PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Carter

183 cm
31
195 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

189 cm
26
201 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carter really felt that one!
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Martinez.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Jab by Carter.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter scores with a spinning back kick!
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Carter throws a one two combo.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter thows a body kick. Martinez tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martinez looks to throw a body kick
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santiago Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter misses with a jab to the body
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter 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 Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Carter.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carter. That one must have hurt.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carter to the ground. Martinez is now in Carter's guard.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santiago Martinez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martinez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Martinez to acknowledge the strikes.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Martinez stops Carter from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Martinez thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez slips under a jab from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from Carter tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Carter!
Our winner, Ryan Carter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.