PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carl Carter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carter
vs
Monsoon

190 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter lands a nice hook to Monsoon's body. Monsoon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monsoon looks gassed!
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Monsoon is just out of range.
Monsoon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monsoon blocks a jab.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter misses the shot to the body.

Monsoon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Monsoon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monsoon throwing strikes but missing.
Carter trying to control the position.
Carter wants to sweep here but Monsoon controlling him for the moment.

Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monsoon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Monsoon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter is looking to wear down Monsoon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter lands with a right hand.

Monsoon is rocked!
Monsoon tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monsoon avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter tries to bum rush Monsoon with a series of wild strikes but Monsoon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monsoon drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Monsoon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monsoon is one step ahead there.
Monsoon is looking to advance position but Carter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Carter tries to control but Monsoon wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Monsoon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Carl Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Monsoon.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Monsoon shoots in but no luck this time.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Monsoon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Carter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monsoon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Monsoon is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
An elbow from Monsoon crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monsoon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Monsoon is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsoon throws an elbow but Carter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monsoon off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Carter misses.
Monsoon slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Monsoon dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Monsoon misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Monsoon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter wants to hold on but Monsoon pushes him away.
Monsoon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Monsoon.
A nice elbow there by Monsoon.
A nice elbow there by Monsoon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon controlling from the full mount.
Carter can't escape the position.
Monsoon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Monsoon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Monsoon isn't that keen on the idea.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter is desperately trying to improve his position but Monsoon has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Monsoon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monsoon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Monsoon looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Monsoon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Monsoon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Monsoon with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monsoon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monsoon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monsoon landing strikes from the mount.
Monsoon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Monsoon breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Monsoon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Monsoon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.
Monsoon tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Monsoon working Carter over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter really wants to buck Monsoon off and get back to his feet.
Monsoon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Monsoon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter tries to hold on but Monsoon postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray Monsoon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monsoon wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Monsoon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter wants to control but Monsoon postures up.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Monsoon looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Monsoon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Monsoon working the body and head with strikes.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a big elbow.
Carter tries to escape but Monsoon is in control.
Monsoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Monsoon scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monsoon scores with punches from side control.
Monsoon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carter stops Monsoon from passing to mount.
Carter is not content to let Monsoon control the position.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Monsoon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carter wants to control but Monsoon postures up.

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.
Monsoon lands some shots froms side control.
Monsoon trying to control the position but Carter is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monsoon.
Monsoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monsoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Monsoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monsoon doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carl Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Monsoon.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monsoon avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Monsoon or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Monsoon is out of range.

Monsoon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carter tries to escape but Monsoon is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Monsoon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Monsoon wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Monsoon working away.
Carter tries to buck Monsoon off but Monsoon is having none of it.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carter pushes Monsoon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monsoon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Monsoon is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Monsoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monsoon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Monsoon!