PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 654 p4p, 1941 weight class) and Sami Rantanen (ranked 85 p4p, 270 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'll Kill You Motherf*cker. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Carter
vs
Rantanen

183 cm
28
187
10 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
185
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Rantanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Rantanen moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Sami Rantanen has been cut.
Rantanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Rantanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rantanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
It seemed like Rantanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rantanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rantanen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rantanen. Rantanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rantanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rantanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rantanen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen throws a one two combo.
Rantanen misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Rantanen.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Rantanen moved out of range.
Carter throws the left hand but Rantanen avoids the punch easily.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Rantanen throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Rantanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rantanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Abyss in the buildup to the fight.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Rantanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rantanen in his tracks.
Rantanen moves away from the strike by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rantanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rantanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Rantanen tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
John Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rantanen moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Rantanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rantanen counter with a right hand.
Rantanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rantanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rantanen thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Rantanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Rantanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Rantanen misses the jab.
Rantanen throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Rantanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rantanen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Rantanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rantanen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rantanen throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rantanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Rantanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rantanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rantanen moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rantanen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rantanen momentarily.
Carter scores with a hook.
Rantanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter misses with a hook. Rantanen ducked under it nicely.
Rantanen throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
A left lands for Carter.
Rantanen swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rantanen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Rantanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rantanen moves away.
A little jabbing left from Rantanen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rantanen with a jab.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Rantanen's belly button to the back.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rantanen can do to turn this around?
Rantanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sami Rantanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Rantanen's shoulder, as Rantanen tries to avoid the shot.
Carter swings for the body but Rantanen moves out of range.
Rantanen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carter.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rantanen throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter takes a swing at Rantanen's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rantanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Rantanen saw that one coming.
Rantanen throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter throws a hook but Rantanen blocks it.
Carter sets himself, and Rantanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Carter avoids it this time.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses the jab.
Rantanen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rantanen dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Rantanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Rantanen ducks down to avoid it.
Carter misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rantanen! But no joy.
Rantanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rantanen duly obliges.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Rantanen slips the punch.
A big left from Carter misses.
Rantanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rantanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rantanen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carter has got the better of the exchanges.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter sets himself, and Rantanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Carter avoids it this time.
Rantanen misses with the combination.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rantanen counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook but Rantanen blocks it.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Rantanen throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Rantanen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Rantanen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Rantanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rantanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Rantanen jabs at Carter's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Carter.
Rantanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Carter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a hook. Rantanen ducked under it nicely.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rantanen scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Rantanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rantanen wants to counter the offense by Carter and move into the clinch position.
Rantanen drops Carter with a naaaaasty hook - Carter is in real trouble here! Rantanen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Rantanen!