PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Gignac (ranked 22899 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 2182 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmo has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jules Gignac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gignac
vs
Francisco Carmo

194 cm
28
236 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

193 cm
32
287 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Gignac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmo scores with a body shot.
Gignac tries to clinch but Carmo is having none of it.
Gignac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gignac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gignac wants to clinch up but Carmo keeps it at a distance.
Gignac tries to clinch up.

Gignac drives through and clinches with Carmo against the cage.
Carmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmo stalls.
Carmo blocks an elbow strike.
Carmo lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gignac misses with an elbow strike.
Carmo gets through Gignac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gignac just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carmo's brow.
Carmo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gignac.
Carmo avoids the elbow strike from Gignac, against the cage.
Gignac tries to stall but Carmo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gignac misses with an elbow over the top.
Carmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gignac just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carmo's brow.
Gignac creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gignac prevents a body shot from Carmo.
A bit of stalling here from Carmo.
A left hand lands to the body for Carmo.
Carmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carmo dodges an elbow strike from Gignac.
Carmo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gignac backwards.
Carmo cracks Gignac with a nice body shot.
Gignac is breathing heavily.
Gignac pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gignac creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carmo blocks the elbow strike.

Carmo has Gignac pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carmo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gignac tumbling to the mat - Carmo dives into Gignac's guard.
Gignac is looking to stand back up but Carmo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gignac.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carmo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Carmo is trying for a kimura here. Gignac looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Carmo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Francisco Carmo!
A very excited looking Lucio Francisco Carmo 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.