PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Carter Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Black
vs
Carter Jr

180 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Purity Fight Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Carter Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drestin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws a hook but Carter Jr blocks it.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black tries to work over Carter Jr's front leg with a kick but Carter Jr checks it.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Carter Jr slips the punch.
Black avoids the head kick by Carter Jr.
Black does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carter Jr avoids a kick to the body.

Carter Jr moves into the clinch.
Carter Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter Jr gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Carter Jr into the cage.
Black is looking to control Carter Jr's arms but Carter Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter Jr.
Carter Jr stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black is looking to control Carter Jr's arms but Carter Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Carter Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Carter Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter Jr misses with the head strike.
Black pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Drestin Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Carter Jr.
Black throws a solid leg kick but Carter Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a front kick aimed at Carter Jr's knee but Carter Jr avoids it well.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter Jr is out of range.
Carter Jr checks a leg kick.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black is breathing heavily.
Carter Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black misses with a two punch combination.

Carter Jr has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Carter Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter Jr trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter Jr into the cage.
Black lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter Jr lands a nice elbow.
Carter Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Carter Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Carter Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black is looking to control Carter Jr's arms but Carter Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Carter Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter Jr.
Carter Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carter Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Carter Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter Jr wants to stall.
Carter Jr gets underhooks to prevent Black's takedown attempt.
Carter Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Carter Jr.
Carter Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black missing with knees to the body.

Black tightens his grip and picks Carter Jr up, before dumping him to the ground. Carter Jr manages to land in guard.
Black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Carter Jr.
Carter Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drestin Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Black throws the left hand but Carter Jr avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Carter Jr tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Dwayne Carter Jr has been cut.

Carter Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter Jr is defending well for now.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carter Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black taking a breather.
Carter Jr has Black pressed against the cage.
Carter Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with some punches.
Carter Jr is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter Jr avoids it.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Black gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Carter Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Black misses

and Carter Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Carter Jr wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter Jr keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black stays in close to Carter Jr's body and controls the position.

Carter Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stays in close to Carter Jr's body and controls the position.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Carter Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Carter Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Carter Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter Jr throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carter Jr has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.

Carter Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dwayne Carter Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Carter Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Black throws a leg kick that is checked

so Carter Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black keeping full guard, as Carter Jr tries to pass.

Black is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter Jr fails to pull guard.
Carter Jr lands a right hand.
Carter Jr with a knee to the head.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Black just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter Jr's brow.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Carter Jr controls the action.
Black misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter Jr landing knees to the head.
Carter Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Carter Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Carter Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter Jr landing knees to the body.
Carter Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carter Jr pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Carter Jr.
Black is trying to stall.
Carter Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Carter Jr is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drestin Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Carter Jr.
Black gets through Carter Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Black.
Carter Jr trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter Jr into the cage.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter Jr or not.
Carter Jr is trying to stall.
Black tries to stall but Carter Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter Jr blocks an elbow strike from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Carter Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Carter Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Carter Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter Jr.
Carter Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter Jr wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.

Carter Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Black did well to prevent Carter Jr getting side control.
Carter Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Black is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter Jr trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.

Black makes his way to full guard, as Carter Jr worked for a kimura.
Carter Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
Carter Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black keeping full guard, as Carter Jr tries to pass.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Carter Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter Jr 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Carter Jr!