PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reis
vs
Carlitos

170 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Carlitos !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reis keeps Carlitos at a distance using the push kick.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlitos tries to bum rush Reis with a series of wild strikes but Reis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Carlitos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carlitos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reis wants to get back to his feet but Carlitos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carlitos advances to half guard.

Carlitos is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlitos wants to advance to full mount but Reis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos wants to pass the guard but Reis is keeping the position.
Carlitos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

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

Carlitos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reis, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Carlitos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carlitos looks gassed!

Carlitos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reis has escaped the position, nice work there.

Carlitos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlitos but great work by Reis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlitos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlitos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reis tries to clinch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Ricardo Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlitos tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlitos shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlitos cracks Reis with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Carlitos has a takedown stuffed.
Carlitos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Carlitos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carlitos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlitos shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.

Reis pushes Carlitos up against the cage in a clinch.
Reis landing knees to the body.
Carlitos has had enough of the clinch but Reis keeps him there for the moment.

Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlitos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reis misses with a combination
and Carlitos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.

Reis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlitos fails to pull guard.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Carlitos .

Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlitos is breathing heavily.
Reis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reis duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis cracks the inside of Carlitos 's front leg.

Reis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into Carlitos 's ribcage.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlitos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis gets through Carlitos 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reis leaning against his opponent.
Carlitos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carlitos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carlitos is trying to break free.

Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlitos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Reis wants to clinch.
Carlitos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reis wants to clinch up but Carlitos keeps it at a distance.
Carlitos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlitos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reis lands a front kick.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlitos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reis as he avoids it easily.
Carlitos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlitos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis throws a nice head kick!
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlitos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reis rather than just go for the knockout.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlitos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Reis rushes Carlitos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reis pushes Carlitos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Reis breaks from the clinch.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Reis clinches with his opponent.
Carlitos letting Reis take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Carlitos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reis smiles and moves away.
Carlitos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlitos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ricardo Reis is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlitos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Carlitos persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlitos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reis throws a leg kick which misses Carlitos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlitos tries to avoid it.
Reis lands with a slapping head kick.
Reis cracks Carlitos with a good jab.
Carlitos shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlitos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlitos stuns Reis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlitos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis tries to clinch but Carlitos is having none of it.
Carlitos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlitos stalks Reis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reis's face. Reis staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Reis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Reis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reis walks into a left hand.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlitos . That did some damage!
Carlitos misses with a hook.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Carlitos shoots for a double leg takedown but Reis sprawls well. He's pushed Carlitos 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reis misses with a few strikes there.
Reis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricardo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Carlitos misses.

Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis lands a body punch.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlitos 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reis landing knees to the body.

Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Reis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis has a couple of punches blocked by Carlitos .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlitos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlitos fails to pull guard.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlitos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Carlitos .
Carlitos can't break the clinch.
Reis wants to break free but Carlitos has control.
Carlitos tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlitos drops back down to his feet.
Carlitos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carlitos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlitos is working for takedown but Reis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carlitos tries for a takedown. No joy.

Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlitos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reis scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Carlitos - just one landing.

Carlitos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Carlitos is looking for a kimura here.

Carlitos is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Reis has managed to free his arm - good work.

Carlitos is trying to work for a kimura but Reis is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carlitos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reis defends it well.
Reis is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Carlitos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlitos .
Carlitos is looking to advance position but Reis won't allow it.
Carlitos prevents Reis from standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Reis!