PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Core comes into the arena with Drowning Pool - Bodies blaring out of the sound system. Steven Carter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Core
vs
Carter

182 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
16
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hard Core!
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, Steven Carter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Core throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Core shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Core to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Core closes the distance and clinches.

Core's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Core throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Core throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Core bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Core does no damage.
Carter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Core tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Core manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Core throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter tries to clinch there but Core circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Core could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Core.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Core throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Core does no damage.
No joy there for Core, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter feints the counter takedown.
Hard Core seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Core is breathing heavily.
Core fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Core, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Core swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Core tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter is looking to clinch but Core is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Core!
Core uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Core misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Core, which made it look bad.
Core avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Core throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Core swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter swings for the body but Core moves out of range.
Core throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hard Core has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Carter.
Carter tries to clinch there but Core circles away.
Core throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Core throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter tries to clinch but Core moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Core ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Core stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Core keeps the fight on the outside.
Core throws a big counter combination but Carter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Core swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Core throws out the jab.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a hook but Core blocks it.
Core throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Core moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Core. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Core.
Carter tries to clinch but Core moves out of range.
Core went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Core swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Core misses with a two punch combination.
Core looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Core misses the target.
Core changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Core manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carter throws out a counter right but Core avoids it with no problem.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Core as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Core dominated that round.
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.

Sloppy strikes from Core. Those never looked like landing.

Core clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Core won't allow it.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Core turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Core breaks the clinch.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Core paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter goes for a double leg but Core avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Core continues to drive forward.
Core changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hard Core has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Carter.
Carter wants to clinch up but Core keeps it at a distance.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Core sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Core throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Core throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Core. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Core.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Core pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Core slips the punch.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Core is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Core shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Core to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Core on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Core misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Core throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Core pushes him off.
Core tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Core tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter with the counter takedown but Core avoids it easily.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Core misses with a few strikes there.
Core rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Core avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 misses with a body shot.
Core appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carter tries to clinch but Core moves out of range.
Carter wants to clinch up but Core keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Core.
Carter goes for a double leg but Core avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Core continues to drive forward.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Core circles away.
Hard Core is winning the standup battle so far.

Core has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Core turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Core just stands there and leans against the cage.

Core manages to break the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch but Core moves out of range.
Core throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter wants to clinch up but Core keeps it at a distance.
Core moves out of range as Carter strikes.
A punch combination from Core misses.
Core throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Core stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Core keeps the fight on the outside.
Core throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Core throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Core defends well and Carter ends up having to push Core into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter is looking to clinch but Core is avoiding it.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter is looking to clinch but Core is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Core dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Core throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Core defends it well.
Core misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Core misses with a two punch combination.
Carter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Core is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Carter.
Core throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Carter tries to counter it with a takedown but Core pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Core looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Core swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Core bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter tries to buck Core off but Core is having none of it.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carter is trying to control the position but Core postures up.

Carter has his feet on Core's thighs here. He's pushed Core off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Core screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Carter!
The defeated Hard Core had this to say: 'Next time, U R mine! I need a beer! I'm buy N the first round! Who is with me?'.