PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Holdren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holdren
vs
Carter

191 cm
26
273 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
264 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Asphyxiation Ltd. (CBK)

Zentrope Fighting Universe
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buck Holdren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holdren counters with a straight right hand.
Holdren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Holdren is trying to break free.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holdren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holdrens head.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Holdren is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Buck Holdren has been cut.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Holdren is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Holdren backwards.
Holdren misses with a body punch.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Holdren being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter presses Holdren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter pushes Holdren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holdren avoids it.
Holdren is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Holdren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter pushes Holdren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holdren managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter keeps control of Holdren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Holdren avoids the damage to the body.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Holdren is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Holdren's head.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Holdren tries to tie him up.
Holdren takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter lands a right hand.
Holdren misses with an elbow strike.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Carter on the inside.

Holdren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holdren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holdren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter misses with a hook
and Holdren counters with an outside leg kick.
Carter lands a two punch combo.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Holdren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holdren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Holdren tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter is working Holdren over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter stalling the fight.
Holdren looking to stall.
Holdren takes a shot to the head.
Holdren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holdren is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Holdren's ribcage. Holdren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Holdren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter misses with a combination
and Holdren counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Holdren keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Holdren counters with a body kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Holdren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Holdren throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Holdren ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
Holdren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Holdren counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren motions for Carter to come forward. Holdren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Holdren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter misses with a hook
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holdren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holdren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carter misses with a combination
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holdren under the eye.
Holdren looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Holdren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Holdren counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holdren.
Carter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Holdren counter with a right hand.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holdren.
Holdren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Llewelyn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holdren clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holdren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buck Holdren is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holdren.
Holdren lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Holdren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holdren jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdren bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Holdren lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holdren.
Holdren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holdren counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holdren, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Holdren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holdren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holdren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Llewelyn Carter's cut even more.
Holdren misses with a body kick.
Carter tries to clinch
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Holdren counters with a nice body shot.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Holdren had a free shot at his head there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holdren.
Holdren scores with a body shot.
Holdren lands a head kick!
Carter blocks a head kick by Holdren.
Carter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holdren. Holdren obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holdren throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Holdren dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Holdren counters with a thumping low kick.
Holdren 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 left hand
and Holdren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Holdren there.
Holdren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holdren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holdren counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holdren throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holdren misses with a body kick.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holdren counters with a straight right hand.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter tries to bum rush Holdren with a series of wild strikes but Holdren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Holdren.
Nice body kick there by Holdren.
Carter misses with a hook
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Holdren connects with a single shot there.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Holdren counters with a straight right hand.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holdren counters with a nice body kick.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holdren.
A good leg kick by Holdren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holdren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holdren.
Holdren tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Holdren misses its intended target.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holdren counters with a solid body kick.
Carter moves out of range as Holdren throws a body kick.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holdren can pounce on him.
Carter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holdren.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holdren.
Holdren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a combination
and Holdren counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Holdren counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Holdren connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Holdren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holdren.
Holdren scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter avoids the head kick by Holdren.
Holdren throws a body kick that misses.
Holdren with a hook.

The cut above Llewelyn Carter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holdren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holdren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holdren is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Holdren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holdren.
Holdren takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Holdren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holdren thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Holdren.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holdren.
Holdren bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Holdren misses the target.
Holdren lands a head kick!
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Holdren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holdren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Holdren!