PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bede
vs
Carter

182 cm
24
183 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tests Bede's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bede connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bede misses with a head kick.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Bede looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter throws a body punch but Bede moves out of range.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bede counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter checks a low kick from Bede.
Carter blocks a jab.
Bede throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bede takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bede counter with a right hand.
Bede uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter checks a low kick from Bede.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Bede's front leg but catches the back leg as Bede tries to avoid it.
Bede thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Carter is looking to slow Bede down with leg kicks.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Bede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bede misses with a head kick.
Bede takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bede has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bede misses with a wild body shot.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bede rather than just go for the knockout.
Bede lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bede circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter wants to clinch

and Bede counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bede throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter controlling the position for now.
Bede wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Bede lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bede.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to stand.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bede.
Bede wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bede fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Bede throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Carter feints and then cracks Bede's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bede down.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter clobbers Bede with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bede slips a straight right by Carter.
Bede misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bede throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab when Bede was well out of range.
Bede misses with a double jab.
Lucas Bede is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Bede wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Bede thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Bede down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter feints and then cracks Bede's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bede down.
A combination from Bede does no damage.
Bede avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter cracks Bede with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bede is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter digs a good hook to Bede's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bede's hands.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bede checks a leg kick.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bede misses with a knee to the head.
Bede throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bede misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Bede's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bede tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter digs a right hand into Bede's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bede's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Bede.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Bede misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bede checks a leg kick.
Bede misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Chase Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bede.
Bede throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bede counters with an inside leg kick.
Bede throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Bede's head back.
Bede takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bede moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bede if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Bede does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bede has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Bede's head back.
Bede throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Bede takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Bede throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Bede uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Bede fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bede's calf.
Carter tries to clinch but Bede is having none of it.
Lucas Bede has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter thuds a left hand into Bede's body.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Bede is just out of range.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Bede steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bede.
Chase Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bede manages to avoid it.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bede fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bede is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bede on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter works Bede's body with a nice hook.
Bede misses with a few strikes there.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Bede pushes him off.
Carter lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bede throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Bede throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Carter!