PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Barac

198 cm
26
264 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
250 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Barac misses with a looping left.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barac lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter blocking some punches.

Barac breaks from the clinch.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barac looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barac is defending well for now.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barac is defending well for now.
Barac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barac lands an uppercut.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barac looks gassed!
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Barac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barac in his tracks.
Barac misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Barac misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Barac.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Barac throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barac takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barac walks into a left hand.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barac swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Barac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Barac pushes him off.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barac. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
Barac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
Carter scores with a body shot.

Carter instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barac.
Carter works on Barac's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
Barac can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Barac stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barac backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barac's defenses.
Barac stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter tries to stall but Barac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Barac managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Barac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barac is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Barac improves position.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barac as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Barac shrugs off.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Barac breaks the clinch.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Barac tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Barac back against the cage.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barac prevents a body shot from Carter.
Barac misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Barac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barac misses with a punch to the body.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Barac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barac throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carter slips a straight right by Barac.
Barac throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barac can do to turn this around?
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barac at a distance.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter tries a low kick but Barac avoids it.
Barac swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Barac throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Barac throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Barac in his tracks momentarily.
Barac is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barac.
Carter is looking to wear down Barac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter catches Barac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barac.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barac.
Carter stalls.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter taking a breather.
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!
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barac takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter gets through Barac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baracs head.

Barac is rocked!
Barac working aggressively here.
Barac is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baracs head.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barac misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Barac seems to have recovered his senses.
Barac takes a shot to the head.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Barac's head.
Carter creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barac's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barac drops to his knees and Carter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Llewelyn Carter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.