PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 1733 p4p, 219 weight class) and David Carter (ranked 4377 p4p, 459 weight class). 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.

Tantor
vs
Carter

182 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor slips a jab from Carter.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter misses with a looping left.
Tantor defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Carter misses.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter sizes up Tantor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Tantor takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tantor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Carter.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Tantor thows a body kick. Carter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Tantor. Beautiful body shot.
Tantor lands a slapping body shot.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Carter misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Tantor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Tantor slips a straight right by Carter.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Tantor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Tantor throws a nice head kick!
Carter misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tantor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Carter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tantor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Tantor's corner calls for a 1-2. Tantor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Carter takes one on the button.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tantor stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tantor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carter back to the cage. Tantor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carter misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
A big right from Carter misses.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tantor sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tantor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Tantor lands a lovely overhand right.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Tantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Tantor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
A combination from Tantor does no damage.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Tantor does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Tantor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tantor throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from Tantor.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maki Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Tantor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tantor lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donk. Carter catches Tantor right on the button with a cross.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Tantor tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor connects with the punch.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Tantor blocks a jab.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor lands with a right hand.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Carter misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tantor has got the better of the exchanges.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses

and Tantor counters by clinching up.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Tantor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tantor.
Carter blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Tantor.
Tantor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter blocking some punches.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Tantor works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Tantor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Carter prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks a body shot from Tantor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Tantor lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Maki Tantor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tantor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tantor scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Tantor gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maki Tantor dominated that second round.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Tantor.
Tantor slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Carter misses.
Tantor with a hook.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tantor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Tantor cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter misses with an uppercut

and Tantor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.

Tantor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tantor lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tantor throws a nice head kick!

Carter is rocked!
Tantor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Tantor lands with a right hand.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Tantor pounces like a tiger and cracks Carter with a vicious hook! Carter is down but not out! Tantor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maki Tantor!