PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Snow
vs
Carter

185 cm
27
193 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
201 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brute
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to land a body kick
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter tries to land a body kick
and Snow counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow blocks a head kick by Carter.
Snow wants to clinch
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Snow shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Snow thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow checks a low kick from Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Snow 's knee.
Snow throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Snow lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Snow blocks the body kick.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Snow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Snow needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Snow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snow throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow avoids a kick to the body.
Carter throws a leg kick but Snow moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Snow's leg but Snow calmly moves out of range.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter scores with a jab.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snow checks it well.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow checks a low kick from Carter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Snow motions for Carter to come forward. Snow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snow keeps Carter at a distance using the push kick.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Carter catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Snow throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Snow.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Snow misses with a series of wild punches.
Snow is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
Carter throws a low kick but Snow moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and Snow counters with a leg kick.
Carter swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snow is out of range.
Snow cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Snow counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lorenzo Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Carter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carter throws a sloppy head kick
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Snow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Snow scores with a nice head shot.
Snow moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Snow misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow connects with an inside leg kick.
Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow takes one to the chin there.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Snow throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Carter throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Snow 's knee.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snow finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter tests Snow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snow.
Snow 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow with a nice cross.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snow's knee momentarily.
Snow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carter's head.
Snow scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Snow!
Lorenzo Snow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.