PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaffer comes to the cage accompanied by DubRaider- Starry Eyes. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jaffer
vs
Carter

179 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaleb Carter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer misses the shot to the body.
Jaffer misses with a hook.
Carter avoids the body shot from Jaffer.
Carter with a poor takedown

and Jaffer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
Jaffer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaffer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaffer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaffer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Jaffer passes into half guard.
Jaffer stalling.
Jaffer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaffer in particular looking to stall.

Jaffer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jaffer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer trying to pass the guard but Carter defending well.
Jaffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter has hold of Jaffer's hands but Jaffer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jaffer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Jaffer.
Jaffer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaffer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaffer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaffer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jaffer wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaffer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jaffer trying to mount his opponent but Carter defends it.
Jaffer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaffer with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Kaleb Carter has been cut.
Carter looks gassed!
Jaffer raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Carter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jaffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaleb Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaffer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Jaffer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaffer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.

Carter drives through and clinches with Jaffer against the cage.
Jaffer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaffer circles away.
Carter throws a body kick the misses
and Jaffer counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaleb Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaffer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaffer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Jaffer looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Jaffer looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Jaffer throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaffer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jaffer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jaffer is in Carter's guard.
Jaffer content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jaffer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaffer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Jaffer just wasn't active enough.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaffer counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaffer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaffer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaffer 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.
Jaffer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaffer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Jaffer lands a couple of elbows.
Jaffer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Jaffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaffer scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaffer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jaffer lands a couple of elbows.
Carter can't keep his opponent in guard - Jaffer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Jaffer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jaffer working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jaffer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaleb Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Jaffer misses.
Jaffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaffer scores with a leg kick.
Carter misses with a head kick.

Jaffer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jaffer controlling from the top position.
Jaffer is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Jaffer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaffer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jaffer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jaffer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James Jaffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaffer working the ground and pound.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Jaffer taking a breather here.
Jaffer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carter for as long as he can get away with.
Jaffer cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jaffer landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaffer takes a little break here. Carter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jaffer'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.
Jaffer landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter being controlled for a moment.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jaffer scores with punches from side control.
Jaffer cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jaffer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jaffer controlling the position.
Jaffer is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaffer scores with punches from side control.
Jaffer is staying tight to Carter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffer lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jaffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaffer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jaffer!
James Jaffer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.