PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Carson
vs
Ka

182 cm
30
190 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

187 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Ka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson stuns Ka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ka scores with a nice head shot.
Ka missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carson.
Carson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carson throws a leg kick but Ka moved away.
Carson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ka slaps away a takedown attempt from Carson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ka slips a straight right by Carson.
Ka's corner calls for a 1-2. Ka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ka.

Carson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carson showed some decent athleticism there.
Carson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ka controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka wants to control but Carson passes into side.
Ka tries to bench press Carson off him but Carson keeps the position.
Ka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Carson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ka struggling a bit here.

Carson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Ka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ka tries to improve position but can't.
Carson scores with a couple of short elbows.
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Carson wants to control but Ka is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Carson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka manages to get back to half guard.
Carson wants to stand but Ka has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Carson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ka defending well though.
Ka is not content to let Carson control the position.
Carson prevents Ka from improving his position.
Carson wants to pass the guard but Ka is defending well.
Ka trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ka.
Carson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ka trying to control here.
Ka is refusing to be controlled, as Carson sits in half guard.
Ka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carson checks the leg kick.
Carson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Carson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ka sizes up Carson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ka throws a solid leg kick but Carson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ka.
Ka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carson misses with a takedown
and Carson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ka counters with a nice leg kick.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ka sprawls well. Ka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Carson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Ka pushes Carson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ka effectively controlling the action here.
Ka trying to stall but Carson improves his position.
Nice body punch from Ka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carson as Ka tries to tie him up.
Ka avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yuri Ka.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
Carson walks into a left hand.
Ka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ka lands a high kick!
Carson misses with a combination
and Ka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ka throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Ka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ka clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson is trying to break free.
Ka wants to stall.
Ka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ka controlling the action here for a moment.
Carson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carson is trying to break free.
Carson tries to circle away but Ka has him pinned against the cage.
Ka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carson tries to circle away but Ka has him pinned against the cage.
Carson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ka.
Carson can't break the clinch.
Come on Ka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ka has double underhooks.
Carson tries to break the clinch but Ka is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson working hard to break the clinch.
Ka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ka controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yuri Ka.
Carson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ka momentarily.
Ka is looking to chop away at Carson's legs.
Carson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ka counters with a nice leg kick.

Ka clinches.
Ka is stalling here.
Ka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ka tries to stall but Carson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carson is trying to break free.
Carson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Carson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ka wants to control but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson wants to stand up but Ka is controlling the position.
Ka tries to roll over but Carson keeps him under control.
Ka wants to control but Carson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ka looking for submissions off his back.
Ka is breathing heavily.
Ka is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ka throws a leg kick but Carson moved away.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carson lands a right hook to the body.
Carson checks a leg kick nicely.
Carson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carson misses with a left hand

and Ka moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Ka.
Ka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy.
Ka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carson up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yuri Ka.
Ka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Carson is predictable there
and Ka counters with a good, hard body kick but Carson shrugs it off.
Carson misses with an uppercut
and Ka counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Carson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ka is trying to escape the mount.
Carson landing strikes from the mount and Ka is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carson.

Ka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carson.
Ka is looking to get to half guard.
Ka tries to lock up and control but Carson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carson raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka wants to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Ka is working to get back to half guard.
Carson lands a heavy elbow.
Carson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carson breaks from Ka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Carson misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is landing with some decent strikes but Ka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ka tries to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Carson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ka hang on?
Carson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ka hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ka working to try and regain half guard.
Carson is landing with some decent strikes but Ka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ka is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Carson!