PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thicke comes to the cage accompanied by David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thicke
vs
Carter

184 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Thicke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Thicke misses the target.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Thicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Thicke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thicke moves away.
Thicke lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thicke tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thicke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thicke misses the shot to the body.
Thicke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thicke sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thicke.
Thicke misses with a wild body shot.
Thicke takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Thicke 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thicke.
Thicke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Thicke throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thicke misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Thicke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.
Carter avoids the body shot from Thicke.
Thicke moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thicke throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thicke lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Thicke misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Thicke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Thicke tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thicke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thicke throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Thicke scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Thicke.
Thicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thicke misses the jab.
Thicke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thicke is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thicke.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Thicke's ribs.
A jab from Carter misses.
Thicke misses with a body shot.
Thicke looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Thicke throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thicke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thicke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brad Thicke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Thicke misses.
Thicke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thicke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thicke.
Thicke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Thicke.
Thicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Thicke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thicke throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Thicke takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Thicke.
Some wild striking there from Thicke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a combination
and Thicke counters with a straight right hand.
Thicke misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter connects with a right hand. Thicke shakes it off.
Thicke throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Thicke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thicke darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Thicke throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thicke throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Brad Thicke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips a jab from Thicke.
Thicke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Thicke misses with a double jab.
Thicke misses the shot to the body.
Thicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Thicke throws a good cross that connects.
Thicke misses with an uppercut
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter misses with a low kick as Thicke jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thicke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thicke ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Thicke missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter slips under a jab.
Thicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thicke misses with a hook.
Brad Thicke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thicke.
Thicke swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Thicke.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Thicke moved out of range.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.
Thicke takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thicke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thicke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thicke throws out the jab.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Thicke.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Carter.
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 Brad Thicke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thicke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Thicke.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thicke.
Thicke misses with the combination.
Thicke lands with a nice body punch.
Thicke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thicke wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Thicke ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Thicke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thicke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter cracks Thicke with an open hand slap.
Thicke tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thicke avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thicke looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thicke. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thicke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thicke tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter avoids the body shot from Thicke.
Thicke swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Thicke throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Thicke drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Thicke looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Thicke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.
Thicke throws a sloppy body shot

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thicke looking for a takedown.
Thicke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thicke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Thicke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Thicke's takedown attempt.
Thicke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carter is defending well.
Thicke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!

Thicke is rocked!
A combination from Thicke does no damage.
Thicke swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Thicke defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Thicke misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Thicke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Thicke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a jab when Thicke was well out of range.

Thicke clinches.
Thicke seems to have got his legs back now.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Thicke thows a body shot but no joy.
Thicke throws a right hand that misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter with a hook.
Thicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter throws a hook but Thicke avoids it easily.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thicke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Thicke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.
Thicke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Thicke wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Thicke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Thicke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
A cross from Carter lands.
Thicke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thicke circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Thicke does no damage.
Thicke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thicke throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thicke misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thicke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thicke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter tries to bum rush Thicke with a series of wild strikes but Thicke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thicke misses with a wild body shot.
Thicke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thicke ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Thicke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thicke swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Thicke thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Thicke's leg but Thicke calmly moves out of range.
Thicke misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thicke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter works Thicke's body with a nice hook.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
Thicke lands a jab to the head.
Thicke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Thicke backpedaling.
Thicke misses with a hook.
Thicke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thicke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter misses with a hook.
Thicke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Thicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brad Thicke will probably get the nod.
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!

Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thicke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Thicke - just one landing.
Thicke thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thicke circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Thicke ducks down to avoid it.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thicke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thicke scores with a punch to the head.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Thicke moved out of range nicely.
Thicke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thicke misses with an uppercut.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thicke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thicke tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Thicke misses with a shot to the body
and Thicke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Thicke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thicke!

Carter is rocked!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Thicke's head but Thicke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Thicke finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thicke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thicke misses with a two punch combination.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter clobbers Thicke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thicke is looking to clinch.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Thicke.
Thicke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thicke.
Thicke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thicke jabs at Carter's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Thicke.
Thicke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Thicke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Thicke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter connects with a jab.
Thicke misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Thicke.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thicke.
Thicke misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke misses with a two punch combination.
Thicke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Thicke counters with a left to the body.
Carter slips a jab from Thicke.
Thicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter avoids the body shot from Thicke.
Thicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Brad Thicke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Thicke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Thicke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thicke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Thicke!
Brad Thicke retains his featherweight title!
Brad Thicke 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.