PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Force
vs
Carboni

188 cm
30
245 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

210 cm
31
300 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force throws a jab when Carboni was well out of range.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Force lands a nice looking body shot.
Carboni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carboni.
Carboni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carboni misses with a straight right.
Force lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carboni circles away quickly and effectively.
Force shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carboni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carboni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Force swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Force misses with a shot to the body
and Carboni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboni swings widly with a right hand
and Force counters with a nice body shot.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carboni moves away.
Nice defenses there by Carboni.
Carboni lands with a shot to the body.
Force misses the jab.
Carboni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cosmo Carboni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Force misses with a body punch
and Carboni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carboni blocks a jab.
Force throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Force lands with a right hand.

It looks like Cosmo Carboni has been cut.
Carboni misses the jab.
Carboni throws a jab but it's blocked by Force.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboni blocks a jab.
Force connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Force shoots in and gets a takedown into Carboni's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force postures up in Carboni's guard and throws a big left but Carboni blocks it.
Force 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.
Force wants to control from the top but Carboni keeps moving.
Force controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carboni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Force won't allow Carboni to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboni keeping moving, preventing Force from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Force throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carboni throws a big shot that misses.
Force misses the jab.
Force throws a jab but it's blocked by Carboni.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Carboni moves away and avoids it.
Carboni throws a fast counter high kick but Force manages to duck under it in time.
Force misses with a straight right.
Carboni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Force there.
Force throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carboni throws out a counter right but Force avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Carboni.
Nice uppercut lands for Force. That snapped Carboni's head back.
Mac Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carboni lands with a cross.
Force goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Carboni.
Force scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Force dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Carboni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Force staying out of range there.
Carboni misses with an uppercut
enabling Force to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carboni, as that shot connected.
Force misses with a looping left.
Carboni ducks right into an uppercut from Force.
Force misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Force 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.

That has opened up Cosmo Carboni's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carboni.
Carboni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Force to score with a decent uppercut.
Carboni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Force misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboni slips under a jab from Force.
Carboni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Force.
Cosmo Carboni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carboni slips under a jab from Force.
Force fails with a takedown attempt.
Force fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carboni ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force sets himself, and Carboni steps forward looking for the clinch! Force avoids it this time.
Carboni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Force misses with a body shot.
Force throws a lazy right hand but Carboni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Force misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Force bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carboni is not content to let Force control the position.
Carboni can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Force seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Force is looking to take a break and control but Carboni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carboni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force thows a huge punch but Carboni dodges it nicely.
Carboni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Force.
Force missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Force stalling away here and it's allowed Carboni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Force looking to pass the guard.
Carboni looking for a sweep. Not yet Carboni, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Force wants to pass the guard but Carboni is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Force throws the left hand but Carboni avoids the punch easily.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Force tries to bum rush Carboni with a series of wild strikes but Carboni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carboni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Carboni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carboni just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carboni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Force feints and as Carboni raises his hands in defense, Force changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Force dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Carboni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Force misses with a right hand
and Carboni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carboni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Force throws a series of punches but Carboni avoids them all with ease.
Force throws a body punch but Carboni moves out of range.
Carboni feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Carboni misses.
Carboni looks to land a combination but Force avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Force.
Force bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carboni swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Carboni misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carboni with the counter takedown but Force avoids it easily.
Force throws a body punch but Carboni moves out of range.
Carboni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carboni throws a big shot that misses.
Force throws a lazy right hand but Carboni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carboni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Carboni.
Force went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carboni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carboni throws a lazy right hand but Force sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carboni blocks a jab.
Carboni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force misses the shot to the body.
Force is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carboni can do to turn this around?
Force throws a right hand that Carboni ducks under and follows up with a left that Carboni also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Carboni.
Carboni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cosmo Carboni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carboni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force looks to throw the jab but Carboni is out of range.
Carboni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Force.
Force scores with a sloppy right hand. Carboni should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Force throws out a loose jab but Carboni uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carboni! But no joy.

Carboni lands a left and a right that send Force crashing to the mat, dazed. Carboni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Force is rocked!

It looks like Mac Force has been cut.
Force misses with a hook. Carboni ducked under it nicely.
Oh Force is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Force shoots in but Carboni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carboni cracks Force with a hook to the temple - Force is on wobbly legs here! Carboni swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Force falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Carboni wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cosmo Carboni!