PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Sash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sash has chosen Bis Das Blut Gefriert as his entrance music. Don Sash will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carter
vs
Sash

189 cm
30
201 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

205 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Sash!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sash misses with a series of wild punches.
Sash lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sash throws a one two combo.

It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
Carter takes a swing at Sash's ribcage but misses.

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

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sash lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sash circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Sash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Sash misses.
Sash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sash throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Sash.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sash.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.

It looks like Don Sash has been cut.
Sash missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sash misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sash misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.

Carter drives through and clinches with Sash against the ropes.
Sash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sash lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Don Sash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sash throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Sash throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Sash misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Sash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carter pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter prevents Sash from breaking the clinch.
Sash has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter blocking some punches.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sash throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Don Sash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carter darts in and clinches Sash up against the ropes.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Sash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sash falls off balance throwing a combination

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter just leaning against Sash, taking a breather.
Sash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sash backwards.
Sash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Sash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sash lands a right hook to the body.
Carter throws a right hand that Sash ducks under and follows up with a left that Sash also avoids with ease.
Sash lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Sash does no damage.
A punch combination from Sash misses.
Sash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sash throws a combination that misses

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Carter closes the distance and pushes Sash back into the ropes.
Sash has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter lands a high kick!
Sash misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Ryan Carter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carter wants to clinch.
Carter misses with a wild combination.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Sash.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sash misses with a hook from the clinch.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sash swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Sash misses with a series of wild punches.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Sash.
Sash stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Sash tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sash wants to break free but Carter has control.
Sash looking to slow down the pace here.
Sash throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter stalling against the ropes.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Sash throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks Sash in the body.
Sash avoids the head kick by Carter.

Carter forces Sash back against the ropes and clinches.

Sash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Carter instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Sash stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Carter is looking to clinch but Sash is avoiding it.
Sash throws a combination that misses

and Carter moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sash wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter lands an elbow just above Sash 's eye.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Don Sash seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Carter clinches.
Sash swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sash has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter is looking to control Sash's arms but Sash gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Sash wants to break the clinch but can't.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Carter has Sash up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sash fails to land.
Carter keeps control of Sash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Sash working aggressively here.
Sash can't break the clinch.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Carter breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sash.
Carter slips under a jab from Sash.
Sash throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sash.
Sash missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sash misses with a straight left.
Sash misses with the combination.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Sash circles away.
Carter throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sash lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.

Ryan Carter's cut is getting worse.
Sash misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Sash misses.
Sash is breathing heavily.
Sash misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Sash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
A punch combination from Sash misses.
Sash misses with a double jab

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Sash wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Sash being controlled against the ropes.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sash misses with some punches.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sash doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Sash moves out of range easily.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Sash.
Sash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sash swinging wildly here.
Sash circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sash gets tackled into the ropes by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Sash in his tracks for a moment.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Carter breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter keeps Sash at a distance using the push kick.
Carter scores with a jab. Sash acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sash throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter looks to land a combination. Sash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Sash is rocked!

Carter rushes Sash and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Carter slows down the pace here.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter catches Sash napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Sash crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Carter raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Carter!