PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Carter (ranked 4802 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Innokenty Boleslav (ranked 236 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carter
vs
Boleslav

177 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Innokenty Boleslav!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carter controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boleslav takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carter taking a breather here.
Carter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boleslav knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boleslav is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boleslav is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Carter is staying active.
Boleslav is looking to reverse the position.
Carter working the head with strikes.
Boleslav avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carter.
Carter scores with punches from side control.

Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Boleslav get back to his feet.

Boleslav instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Boleslav tries to tie him up.
Boleslav tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

Carter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boleslav regains guard.
Boleslav is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carter dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boleslav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter taking a breather here.
Boleslav parries the strikes from Carter easily there. Carter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boleslav to escape.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carter controls the position from side control.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boleslav for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.

Carter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boleslav is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boleslav to see if he's OK.
Carter moves into full mount!

Carter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boleslav has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boleslav wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 prevents Boleslav from improving his position.

Boleslav looking for submissions off his back.
Boleslav tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throwing shots but Boleslav is blocking nicely.
Boleslav is looking to improve his position.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boleslav looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carter working over Boleslav with some ground and pound. Boleslav looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Carter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boleslav tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Carter manages to move to mount!
Carter controlling his opponent.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Boleslav is in trouble!
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Boleslav is in trouble!

Boleslav is rocked!
Boleslav is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Boleslav tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boleslav is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter looking to finish Boleslav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boleslav!
Carter lands a big shot to the head and Boleslav winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wesley Carter!