PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cris Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Hurtta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurtta has chosen pull my finger as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carter
vs
Hurtta

208 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

ALL-STAR Nutrition (140 Recovery: $ 30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cris Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Hurtta!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurtta throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.

Carter clinches.
Hurtta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks it.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hurtta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carter regains guard.
Hurtta stops Carter from standing up.

Carter kicks Hurtta off and gets to his feet.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter tries to clinch but Hurtta is having none of it.
Hurtta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter tries to clinch there but Hurtta circles away.
Hurtta misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurtta keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter tries to clinch up but Hurtta circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hurtta throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter tries to clinch but Hurtta moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Hurtta.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurtta wants a takedown.
Cris Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Hurtta.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Hurtta avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Hurtta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hurtta blocks it with crossed arms.
Hurtta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Hurtta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Hurtta's takedown attempt.
Hurtta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurtta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter tries to clinch up but Hurtta circles away and keeps his distance.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks it.
Carter trying to stall but Hurtta improves his position.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks with his arms.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Hurtta is blocking nicely.
Hurtta has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hurtta tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurtta tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Hurtta is blocking nicely.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurtta backwards.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Hurtta in his tracks for a moment.
Hurtta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks with his arms.
Hurtta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurtta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hurtta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hurtta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurtta's face.
Hurtta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurtta tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.

Hurtta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carter can't fight it off and eventually Hurtta manages to take the fight to the floor. Carter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hurtta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurtta prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Hurtta from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hurtta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hurtta controlling the position well here. Carter rolled but Hurtta kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Carter is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Hurtta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cris Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carter pushes Hurtta up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurtta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hurtta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurtta's face.
Hurtta tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurtta goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cris Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Hurtta.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Jori Hurtta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurtta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter wants to clinch up but Hurtta keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter clinches up with Hurtta and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurtta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurttas head.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hurtta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hurtta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hurtta blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Carter.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks it.
Carter pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Hurtta wants a takedown.
Hurtta tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Hurtta's head.
Hurtta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hurtta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Hurtta is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Hurtta in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Carter.

Hurtta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hurtta wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

Carter wriggles free and stands up.
Hurtta misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carter drives through and clinches with Hurtta against the cage.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hurtta tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Hurtta's takedown attempt.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Hurtta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch but Hurtta is having none of it.
Cris Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Hurtta pushes him off.
Hurtta misses with a combination

and Carter counters by clinching up.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurtta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurtta's face.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Hurtta is blocking nicely.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Hurtta's takedown attempt.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Hurtta's takedown attempt.
Hurtta tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Hurtta can't get the takedown.
Hurtta can't get the takedown.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hurtta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hurtta gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurtta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter tries to kick Hurtta off but Hurtta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurtta passes to full mount!
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Carter somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurtta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurtta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurtta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hurtta throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cris Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hurtta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Hurtta shoots in.
Hurtta throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hurtta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurtta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands a left hand.
Hurtta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Carter rushes Hurtta and presses him up against the cage.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Cris Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Hurtta.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Hurtta's ribcage.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurtta tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Hurtta is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurtta backwards.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hurtta's defenses.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cris Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Hurtta in his tracks for a moment.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hurtta is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurtta's face.
Hurtta wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Hurtta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks it.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hurtta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Hurtta tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A short right from Carter.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurtta's face.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.

Hurtta has Carter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hurtta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Carter tumbling to the mat - Hurtta dives into Carter's guard.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Hurtta is having none of it.
Carter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hurtta pushes down on Carter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Hurtta is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hurtta misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurtta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Carter instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurtta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow just above Hurtta 's eye.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hurtta tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks with his arms.
Hurtta is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hurtta looking for a takedown.
Jori Hurtta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurtta goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Hurtta throws a left and a right that both miss

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Hurtta.
Carter lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hurtta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hurtta is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hurtta is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks with his arms.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Hurtta's takedown attempt.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hurtta's defenses.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Hurtta wants a takedown.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurtta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cris Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hurtta is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hurtta looking for a takedown.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Hurtta blocks with his arms.
Hurtta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hurtta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carter moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cris 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cris Carter!