PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Johnston

190 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Johnston has managed to clinch.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnston missing with knees to the body.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnston lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston lands a knee to the body.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston landing knees to the body.
Johnston landing knees to the head.

It looks like Seb Carter has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston connects with a knee to the head.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
Johnston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Johnston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Johnston lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Johnston keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter is trying to break free.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston avoiding damage.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Johnston looking to stall.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seb Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.

Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seb Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carter throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.

Johnston clinches with his opponent.
Johnston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Johnston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seb Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter misses with a double jab.

Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnston stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Johnston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Johnston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Johnston with a knee to the head.
Johnston lands an elbow inside.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnston.
Johnston lands a knee to the head.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnston working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston landing knees to the body.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Johnston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter is trying to break free.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Johnston lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnston lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seb Carter's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter works over Johnston's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Carter.
Johnston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks to land a combination. Johnston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Johnston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston slips under a jab from Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Seb Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Johnston effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Seb Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Johnston.
Johnston stalling.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston lands a damaging elbow.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Johnston.
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston lands a knee to the body.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnston lands an elbow inside.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston'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.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter motions for Johnston to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rock Johnston.
I've got Johnston 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Johnston!