PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Pyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bate Pesadão. Carlinhos Valente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valente
vs
Pyle

172 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
29
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valente has managed to clinch.
Valente effectively controlling the action here.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pyle's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valente.
Valente gets underhooks to prevent Pyle's takedown attempt.
Valente lands an elbow just above Pyle 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Valente has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
Valente pushes Pyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pyle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valente lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Richard Pyle has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pyle takes an elbow to the temple.

Pyle is rocked!
Pyle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Valente finish him?
Valente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Valente.
Clinched against the cage, Valente lands a big elbow that drops Pyle! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Pyle is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlinhos Valente!
A very excited looking Carlinhos Valente made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.