PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 481 p4p, 485 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 58 p4p, 61 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Karter
vs
Dreth

170 cm
28
155
15 - 5 - 1

175 cm
26
148
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Gatoroids
Voodoo Nutrition

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Karter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Karter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dreth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karter wants to hit a sweep here but Dreth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Karter there!
Karter is squirming around, avoiding Dreth's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Karter wants to control but Dreth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dreth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karter manages to get to full guard.
Dreth tries to free his leg and advance position but Karter is retaining full guard.
Karter trying to control the position.
Dreth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Karter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dreth defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karter keeping moving, preventing Dreth from controlling successfully.

Karter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dreth passes into side control.
Dreth works to advance to full mount. Karter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Karter tries to reverse the position but Dreth maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Karter gets full guard.

Karter looking for subs off his back but Dreth has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dreth stalling.
Karter is trying to control but Dreth passes into side control!
Karter is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dreth tries for a kimura but Karter is defending well.
Karter tries to bench press Dreth off him but Dreth keeps the position.

Dreth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karter tries to bench press Dreth off him but Dreth keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valen Dreth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dreth was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
A low kick lands for Dreth.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Dreth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Dreth - just one landing.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karter slips a straight right by Dreth.
Dreth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dreth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Dreth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dreth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karter is out of range.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Dreth throws out a powerful jab.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dreth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter throws the left hand but Dreth avoids the punch easily.
Karter misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter digs a good hook to Dreth's body.
Karter lands a head kick!
Dreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dreth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dreth.
Dreth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Karter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Dreth takes one on the button.
Dreth takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter is looking to clinch but Dreth is avoiding it.
Dreth throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
Karter swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Dreth moves out of range of the body kick from Karter.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dreth misses with a wild combination.
Dreth lands a jab to the head.
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Dreth moves his leg out of the way.
Karter checks the leg kick.

Karter takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter tries a body shot but Dreth blocks it.
Dreth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karter takes a shot to the head.

Dreth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Dreth both land. Nice combination.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Dreth ducks down to avoid it.
Karter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dreth lands an overhand right.
Dreth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Karter lands an overhand right.

Karter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth looking for a sweep. Not yet Dreth, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karter stopping the sweep attempt from Dreth.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karter scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Valen Dreth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dreth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter tries to clinch but Dreth moves out of range.
Karter misses with a body shot.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown but Karter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dreth throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Dreth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Dreth settles back down.
Dreth lands a jab.
Karter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Karter gets a takedown into half guard.
Karter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is trying to control. Dreth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dreth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karter looking to pass the guard.

Dreth looking for a guillotine here but Karter defends easily.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dreth wants to sweep but no luck.
Karter slips nicely into half guard.
Karter is looking to take a break and control but Dreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karter thows a huge punch but Dreth dodges it nicely.
Dreth trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karter connects with a nice short shot to Dreth's temple.

Karter seems to be looking for submissions.
Karter wants to control but Dreth is keeping him busy.
Dreth wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dreth looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Dreth thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
Karter connects with a body shot.
Dreth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karter moves forwards but Dreth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dreth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Dreth with a jab.
Karter throws a nice head kick!
Dreth avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dreth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karter quickly recovers to half guard.
Karter wants to control but Dreth is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valen Dreth.
I've got Dreth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
In his post fight interview, Valen Dreth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.