PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Kasabian - Club Foot. Kevin Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carter
vs
Gusano

180 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

160 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Gusano's knee but Gusano avoids it well.
Gusano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gusano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Carter is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gusano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gusano misses with an uppercut.
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!
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Gusano connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter tries to clinch there but Gusano circles away.

Carter forces Gusano back against the cage and clinches.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter has Gusano pressed against the cage, preventing Gusano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Gusano won't want to take too many of those.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gusano's efforts to push away.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gusano blocks it with crossed arms.
Gusano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gusano is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
Gusano tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusano.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Gusano avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
A frustrated look appears on Gusano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter is stalling here.
Gusano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gusano tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gusano is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusano.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter prevents Gusano from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gusano is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Gusano tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Gusano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Carter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusano.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Gusano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter keeps control of Gusano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusano is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Gusano into the cage.
Gusano blocks an elbow strike.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gusano gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Gusano is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gusano has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Gusano letting Carter take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gusano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gusano avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter has Gusano pressed against the cage, preventing Gusano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gusano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Gusano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gusano gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Gusano is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gusano up against the cage.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gusano's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gusano's defenses.

Gusano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Gusano blocks the low kick.

Carter has Gusano up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kevin Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gusano stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Gusano is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gusano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Gusano in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Gusano avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusano.
Gusano blocks the elbow strike.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter has Gusano pressed against the cage, preventing Gusano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gusano managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gusano's efforts to push away.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gusano's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Gusano wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter lands with a right to the head.

Gusano breaks from the clinch.
Kevin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Gusano's knee but Gusano avoids it well.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Gusano's head.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Carter gets a clinch.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Gusano tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter has Gusano pressed against the cage, preventing Gusano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Gusano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gusano is trying to break free.
Gusano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

Gusano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gusano gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Gusano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter prevents Gusano from breaking the clinch.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Gusano is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter thows a leg kick but Gusano checks it
and Gusano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gusano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Gusano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kevin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Gusano misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gusano. That snapped Carter's head back.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusano circles away.
Carter throws out a leg kick but Gusano moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
Gusano lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into range.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gusano. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Carter.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gusano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Carter scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carter rushes Gusano and presses him up against the cage.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Gusano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to control Gusano's arms but Gusano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Gusano managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Gusano has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Gusano is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gusano gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.

Gusano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter lands with a slapping head kick.
Gusano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Kevin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Gusano.
Carter lands a head kick!
Gusano 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.
Lucas Gusano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusano misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Gusano pushes him off.

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Gusano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Gusano breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Gusano swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas Gusano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Carter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano throws a head kick that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Carter!
Kevin Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.