PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Triad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Triad
vs
Carter

185 cm
21
222 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
206 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Triad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Carter!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Triad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Triad decides to pull guard.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Triad is keeping the position for now.
Triad has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Carter is working Triad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Triad is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Triad is retaining full guard.
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to Triad's brow.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Triad 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.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Triad keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter is looking to pass Triad's guard but actually Triad recovers to full guard.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Triad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Triad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Triad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter wants to improve his position but Triad is controlling well.
Carter trying to hold on to Triad's head to control him but Triad postures up.

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.
Carter moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Triad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Triad prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Triad is one step ahead there.
Triad stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Triad has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Triad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rocco Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Triad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Triad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Triad's shoulder, as Triad tries to avoid the shot.
Carter tries to clinch but Triad is having none of it.

Triad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carter was covering up waiting for the punch and Triad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Triad is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triad stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Triad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Triad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Triad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Triad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Triad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Triad trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Triad 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.

Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Triad moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Triad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Triad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Triad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Triad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Triad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Triad lands in his opponent's guard.
Triad is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Triad stops Carter from standing up.
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triad slips nicely into half guard.
Triad prevents Carter from improving his position.

Triad stands up from half guard.

Triad darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.

Triad jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Triad looking to control.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Triad.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter chips away with some ground and pound.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Triad is keeping the position.
Triad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter passes into half guard.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Triad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Triad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Triad is retaining full guard.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter advances to half guard.
Carter lands strikes from half guard.
Carter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Triad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter lands strikes from half guard.
Johnny Triad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Triad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Triad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter advances position into side control!
Carter landing strikes.
Carter grinds an elbow into Triad's temple.
Carter has knee on belly momentarily but Triad bucks him off and regains half guard.
Carter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carter throws a strike but Triad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Triad controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Triad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Triad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Triad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Triad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Triad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Triad seems unphased.
Triad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Triad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Triad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Triad won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Triad?
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Triad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Carter misses with a head shot.
Triad is working to get back to half guard.
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carter avoids the attempt from Triad to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter lands a big elbow.
Carter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Triad is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carter landing shots from mount.
Carter scoring with strikes but Triad is staying in there.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Triad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Triad wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Triad working to try and regain half guard.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnny Triad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Triad wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
BOOM! Carter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Triad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rocco Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Triad is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Triad?
Triad is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter looking to finish Triad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Triad!
Triad can't escape the position.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Carter is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Triad is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Carter!