PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Channing Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Channing Mackenzie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Carvalho's chin.

Mackenzie
vs
Carvalho

196 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

196 cm
25
242 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Channing Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Carvalho.
Mackenzie walks into a left hand.
Carvalho cracks Mackenzie with an open hand slap.
Carvalho throws a combination that misses

and Mackenzie moves into the clinch.
Carvalho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mackenzie jumps guard and drags Carvalho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mackenzie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mackenzie holds on and takes a little breather.
Carvalho wanted to stand there but Mackenzie had control of the position.
Mackenzie wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Mackenzie keeps moving.
Mackenzie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mackenzie wants to stand and escape but Carvalho is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho trying to control but Mackenzie is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gabriel Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick.
Carvalho lands with a kick to the temple. Mackenzie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Mackenzie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carvalho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mackenzie lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Mackenzie stalls from top position.
Mackenzie tries to stand but Carvalho is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carvalho is looking to improve his position.
Mackenzie is thwarting Carvalho's attempts to control the position.
Mackenzie trying to control the pace.

Mackenzie is trying to work for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Mackenzie is controlling him well.
Mackenzie wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is defending well.
Mackenzie slows the pace down in half guard.
Carvalho trying to hold on to Mackenzie's head to control him but Mackenzie postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carvalho lands a really nice looking cross but Mackenzie seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mackenzie clinches with his opponent.
Carvalho scores with a shoulder strike.
Carvalho keeps control of Mackenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mackenzie has Carvalho pushed against the cage.
Mackenzie prevents Carvalho from breaking the clinch.
Carvalho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Carvalho lands with a light punch inside.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Mackenzie.

Mackenzie manages to pull guard.
Carvalho wanted to stand there but Mackenzie had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackenzie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Mackenzie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carvalho is aware though and is defending well.
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 Channing Mackenzie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mackenzie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carvalho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.

Mackenzie decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Mackenzie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mackenzie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carvalho being controlled for a moment.
Mackenzie working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to buck Mackenzie off but Mackenzie is having none of it.
Carvalho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom here.
Mackenzie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carvalho pushes Mackenzie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mackenzie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mackenzie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carvalho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carvalho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mackenzie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carvalho taking a bit of punishment here - Mackenzie scoring with strikes.

It looks like Gabriel Carvalho has been cut.
Mackenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Carvalho struggling a bit here.

Mackenzie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mackenzie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mackenzie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mackenzie working the head with strikes.

Mackenzie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carvalho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mackenzie wants to stand but Carvalho is controlling his arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mackenzie working the ground and pound.
Mackenzie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carvalho is pushing Mackenzie's head away, looking to escape. Mackenzie manages to hold on to the position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mackenzie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carvalho, who protects the arm well.

Mackenzie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carvalho has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Channing Mackenzie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Carvalho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mackenzie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carvalho is trying to control the position but Mackenzie postures up.
Mackenzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho controls Mackenzie momentarily but Mackenzie frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carvalho thumps Mackenzie with a low kick.

Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mackenzie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carvalho is trying to keep an underhook but Mackenzie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho gets back to full guard.
Mackenzie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mackenzie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Mackenzie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mackenzie is looking to stand up but Carvalho won't let him.
Mackenzie's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mackenzie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mackenzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvalho.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.

Mackenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Mackenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Carvalho.
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mackenzie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mackenzie wants to pass to mount but Carvalho is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Channing Mackenzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mackenzie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Mackenzie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mackenzie controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Channing Mackenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mackenzie, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Channing Mackenzie!