PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Souza

198 cm
31
264 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

196 cm
29
243 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Souza misses with a hook.

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

Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.
Carter looks for the body kick but Souza saw that one coming.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Souza.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Souza's knee but Souza avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.

Carter rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Souza connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Souza improves position.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.

Souza breaks from the clinch.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter avoids the body shot from Souza.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms.

Souza breaks from the clinch.
Carter cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Souza.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Carter.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.

Carter has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.

Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza lands a body punch.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with some punches.

Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souza cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Souza.
Carter avoids the body shot from Souza.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Souza blocks the elbow strike.

Souza breaks the clinch.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Souza.
Carter cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Souza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Souza.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter jabs at Souza's body.
A jab from Souza misses.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter connects with a right hand. Souza shakes it off.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Souza finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Carter tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Souza.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Carter catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Souza avoids the head kick by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Souza takes a step back to recover.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter jabs at Souza's body.
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Llewelyn Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.