PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Said (ranked 4426 p4p, 4302 weight class) and Nico Carpathia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nico Carpathia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Said
vs
Carpathia

175 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
177
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmad Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico Carpathia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Said moves into the clinch successfully.
Said drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carpathia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Said tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carpathia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Said working aggressively here.
Said misses with a punch to the body.

Said breaks the clinch.
Carpathia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Said's waist but Said gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carpathia off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Said misses with a takedown attempt

and Carpathia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Said!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmad Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpathia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carpathia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

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.
Carpathia is taking a breather. Said says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Said punching from the bottom.

Said looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Said is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Said fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpathia stuffs the takedown.

Carpathia closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Said creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carpathia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Said has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carpathia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Said is breathing heavily.
Said misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carpathia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Said fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Said is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carpathia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Said throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahmad Said seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Said shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carpathia as he avoids it easily.
Carpathia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Said gets caught napping as Carpathia dives in and scores a takedown. Said manages to retain guard.
Carpathia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpathia passes Said's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nico Carpathia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Said tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carpathia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carpathia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Said defends it well.
Said throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carpathia's waist but Carpathia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Said off to one side.
Carpathia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Said counters by clinching up.
Said is working for takedown but Carpathia is calmly controlling the position for now.

Said breaks the clinch.
Carpathia lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpathia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpathia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpathia feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmad Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpathia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Said drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carpathia sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said looks for a takedown but Carpathia sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carpathia has a takedown stuffed.
Said misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Carpathia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nico Carpathia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carpathia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Said wants to improve his position but instead Carpathia has moved into half guard.
Said wants to control but Carpathia passes into side.
Carpathia controls the position.
Let's hope that Carpathia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Said is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carpathia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carpathia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Said stops Carpathia from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carpathia closes the distance and clinches up with Said, looking for a takedown. Carpathia pushes Said against the cage but Said circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Carpathia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Said. No joy for Carpathia on that attempt.
Carpathia keeps the fight on the outside.
Said tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carpathia defends well and Said ends up having to push Carpathia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Said tries to pull guard but Carpathia holds him up against the cage and eventually Said drops back down to his feet.
Said is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmad Said. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpathia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Said is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carpathia pulls guard effortlessly.
Said is looking to stand up but Carpathia won't let him.
Said wants to control from the top but Carpathia keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said throwing strikes from guard but Carpathia blocks nicely.
Carpathia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Said trying to control but Carpathia is working from the bottom.
Said is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carpathia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nico Carpathia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carpathia has a takedown stuffed.
Said feinted with a counter takedown.
Said closes the distance and clinches up with Carpathia, looking for a takedown. Said pushes Carpathia against the cage but Carpathia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpathia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpathia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Said sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Said tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carpathia manages to circle out of the way.
Said dives in and grabs Carpathia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carpathia pushes down on Said's head and hops out.
Said darts in looking for a takedown but Carpathia gets double underhooks and turns Said into the cage.

Said jumps guard.
Carpathia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpathia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Said wants to control the action here but instead Carpathia manages to pass to full mount!
Carpathia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpathia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Said has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Carpathia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carpathia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Carpathia!