PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sedrick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antuan Siangboxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the ring accompanied by Step Into A World. On his way into the ring it seems that Sedrick Carter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sedrick Carter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Carter
vs
Siangboxing

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sedrick Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antuan Siangboxing!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Siangboxing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siangboxing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Siangboxing rushes Carter and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Siangboxing.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Siangboxing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Siangboxing throws an elbow that misses.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siangboxing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Stalling in the clinch from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing 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.
Carter is trying to stall.

Siangboxing breaks from the clinch.
Siangboxing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Siangboxing throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Siangboxing lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter wants to break free but Siangboxing has control.
Nice elbow from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Siangboxing controls his hands.
Siangboxing effectively controlling the action here.
Siangboxing trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siangboxing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Siangboxing has him pressed against the ropes.
Siangboxing prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter tries to stall but Siangboxing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Siangboxing.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siangboxing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the ropes.
Siangboxing lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Siangboxing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siangboxing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Siangboxing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Siangboxing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Siangboxing misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a jab when Siangboxing was well out of range.
Siangboxing thows a body shot but no joy.
Siangboxing avoids the head kick by Carter.

Siangboxing drives through and clinches with Carter against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter being controlled against the ropes.
Siangboxing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Siangboxing's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing misses with a knee strike.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Siangboxing improves position.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Siangboxing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the ropes.
Siangboxing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siangboxing is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Siangboxing 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.
Siangboxing trying to land knees to the body.
Siangboxing 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Siangboxing blocks a body shot from Carter.
Siangboxing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siangboxing lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antuan Siangboxing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carter throws a shot to the body.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.

Siangboxing rushes Carter and presses him up against the ropes.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siangboxing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siangboxing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Siangboxing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.
Carter is trying to stall.
Siangboxing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Siangboxing has double underhooks.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siangboxing throws an elbow that misses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siangboxing managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Siangboxing taking a breather.
Siangboxing misses with an elbow strike.

Siangboxing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siangboxing fails with an attempt to clinch.

Siangboxing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Carter wants to stall.
Antuan Siangboxing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siangboxing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siangboxing avoids it.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siangboxing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Siangboxing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siangboxing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siangboxing.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siangboxing lands a head shot.
Siangboxing moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.

Siangboxing rushes Carter and presses him up against the ropes.
Siangboxing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siangboxing avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Siangboxing, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siangboxing's elbow.

Siangboxing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siangboxing 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 cracks the inside of Siangboxing's front leg.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Siangboxing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siangboxing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Antuan Siangboxing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siangboxing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
A big left from Carter misses.
Siangboxing lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siangboxing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter avoiding damage as Siangboxing throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Siangboxing as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siangboxing has him pressed against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siangboxing.
Carter cracks Siangboxing with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Siangboxing.

Siangboxing manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Siangboxing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter throws a low kick but Siangboxing avoids it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter avoids the head kick by Siangboxing.
Siangboxing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter throws a low kick but Siangboxing moves out of range easily.

Siangboxing clinches with his opponent.
Siangboxing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antuan Siangboxing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Siangboxing checks a leg kick.
Siangboxing throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Siangboxing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siangboxing.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Siangboxing doesn't seem phased though.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Siangboxing counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siangboxing, right into the meat.

Siangboxing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Siangboxing trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siangboxing into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Siangboxing.
Carter tries to work over Siangboxing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siangboxing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is trying to push Siangboxing away but Siangboxing has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Siangboxing prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.

Siangboxing breaks the clinch.
Carter connects with the punch.
Siangboxing slips a straight right by Carter.
Siangboxing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Siangboxing. That one must have hurt.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Siangboxing doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter jabs Siangboxing to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing keeps the fight on the outside.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siangboxing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Siangboxing uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siangboxing.
Siangboxing scores with a body shot.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot.
Sedrick Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siangboxing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Siangboxing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Siangboxing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siangboxing moves out of range as Carter strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Siangboxing has managed to clinch.
Siangboxing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siangboxing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Siangboxing.
Siangboxing pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siangboxing missing with knees to the body.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Siangboxing controls his hands.
Siangboxing tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Siangboxing breaks the clinch.
Siangboxing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siangboxing misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Siangboxing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but Siangboxing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.
Siangboxing throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Carter looks to clinch
and Siangboxing counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siangboxing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siangboxing throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Siangboxing misses with a body shot.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siangboxing moves away.
Donk. Carter catches Siangboxing right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Siangboxing misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siangboxing.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Siangboxing is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Sedrick Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antuan Siangboxing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Siangboxing back to the ropes. Carter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sedrick Carter.
I think Siangboxing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antuan Siangboxing!
Antuan Siangboxing was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.