PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boston (ranked 2306 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Bane Carter (ranked 290 p4p, 263 weight class). Michael Boston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boston
vs
Carter

182 cm
26
170
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
180
4 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bane Carter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boston is defending well.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Boston.
Boston is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boston has his back to the cage.
Carter lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boston misses with some punches.
Boston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston is looking for a takedown.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boston throws a combination that misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Boston works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Carter throws a jab when Boston was well out of range.
Boston half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Carter instigates a clinch.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boston misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Boston fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Boston works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Boston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boston!
Bane Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Boston gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter blocking some punches.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter prevents a body shot from Boston.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Boston lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter lands a left hand.
Boston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter is leaning against Boston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boston prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
A frustrated look appears on Boston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Boston will probably get the nod.
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.

Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter slips a straight right by Boston.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter takes one on the button.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boston working aggressively here.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Boston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Carter's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Carter presses Boston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.
Boston working aggressively here.
Boston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Boston is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boston down to the mat. Boston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A lazy left from Boston finds it's target.

Carter darts in and clinches Boston up against the cage.
Carter taking a breather.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Boston has clasped his hands together around Carter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boston 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.

Carter sneaks out the side door and pushes Boston away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Michael Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boston throws an off balance right hand

and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boston.
Carter blocks a body shot from Boston.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is stalling here.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boston swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Boston being controlled against the cage.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bane Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Boston circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Boston prevents a body shot from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter prevents Boston from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
Carter slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Boston.
Boston can't get the takedown.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Carter digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
Boston tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boston's brow.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston wants a takedown.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bane Carter.
Boston dodges the punch combination from Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boston digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.

Carter clinches.
Boston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Boston on the inside.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter avoiding damage.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter blocks a body shot from Boston.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Carter pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bane Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bane Carter!