PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayjay Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rosing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with Black Betty blaring out of the sound system. Rosing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Carter
vs
Rosing

190 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rayjay Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Rosing!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Carter.

It looks like Ronald Rosing has been cut.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Rosing is looking to clinch.
Rosing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Carter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosing controls the position for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter trying to control the action but Rosing is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing dodges the ground and pound from Carter.
Carter trying to control the action but Rosing is working from the bottom.
Carter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosing keeps working.
Rosing tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Rosing is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rosing takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rosing is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to score with some ground and pound. Rosing controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rosing is not content to let Carter control the position.

Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rosing, who protects the arm well.
Rosing holding on.

Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rosing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rosing is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing tries to improve position but can't.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Rosing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosing is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rosing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Rosing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rosing preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rosing is looking to get back to full guard here but Carter has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter trying to control the position but Rosing is working away.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Rosing defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Rosing is defending well.

Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rosing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayjay Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rosing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter misses with the body kick

and Rosing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Carter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rosing.
Rosing is chipping away with strikes.
Rosing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosing working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rosing working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rosing misses with the ground and pound.
Rosing scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Carter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rosing misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rosing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosing stops Carter from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Rosing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosing lands a nice short elbow.
Rosing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosing working the head and body with strikes.
Rosing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosing trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Rosing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rayjay Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter has hold of Rosing's hands but Rosing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carter trying to control here.
Rosing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosing lands strikes from half guard.
Rosing landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rosing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Rosing is proving a slippery customer.
Rosing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Rosing from controlling successfully.
Rosing chips away with some ground and pound.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rosing wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Rosing lands a couple of digs.
Rosing throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rosing wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Rosing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rosing avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter throws a head kick that misses

and Rosing counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carter!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosing lands some shots froms side control.

Carter is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosing cracks Carter with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rosing immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Carter is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rosing!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rosing!
An out of breath Ronald Rosing thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rayjay Carter had this to say: 'I would like to thank my fans for their continuing support. And I look forward to coming back and to prove myself.'.