PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cemetary Gates. Dave Lang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carter
vs
Lang

191 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JT Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Lang!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Lang tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Lang tries to clinch up

and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lang.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lang lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Lang lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Lang.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Carter is trying to stall.
Lang throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Lang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lang's face.

It looks like Dave Lang has been cut.
Carter is trying to stall.
Lang lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Lang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Lang wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Lang's ribcage.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Lang, against the cage.
Lang tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Carter blocks a body shot from Lang.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter is stalling here.
Carter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lang tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Carter working Lang over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.

Carter lands a takedown into guard.

Lang manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter wants to clinch.

Lang has managed to clinch.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Lang blocks a body shot from Carter.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Lang misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lang's face.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lang misses with some punches.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Lang with a knee to the head.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lang up against the cage.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Carter working Lang over with knees to the body.
Lang prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JT Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Lang's cut.
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 fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang tries to clinch but Carter moves away

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Lang didn't expect that.
Lang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
Carter stands and throws Lang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter trying to control the action but Lang is working from the bottom.
Lang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carter is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang is letting Carter control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
Lang misses with a punch to the head.
Carter has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lang.
Carter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lang throws a strike but Carter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carter has control of Lang's left arm, preventing Lang from doing any damage.
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lang with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lang, into his guard.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.

Lang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lang looking for subs off his back but Carter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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. Carter connects with a nice short shot to Lang's temple.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lang on the ground.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Lang is defending the position.
Carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter wants to take a breather but Lang is having none of it.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Lang looking for submissions off his back.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to free his trapped foot but Lang is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position.

Lang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter won't allow Lang to get back to his feet.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Carter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JT Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lang closes the distance but Carter moves to the side

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Carter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lang to the mat. Lang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Lang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.

Lang looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lang keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter stands up over Lang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lang working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Lang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lang keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carter passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Dave Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is taking a breather. Lang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carter wants to control but Lang is keeping him busy.
Lang missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter blocks the strikes from Lang.
Lang punching from the bottom.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter controlling the action here.
Carter working over Lang with some ground and pound. Lang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to take a breather but Lang is having none of it.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
Lang scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Carter manages to mount him!
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lang is looking to improve his position but Carter isn't that keen on the idea.
Lang is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lang working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Lang swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Lang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lang swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lang throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
JT Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

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