PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Carter
vs
The Razors Edge

184 cm
24
202 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
199 lbs
18 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Razors Edge looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter moves away from the strike by The Razors Edge.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter misses the jab.
The Razors Edge swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Razors Edge counters with a thumping low kick.
The Razors Edge throws a body kick that misses.
The Razors Edge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
The Razors Edge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
The Razors Edge throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
The Razors Edge is looking to score with low kicks.
The Razors Edge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge motions for Carter to come forward. The Razors Edge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Razors Edge lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
The Razors Edge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter misses with a hook
and The Razors Edge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Calvin Carter has been cut.
The Razors Edge misses with a leg kick
and The Razors Edge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Razors Edge. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by The Razors Edge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
The Razors Edge connects with a jab.
Carter moves out of range as The Razors Edge throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Razors Edge.
Carter blocks a low kick nicely.
The Razors Edge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Razors Edge lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and The Razors Edge counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tank The Razors Edge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Razors Edge counters with an inside leg kick.
The Razors Edge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Razors Edge finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Good shot there by The Razors Edge.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge thumps Carter with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Razors Edge - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank The Razors Edge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Razors Edge throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Razors Edge lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
The Razors Edge throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Razors Edge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Carter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Razors Edge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Razors Edge wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Razors Edge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Razors Edge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Razors Edge trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tank The Razors Edge.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter checks a leg kick.
The Razors Edge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Razors Edge takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot.
The Razors Edge stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
The Razors Edge misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The Razors Edge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.
The Razors Edge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Razors Edge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Razors Edge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Razors Edge with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Razors Edge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carter keeping moving, preventing The Razors Edge from controlling successfully.
The Razors Edge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Razors Edge trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Razors Edge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank The Razors Edge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Razors Edge shoots in but no luck this time.
Tank The Razors Edge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from The Razors Edge finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
A low kick from The Razors Edge misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with an uppercut. The Razors Edge saw that one coming.
The Razors Edge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
The Razors Edge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
The Razors Edge motions for Carter to come forward. The Razors Edge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Razors Edge thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
The Razors Edge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Carter gets caught napping as The Razors Edge dives in and scores a takedown. Carter manages to retain guard.
The Razors Edge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Razors Edge is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Razors Edge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Razors Edge controls the pace.
The Razors Edge trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Razors Edge throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
The Razors Edge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Razors Edge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Razors Edge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Razors Edge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Razors Edge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Razors Edge wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
The Razors Edge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Razors Edge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tank The Razors Edge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Razors Edge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Razors Edge.
Calvin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter tries to kick The Razors Edge off in order to stand up. The Razors Edge Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The strikes coming from The Razors Edge are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Razors Edge is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank The Razors Edge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Razors Edge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank The Razors Edge!