PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carboza (ranked 2940 p4p, 24283 weight class) and Max Gunn (ranked 345 p4p, 512 weight class). Luiz Carboza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carboza
vs
Gunn

169 cm
25
162
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
155
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Carboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carboza closes the distance and clinches.
Carboza lands a knee to the body.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carboza trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn is trying to push Carboza away but Carboza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza is controlling him.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn can't break the clinch.
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Carboza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza misses with an elbow over the top.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn is trying to push Carboza away but Carboza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carboza throws an elbow but misses.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Carboza misses with an elbow strike.
Carboza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn wants to break free but Carboza has control.
Carboza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Carboza has the dominant position.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Max Gunn has been cut.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Carboza avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn wants to break free but Carboza has control.
Gunn tries to break free but Carboza pushes him back against the cage.
Carboza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carboza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunn tries to break free but Carboza pushes him back against the cage.
Carboza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carboza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carboza with a knee to the head.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunn tries to circle away but Carboza has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn tries to circle away but Carboza has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn is trying to push Carboza away but Carboza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Carboza controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Carboza misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn tries to circle away but Carboza has him pinned against the cage.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn can't break the clinch.
Carboza trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carboza.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Carboza won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Carboza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Carboza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Gunn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Carboza. Carboza maintains the clinch.
Carboza prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Carboza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carboza throws an elbow but misses.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carboza lands a knee to the head.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Carboza won't allow it.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Carboza lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carboza.

That has opened up Max Gunn's cut even more.
Carboza misses with an elbow over the top.
Carboza lands a knee to the body.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carboza keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carboza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luiz Carboza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn tries to break free but Carboza pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carboza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carboza pushes Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carboza with a knee to the head.

The cut above Max Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carboza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carboza lands a damaging elbow.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carboza scores a nice knee to the body.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Carboza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carboza prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Carboza lands a knee to the head.
Carboza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carboza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but Gunn blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carboza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Carboza has double underhooks.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Carboza lands an elbow inside.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Carboza has the dominant position.
Carboza with a knee to the head.

Max Gunn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carboza keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Carboza has the dominant position.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Carboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carboza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Carboza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Gunn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A leg kick checked by Carboza.
Carboza moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Gunn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carboza with a body shot.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carboza tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carboza wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Carboza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carboza tries to clinch
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carboza tries to clinch
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carboza wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carboza closes the distance and pushes Gunn back into the cage.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Carboza shakes it off.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.

Carboza clinches up against the cage.
Carboza tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Carboza lands a knee to the head.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carboza keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Carboza has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Gunn tries to break free but Carboza pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Carboza has double underhooks.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carboza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carboza lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carboza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Gunn tries to circle away but Carboza has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Carboza prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn wants to break free but Carboza has control.
Carboza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Carboza has double underhooks.
Gunn wants to break free but Carboza has control.
Carboza with a knee to the head.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Max Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carboza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Carboza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Carboza keeps him there for the moment.
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Carboza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Carboza has double underhooks.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luiz Carboza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Carboza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carboza, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Carboza!