PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 997 p4p, 699 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 145 p4p, 105 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karter
vs
Dimms

170 cm
37
155
28 - 19 - 1

175 cm
31
156
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

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 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimms.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Dimms lands with a cross.
Karter scores with a hook.
Karter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karter throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Karter thows a leg kick but Dimms checks it
and Dimms counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter takes one to the chin there.

Dimms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms is leaning against Karter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimms as Karter tries to tie him up.
Dimms lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Dimms gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karter.
Dimms lands with a right to the head.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Dimms prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Karter gets through Dimms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karter lands a nice uppercut.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter goes for a takedown attempt but Dimms pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimms tries to score with a low kick but Karter moves his leg out of the way.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Dimms pushes him off.
Karter connects with a single shot there.
Schmedgar Dimms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimms feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimms tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Karter misses.
Dimms doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Karter misses.
Karter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Dimms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimms looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimms lands with a shot to the body.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dimms closes the distance and clinches.
Karter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karter works on Dimms's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter working aggressively here.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimms.
Karter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dimms is defending well.
Dimms has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimms can turn it around.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Dimms has him pressed against the cage.
Dimms lands an uppercut.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Karter wants a takedown.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter stalls.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Karter tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Karter misses with some punches.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Karter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karter can't get the takedown.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karter or not.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimmss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Karter is working for takedown but Dimms is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karter lands an uppercut.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Karter.
Dimms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Dimms.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Karter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms gets through Karter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Karter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karter motions for Dimms to come forward. Karter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimms.
Dimms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimms swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Dimms misses with a jab to the body
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms wants to slow Karter down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Dimms throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimms keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimms fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimms but Dimms pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karter throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Karter swings for the body but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimms slips under a jab.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Dimms moves away from the strike by Karter.
Karter throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimms.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.

Karter has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karters head.
Karter misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Dimms.
Dimms presses Karter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimms lands a right hand.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karter.
Karter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimms gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karter or not.
Karter blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dimms fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter looks for the body kick but Dimms saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms throws a solid leg kick but Karter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Dimms, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and Dimms counters with a slapping leg kick.

Dimms gets tackled into the cage by Karter. Karter maintains the clinch.
Dimms works on Karter's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimms.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dimms just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter jumps guard but Dimms stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dimms scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Karter swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Dimms lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dimms moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms lands with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Karter misses.
Dimms throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimms moves away.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
Karter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter.
Dimms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Dimms connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimms misses the target.
Nice shot by Dimms.
Karter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dimms takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
Dimms tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Karter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimms.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Dimms is looking to chop away at Karter's legs.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Karter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimms is looking to clinch.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms wants to clinch.
Karter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Karter throws a body kick that misses.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimms throws a counter combo.
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimms takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Dimms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Karter clinches up against the cage.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karter looking for a takedown.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimms's elbow.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karter wants the takedown. Dimms is fighting it off but Karter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dimms's guard against the cage.

Dimms has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dimms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dimms stuns Karter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Dimms misses with a body shot.
Karter connects with a body shot.
A jab from Dimms misses.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimms throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter tried to counter with a leg kick but Dimms avoided it.

Dimms closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Karter.
Karter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter avoiding damage.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karter is trying to drag Dimms to the mat but Dimms just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Karter jumps into guard, dragging Dimms to the mat.
Dimms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schmedgar Dimms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dimms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
After winning the bout, Schmedgar Dimms thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.