PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metal Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metal Heavy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cart
vs
Heavy

201 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metal Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cart closes the distance and pushes Heavy back into the ropes.
Cart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heavy looks gassed!
Cart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heavy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heavy's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cart has Heavy pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Cart.
Cart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cart gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Heavy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cart lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cart.

Heavy is rocked!
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Heavy is still on wobbly legs! Can Cart finish him?
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart lands a knee to the head.
Cart with a knee to the head.

Cart breaks from the clinch.
Cart lands a front kick.
Heavy seems to have recovered his senses.

Cart moves into the clinch.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cart prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cart with a knee to the head.
Cart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cart lands a knee to the head.
Cart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heavy's face.
Cart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cart lands a knee to the head.
Cart is trying to maintain a safe position but Heavy gets an underhook and turns Cart into the ropes.
Cart stalling against the ropes.
Heavy tries for a takedown but Cart manages to get underhooks.
Cart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cart can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cart is trying to maintain a safe position but Heavy gets an underhook and turns Cart into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Cart.

Cart rushes Heavy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heavy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cart effectively controlling the action here.
Cart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cart tries to land a knee to the head but Heavy blocks with his arms.
Cart tries to stall but Heavy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cart with a knee to the head.
Heavy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cart smiles and moves away.
Eric Cart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metal Heavy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heavy up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cart for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cart with a knee to the head.
Cart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cart scores with a knee to the head.
Cart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Cart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heavy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Cart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Cart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Cart.
Heavy throws a lazy body kick
and Cart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heavy really felt that one!

Cart pushes Heavy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Cart.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heavy can do to turn this around?
Cart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cart lands a knee to the head.
Cart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Cart.
Cart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heavy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heavy trying to land knees to the body.
Cart landing knees to the head.
Cart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Cart is controlling him.
Cart with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cart scores with a knee to the head.
Cart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heavy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Heavy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Heavy throws a big right hand that misses.
Heavy is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Heavy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heavy stops Cart from standing up.
Cart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavy tries to free his leg and advance position but Cart is retaining full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Metal Heavy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Cart moves into the clinch.
Cart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Heavy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Metal Heavy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cart scores with a head kick. Heavy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heavy tries to keep at a distance but Cart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heavy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cart landing knees to the head.
Cart landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heavy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heavy's face.
Cart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cart obliges.
Cart scores with a knee to the head.
Cart misses with a knee to the head.
Cart trying to control the position but instead, Heavy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cart into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Cart dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Cart rushes Heavy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Heavy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cart slowing the pace effectively.
Cart scores with a knee to the head.
Cart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cart scores with a knee to the head.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cart connects with a knee to the head.
Cart tries to land a knee to the head but Heavy blocks with his arms.

Cart manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cart tries to land a knee to the head but Heavy blocks with his arms.
Heavy avoiding damage as Cart throws knees to the body.
Cart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heavy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cart lands a nice knee to the body.
Heavy tries to pull guard but Cart won't allow it.
Cart stalling in the clinch.
Cart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Cart has him pressed against the ropes.
Heavy wants a takedown.
Cart prevents the takedown attempt.
Eric Cart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metal Heavy.
A knee to the head by Cart.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Cart is controlling him.
Cart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heavy struggles to land a body shot inside as Cart controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cart.
Cart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Heavy tries to pull guard but Cart won't allow it.
Cart misses with a knee to the head.
Heavy is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cart lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Cart breaks the clinch.
Heavy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cart swivels and escapes.
Cart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heavy throws a right and a left that Cart avoids nicely.

Heavy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heavy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Heavy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cart.

Cart moves into range and clinches up with Heavy.
Cart landing knees to the head.
Cart stalling in the clinch.
Cart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heavy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heavy tries to score a body lock takedown but Cart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cart working Heavy over with knees to the body.
Cart looking to throw knees to the head but Heavy is blocking nicely.
Cart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heavy's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cart avoids a wild elbow strike from Heavy.
Cart stalling against the ropes.
Metal Heavy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Cart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Heavy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cart smiles and moves away.
Heavy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Cart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cart drives through and clinches with Heavy against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Cart.
Cart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eric Cart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cart with a knee to the head.
Cart landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Eric Cart!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Eric Cart!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Eric Cart!

Eric Cart wins by unanimous decision!