PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slight Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mr Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carter
vs
Pavlyuchenko

189 cm
21
218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slight Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pavlyuchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Pavlyuchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Pavlyuchenko slips the punch.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter lunges at Pavlyuchenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pavlyuchenko's hand.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head back.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter misses the jab.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the body shot from Carter.
Good shot there by Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlyuchenko is just out of range.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pavlyuchenko doesn't seem phased though.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Pavlyuchenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlyuchenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pavlyuchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter scores with a hook.
Slight Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Pavlyuchenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Pavlyuchenko misses its intended target.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlyuchenko's shoulder, as Pavlyuchenko tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter looks to land a combination but Pavlyuchenko avoids it well.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Pavlyuchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavlyuchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Pavlyuchenko loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Pavlyuchenko moved out of range.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Pavlyuchenko unleashes a big counter combination but Carter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slight Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pavlyuchenko takes one to the side of the head.
Carter jabs Pavlyuchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pavlyuchenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlyuchenko lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Pavlyuchenko.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head back.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlyuchenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pavlyuchenko! But no joy.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlyuchenko.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Pavlyuchenko backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Pavlyuchenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pavlyuchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pavlyuchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slight Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pavlyuchenko on the side of the head.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.

Pavlyuchenko moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pavlyuchenko can do to turn this around?
Carter lands a right hand.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Pavlyuchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Pavlyuchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Pavlyuchenko.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Carter moves out of range as Pavlyuchenko strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a body shot.

Pavlyuchenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlyuchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pavlyuchenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pavlyuchenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pavlyuchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.

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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Pavlyuchenko walks into a left hand.
Carter misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Pavlyuchenko.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been told by Carter's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pavlyuchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pavlyuchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Pavlyuchenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pavlyuchenko's hands.
Pavlyuchenko looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slight Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlyuchenko swinging wildly here.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter cracks Pavlyuchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Pavlyuchenko's head but Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlyuchenko is just out of range.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Pavlyuchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Pavlyuchenko slips the punch.
Pavlyuchenko looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook. Pavlyuchenko ducked under it nicely.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Pavlyuchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pavlyuchenko.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlyuchenko is just out of range.
Pavlyuchenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slight Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter throws a right hand that Pavlyuchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Pavlyuchenko also avoids with ease.
Pavlyuchenko moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Pavlyuchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter lands with a hook. Pavlyuchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlyuchenko slips a jab from Carter.
Pavlyuchenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Pavlyuchenko's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Pavlyuchenko backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice head shot.
Pavlyuchenko stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter scores with a one two! Pavlyuchenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter cracks Pavlyuchenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Pavlyuchenko shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Pavlyuchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carter misses.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a good body shot.
Pavlyuchenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slight Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andriy Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Pavlyuchenko drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlyuchenko's shoulder, as Pavlyuchenko tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses the shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Pavlyuchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlyuchenko. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Pavlyuchenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut.
Carter misses with a combination
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Carter colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Pavlyuchenko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Carter is left battered and dazed whilst Pavlyuchenko and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.