabe.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Watanabe.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Carpio tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpio.
Carpio is trying to break free.
Watanabe is looking to control Carpio's arms but Carpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watanabe has his back to the cage.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
Carpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watanabe is pushing Carpio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Watanabe blocks an uppercut.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio lands a right hand.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Carpio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carpio swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Carpio tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range and Carpio settles back down.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Carpio off balance momentarily.
Watanabe throws a front kick aimed at Carpio's knee but Carpio avoids it well.
Carpio misses with a straight right.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe is looking to slow Carpio down with leg kicks.
Watanabe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpio fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watanabe checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Carpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpio with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carpio connects with a looping right hand.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Carpio.
Watanabe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watanabe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Carpio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watanabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Carpio.
Carpio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watanabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carpio somewhat.
Carpio tries a low kick but Watanabe avoids it.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watanabe lands with a hook. Carpio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Watanabe misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpio lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the cage and back into range.
Watanabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Watanabe down.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Kenji Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe takes one on the button.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watanabe tries to avoid it but Carpio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watanabe to the ground. Watanabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carpio throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Carpio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Watanabe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carpio doesn't seem phased though.
Watanabe stuns Carpio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe takes one to the side of the head.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carpio checks a leg kick.
Carpio lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Watanabe checks it.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Carpio scores with a leg kick.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carpio throws a chopping leg kick but Watanabe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watanabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Carpio.
A big right from Carpio misses.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Carpio moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
A big left from Carpio misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carpio's knee momentarily.
Watanabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Carpio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio misses with a hook. Watanabe ducked under it nicely.
Carpio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carpio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watanabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carpio throws a shot from downtown. Watanabe moves away and avoids it.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Carpio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Watanabe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watanabe.
Watanabe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carpio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carpio throws a head kick but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carpio just misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses.
Watanabe connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Carpio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carpio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range.
Watanabe throws a wild body kick that Carpio sees coming a mile off.
Watanabe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carpio's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Carpio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dave Carpio is winning the standup battle so far.
Carpio takes one to the chin there.
Carpio scoring well with a low kick there.
Carpio is looking to slow Watanabe down with leg kicks.
Watanabe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carpio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watanabe as he jumps to the side.
Watanabe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carpio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Watanabe.
Carpio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
Carpio throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Watanabe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carpio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watanabe takes a step back to recover.
Watanabe checks the leg kick.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carpio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carpio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watanabe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watanabe lands with a good body shot.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watanabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kenji Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carpio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carpio throws a hook but Watanabe avoids it easily.
Carpio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Watanabe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpio. That did some damage!
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carpio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carpio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a lazy right hand but Carpio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carpio shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe shows good takedown defense.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Watanabe moved out of range.

Carpio pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watanabe lands with a left to the head.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Watanabe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Watanabe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpio.
Carpio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
Carpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dave Carpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dave Carpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe tries a body shot but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Carpio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carpio, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Carpio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Carpio made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.