PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaw Morcinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hurricane. Rubin Carter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Carter
vs
Morcinek

194 cm
22
197 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaw Morcinek!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swings widly with a right hand

and Morcinek counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Morcinek working the strikes but Carter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morcinek thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Morcinek misses with a head shot. Carter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morcinek is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Morcinek throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morcinek's guard. Nice move by Carter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcinek controlling Carter's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustaw Morcinek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Gustaw Morcinek has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morcinek doesn't seem phased though.
Morcinek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Morcinek walks into a jab.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Morcinek slips the punch.

Carter forces Morcinek back against the cage and clinches.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morcinek dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morcinek's brow.

Morcinek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter misses with a hook. Morcinek ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Nice defenses there by Morcinek.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morcinek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a straight right.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Morcinek avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Morcinek is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morcinek is trying to break free.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morcinek is defending well for now.
Carter wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morcinek works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Morcinek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morcinek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Morcinek persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter scores with the left hand. Morcinek knows he should have avoided that one.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Morcinek prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter is leaning against Morcinek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 tries to work over Morcinek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Morcinek.
Morcinek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Morcinek blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Carter.
Morcinek goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morcinek ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Morcinek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Gustaw Morcinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morcinek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter avoids the head kick by Morcinek.
Morcinek defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Morcinek down.
A big right from Carter misses.
A big left from Carter misses.
Morcinek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Morcinek.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Morcinek saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.

That has opened up Gustaw Morcinek's cut even more.
Morcinek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morcinek keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Morcinek slips the punch.
Carter is looking to clinch but Morcinek is avoiding it.
Morcinek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Morcinek moved out of range nicely.
Morcinek throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Morcinek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morcinek can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morcinek jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Morcinek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Morcinek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morcinek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Morcinek.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter works the jab nicely.

Carter drives through and clinches with Morcinek against the cage.
Rubin Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Morcinek prevents a body shot from Carter.
Morcinek being controlled against the cage.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morcinek.
Morcinek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morcinek backwards.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morcinek avoids it.
Morcinek avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morcinek blocking some punches.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morcinek's head backwards.
Carter leaves Morcinek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morcinek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morcinek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Morcinek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Morcinek seems unphased.
Morcinek dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Morcinek's head and hops out.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morcinek on the side of the head.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter cracks Morcinek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morcinek fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morcinek's sensitive parts.
Morcinek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Morcinek shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morcinek!
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.