PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Johnson

189 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kevin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Carter wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily.
Carter closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.

It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Johnson.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carter, up you get!
Carter tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands the left hand.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.

Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter wants to clinch

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Carter is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Carter clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson stands up from Carter's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Carter tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Carter tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Carter is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter tries to clinch up

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Carter closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Kevin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Carter looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.

Carter pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Nice elbow from Carter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Kevin Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

The cut above Kevin Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.

Kevin Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Carter!