PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Need Drugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jingles
vs
Carter

190 cm
26
204 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
204 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Jingles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter looks to land a left hand but Jingles moved out of range nicely.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jingles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Jingles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Jingles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jingles scrambles back to his feet.
Jingles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jingles throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Jingles throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Jingles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter throws a right hand that Jingles ducks under and follows up with a left that Jingles also avoids with ease.
Jingles misses with a body kick.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a right and a left that Jingles avoids nicely.
That kick from Jingles tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jingles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jingles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jingles pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Jingles.
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.

It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Jingles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter avoiding damage as Jingles throws knees to the body.
Carter is trying to break free.

Jingles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Jingles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jingles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jingles thumps Carter with a low kick.
Jingles throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jingles doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jingles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter cracks Jingles with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jingles.
Carter blocks a head kick by Jingles.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Jingles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles throws a big shot that misses.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter misses the jab.
Jingles tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jingles.
Jingles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jingles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jingles throws a body kick that misses.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Jingles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jingles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Carter lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jingles. That's going to slow Carter down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Jingles saw that one coming.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jingles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jingles thuds his shin into the meat of Carter's side.

Jingles moves into the clinch successfully.
Jingles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jingles connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to push Jingles away but Jingles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jingles lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Jingles prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jingles pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jingles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter blocks a head kick by Jingles.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jingles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter tries to bum rush Jingles with a series of wild strikes but Jingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Carter.
Ryan Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jingles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter moves out of range as Jingles throws a body kick.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Carter.
Carter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter throws a series of punches but Jingles moves out of range.

Jingles has managed to clinch.
Jingles misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jingles.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jingles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jingles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jingles tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Jingles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jingles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jingles is just out of range.
Jingles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter tries to bum rush Jingles with a series of wild strikes but Jingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jingles slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter lands a jab.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jingles.
Jingles dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jingles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter tries to bum rush Jingles with a series of wild strikes but Jingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Jingles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jingles is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter with a jab.
Jingles walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but Jingles avoids it well.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with the combination.
Jingles slips a jab from Carter.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jingles misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jingles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but Jingles avoids it well.
Jingles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jingles misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jingles was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Jingles misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Jingles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter wants to clinch but Jingles slips to the side
and Jingles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jingles misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
A combination from Carter does no damage.

Jingles has managed to clinch.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jingles has him pressed against the cage.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Jingles.
Jingles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Jingles taking a breather.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter throws a series of punches but Jingles avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingles shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jingles tries to clinch up.
Jingles avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jingles misses.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jingles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jingles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jingles throws a body kick that misses.
Carter misses with a combination
and Jingles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Jingles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Jingles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Jingles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jingles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jingles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Jingles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jingles slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Jingles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
The fighters circling - Jingles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jingles slips a jab and a cross from Carter.

Jingles has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Jingles.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jingles prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Jingles connects with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to circle away but Jingles has him pinned against the cage.
Jingles looking for a takedown.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Jingles is controlling the position.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Jingles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Jingles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jingles lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Jingles scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jingles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Jingles misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jingles throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Jingles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter throws a right hand that Jingles ducks under and follows up with a left that Jingles also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jingles has managed to clinch.
Jingles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Jingles misses with a knee strike.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Jingles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Jingles.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jingles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jingles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
A good leg kick by Jingles.
Jingles keeps Carter at a distance using the push kick.
Carter looks to land a combination but Jingles avoids it well.
Carter works over Jingles's head and body with a nice combination.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jingles clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jingles ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Jingles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jingles lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jingles.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Jingles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter tries to bum rush Jingles with a series of wild strikes but Jingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter throws a right and a left that Jingles avoids nicely.
Jingles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jingles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jingles throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jingles circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a combination
and Jingles makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carter really felt that one!
Carter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jingles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jingles clinches up against the cage.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter tries to break free but Jingles pushes him back against the cage.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
Carter is trying to break free.
Jingles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Jingles.

That has opened up Ryan Carter's cut even more.
Jingles misses with a knee strike.
Jingles lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Jingles with a knee to the head.
Jingles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Ryan Carter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jingles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jingles.
Jingles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter being controlled against the cage.
Jingles lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jingles has him pressed against the cage.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
Jingles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jingles stalling against the cage.
Jingles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ryan Carter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jingles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Jingles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter can't break the clinch.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Jingles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jingles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jingles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Jingles wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Jingles slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Jingles counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Jingles forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Jingles is struggling to control the position.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Jingles, against the cage.
Jingles misses with a knee to the head.
Jingles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jingles.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jingles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jingles has managed to clinch.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jingles had his way with Ryan Carter in that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Jingles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jingles tries to clinch up.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jingles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jingles instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Jingles prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter is trying to push Jingles away but Jingles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carter tries to break free but Jingles pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jingles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Jingles!
Mark Jingles retains his light heavyweight title!