PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ''Run This Town'' by Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna. Carter has chosen Ludacris-Move Bitch as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Carter

183 cm
32
220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

189 cm
32
216 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Carter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Carter misses

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Jerome Carter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carter looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looks to land a strike but Carter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carter looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome Carter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Carter.
Jerome Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carter is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Smith thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carter gets back to full guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Carter scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick from Smith.
Jerome Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into range.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Smith wants to clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Smith clinches.

Smith breaks from the clinch.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carter is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Carter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carter.
Darren Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Smith!
Darren Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gilop® logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.