PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokada Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Smith

170 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewayne Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tokada Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dewayne Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokada Smith.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Carter dominated that round.
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 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokada Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter misses with the combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with the combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Dewayne Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokada Smith.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Carter does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Dewayne Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dewayne Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewayne Carter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith stands up and waves to Carter to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Carter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes.
Dewayne Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokada Smith.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Carter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tokada Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tokada Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dewayne Carter!