PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melo Carter (ranked 3903 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Two Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two Face will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Carter
vs
Face

165 cm
25
160
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melo Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Two Face!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Face connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Face lands an overhand right.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Face swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
Face 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter controls the position from side control.
Face is looking to regain half guard here but Carter keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face being controlled for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Face can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carter scoring with punches from side control.
Face taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
Face is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carter controlling the position.
Face is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carter trying to control the position but Face is working away.
You can see the frustration on Face's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Face is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carter connects with a decent elbow.
Face is letting Carter control him for a moment.
Face 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face keeps trying to improve his position.
Face takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Face's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Face is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter scoring with punches and elbows.
Carter working away.
A lull in the action here as Carter stalls from top position.
Face takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is not content to let Carter control the position.
Face is being controlled here.
Face can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face tries to buck Carter off but Carter is having none of it.
Face is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Face is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melo Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Face lands with a cross.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Face.
Face lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Face punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Face misses with a jab to the body

so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carter trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Carter won't allow Face to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carter lands a couple of digs.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carter is in close to Face's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Face looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carter passes into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carter wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Face is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carter is putting a hurting on Face here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carter controlling the position from side mount.
Face is trying to get back to half guard.
Carter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Face some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carter is controlling him well.
Carter controls the position from side control.
Melo Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter landing a few strikes.
Face is looking for a sweep.
Carter scoring with punches from side control.
Face is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carter working the head with strikes.
Carter lands a few punches from side control.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Carter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands some shots froms side control.
Carter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Face down.
Carter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Face to see if he's OK.
Face is trying to improve his position.
Carter cracks Face with a big right hand but Face just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carter cracks Face with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carter is putting a hurting on Face here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
Carter lands an elbow.

Face is rocked!
Carter working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melo Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Face scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Face scores with a decent looking hook.
Two Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face throws a right hand that misses

and Carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Face won't be happy with that.
Carter wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Face's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is putting a hurting on Face here, landing some big shots from side control.
Face is trying to improve his position.
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
Face tries to improve position but can't.
Carter cracks Face with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Face tries to buck Carter off but Carter is having none of it.
Carter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Face tries to buck Carter off but Carter is having none of it.
Carter scores with punches from side control.
Face takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Face is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Face takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Face taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face trying to remain calm as Carter controls from the top position.
Carter landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter controls the position.
Face is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Face's face as Carter controls the position.
Carter is chipping away with strikes.
Face is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter landing strikes.
Carter scoring with punches from side control.
Face tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Carter is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from side mount.
Carter scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Carter lands a nice forearm strike.
Carter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Face taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
Face is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Face is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Carter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Melo Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter is working Face over with some ground and pound from side control.
Face is trying to escape the position but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter is chipping away with strikes.
Face taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
Carter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Face takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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 controls the position.
Two Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melo Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melo Carter!
A relieved looking Melo Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.