PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson has chosen Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger as his entrance music. James Masterson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Carter
vs
Masterson

189 cm
25
201 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
200 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Masterson is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
Masterson tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masterson.
Masterson throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Masterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Carter blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson misses the jab.
Carter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carter lands with a straight right. Masterson didn't see that one coming.
Carter blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.
Masterson needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Masterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Masterson.
Masterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masterson at a distance.
Masterson moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Masterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Masterson misses
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masterson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter tries to work over Masterson's front leg with a kick but Masterson checks it.
Masterson throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson scores with a hook.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Masterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masterson thumps Carter with a low kick.
Masterson throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carter blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Masterson moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Masterson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Masterson tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masterson lands a slapping body shot.
Masterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter thuds his right hand into Masterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that round.
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.

Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Masterson throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Masterson.
Masterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Masterson tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masterson.
Masterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Masterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Masterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masterson throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masterson.
Carter jabs Masterson right on the nose. Masterson blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Masterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Carter.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter jabs Masterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Carter tries to keep at a distance but Masterson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masterson throws a leg kick
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter avoids the body shot from Masterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Masterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Masterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Masterson off balance momentarily.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masterson checks a leg kick.
Carter checks a low kick from Masterson.
Masterson thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Masterson moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Masterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masterson throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Carter.
Masterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carter. That one must have hurt.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Masterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson throws a lazy head kick
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Masterson's shoulder, as Masterson tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson misses with a few strikes there.
Masterson tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter checks a low kick from Masterson.
Masterson tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Masterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masterson throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masterson can pounce on him.
Masterson throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masterson.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Masterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson slips under a jab.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into range.
Masterson staying out of range there.
Masterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masterson wants to clinch.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter connects with a right hand. Masterson shakes it off.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masterson tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Masterson wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Masterson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Masterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Masterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
Masterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masterson.
Masterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masterson.
Carter throws a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Carter!
Ryan Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.