PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barac
vs
Carter

195 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
23
264 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Barac counters with a nice body shot.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Barac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barac swings widly with a right hand
and Barac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter tries to clinch but Barac moves away
and Barac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barac misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch
and Barac counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Barac scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barac. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Barac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barac swings widly with a right hand

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Barac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter working aggressively here.
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barac.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Barac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Barac.

Barac breaks the clinch.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barac counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch
and Barac counters with a left to the body.
Barac throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Barac misses.
Barac throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barac misses.
Carter tries to move into range but Barac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barac throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barac misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Barac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
That's time! Barac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Barac is just out of range.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Barac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Carter checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barac lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter lands a jab.
Barac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Barac misses the target.
Barac misses with a looping right.
Barac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Barac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Barac misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac just misses with a punch to the body.
Barac scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Llewelyn Carter's cut even more.
Barac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Barac pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Llewelyn Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Barac misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Barac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barac misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body punch but Barac moves out of range.
Barac misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barac punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Barac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivan Barac is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Barac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac fails to land with a series of punches.
Barac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Carter wants to clinch
and Barac counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barac cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter tries to clinch but Barac moves out of range.
Barac avoids the body shot from Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Llewelyn Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Llewelyn Carter!