PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome To Jamrock. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Carter
vs
Harper

168 cm
31
164 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

175 cm
28
158 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harper lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Carter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Carter blocking some punches.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper looks gassed!
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper throws an elbow but it misses.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Harper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Harper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harper smiles and moves away.

Harper has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carter swings widly with a right hand

and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper throws an elbow that misses.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Ben Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.

Carter successfully pulls guard.
Harper trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Harper wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter is pulling down on Harper's head. It's preventing any offense from Harper, at least for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Harper wasn't active enough on the ground.

Harper has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.

Carter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.

Brent Carter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Harper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Harper being controlled against the cage.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Carter jumps into guard, dragging Harper to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Harper being controlled here momentarily.
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harper wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
Ben Harper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Brent Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Harper clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Harper.
I've got Harper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Harper!