PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Piechocki
vs
Carboza

176 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Carboza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Carboza.
Carboza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Piechocki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Piechocki closes the distance and clinches.

Piechocki has picked Carboza up - he's going for a ride! Piechocki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Piechocki lands strikes from half guard.
Piechocki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Piechocki is nestled in close to Carboza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Piechocki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Piechocki seems to be working for a kimura but Carboza defends the submission attempt.
Carboza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piechocki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carboza has hold of Piechocki's hands but Piechocki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Piechocki lands a nice short elbow.
Piechocki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Piechocki slips a nice elbow through Carboza's hands, connecting with Carboza's forehead.
Piechocki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piechocki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carboza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piechocki lands strikes from half guard.
Piechocki working over Carboza with some ground and pound. Carboza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Piechocki works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Piechocki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carboza, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Piechocki takes a little break here. Carboza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Piechocki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carboza taking a bit of punishment here - Piechocki scoring with strikes.
Carboza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Piechocki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Piechocki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piechocki is putting a hurting on Carboza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Piechocki in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Piechocki lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki controls the position.
Piechocki cracks Carboza with a big elbow.
Carboza being controlled for a moment.
Piechocki in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piechocki taking a breather here.

Piechocki tries for a kimura but Carboza is defending well.
Piechocki happy to just control the position for now.
Piechocki looks up at the clock and then as Carboza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Piechocki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel Piechocki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Piechocki is looking to clinch but Carboza is avoiding it.
Piechocki is looking to clinch but Carboza is avoiding it.

Piechocki shoots in and bounces Carboza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Piechocki cracks Carboza with a solid left hand.
Piechocki is standing up over Carboza. Carboza looks to escape but Piechocki dives into side control.
Piechocki working the head with strikes.
Piechocki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Piechocki looking to finish Carboza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carboza!
Piechocki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ariel Piechocki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piechocki content just to control the position here.
Piechocki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carboza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carboza wants to try and get back to his feet.
Piechocki landing strikes from the mount and Carboza is in trouble!
Piechocki unloading with bombs!
Piechocki with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Piechocki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carboza is working to get back to half guard.
Piechocki raining down shots from the mount!
Piechocki raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki with a couple of short strikes.
Carboza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piechocki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piechocki landing strikes, looking to finish!

Piechocki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carboza manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Piechocki controlling the position.
Piechocki is working Carboza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Piechocki taking a breather here.
Piechocki cracks Carboza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Piechocki 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki working the ground and pound.
Carboza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carboza is letting Piechocki control him for a moment.
Piechocki is working Carboza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carboza is pushing Piechocki's head away, looking to escape. Piechocki manages to hold on to the position though.
Piechocki is chipping away with strikes.
Carboza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Piechocki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Piechocki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carboza is pushing Piechocki's head away, looking to escape. Piechocki manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piechocki controlling the position.
Carboza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carboza is trying to improve his position.
Piechocki advances to mount.
Piechocki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piechocki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Piechocki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carboza's face.
Piechocki controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel Piechocki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Piechocki tries to clinch there but Carboza circles away.

Piechocki shoots in and bounces Carboza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Piechocki won't allow Carboza to get back to his feet.
Piechocki controlling from the top position.
Piechocki passes Carboza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Piechocki stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carboza is in trouble now - Piechocki has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboza wants to get back to his feet.
Carboza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Piechocki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Carboza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Piechocki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piechocki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Piechocki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Piechocki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

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.
Piechocki with a couple of short strikes.
Piechocki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piechocki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carboza's face.
Piechocki looking to finish Carboza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carboza!
Piechocki lands with some strikes.
Carboza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Carboza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Piechocki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Piechocki cracks Carboza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Piechocki working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza is working to get back to half guard.
Carboza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carboza tries to hold on but Piechocki pushes him away.
Piechocki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carboza is looking to get to half guard.
Piechocki lands a big shot there that rocks Carboza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Piechocki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carboza is trying to stand up.
Piechocki controlling from mount.
Carboza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Piechocki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piechocki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luis Carboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ariel Piechocki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Piechocki connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel Piechocki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Piechocki, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel Piechocki!