PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes to the cage accompanied by Only The Strong Survive. Jackson Lake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ian Carter's chin.

Lake
vs
Carter

182 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake is looking to clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but Lake moves out of range.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter cracks Lake with a good jab.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lake is just out of range.
Lake shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter throws a series of punches but Lake avoids them all with ease.
Carter cracks Lake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter throws a series of punches but Lake avoids them all with ease.
Lake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Lake fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Lake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Lake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lake.
Lake takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Jackson Lake has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Lake is out of range.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Lake moved out of range nicely.
Lake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Lake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lake dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Lake's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Lake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Lake backs away looking to recover.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Lake misses.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Lake shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lake.
Carter connects with a jab.

Jackson Lake's cut is getting worse.
Lake is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carter lands a big right hand that sends Lake crashing to the mat! Carter stays standing though and waves Lake back to his feet!
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Lake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Carter! Lake is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Carter!