PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Carter (ranked 2459 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 292 p4p, 265 weight class). Sam Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Egor Kuznecov's chin.

Carter
vs
Kuznecov

195 cm
19
275
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
283
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter throws an off balance right hand

and Kuznecov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuznecov.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter pulls Kuznecov in close to his closed guard and prevents Kuznecov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kuznecov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov preventing the sweep.
Carter has control of Kuznecov's left arm, preventing Kuznecov from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznecov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuznecov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter throws a lazy body kick

and Kuznecov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter wants to control but Kuznecov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuznecov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuznecov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuznecov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter moves into full guard.
Kuznecov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuznecov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuznecov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznecov stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.

It looks like Sam Carter has been cut.
Kuznecov is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznecov.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuznecov scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter pushes Kuznecov away with a front kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznecov as he connects with a hook.
Carter tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sam Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Kuznecov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter throws a leg kick but Kuznecov moved away.
And Kuznecov tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuznecov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznecov lands a few punches from side control.
Kuznecov working away.
Carter taking a bit of punishment here - Kuznecov scoring with strikes.
Kuznecov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kuznecov thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Egor Kuznecov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznecov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kuznecov gets caught flat footed, as Carter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kuznecov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Kuznecov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuznecov has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter throws an elbow that misses. Kuznecov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Kuznecov!

Carter looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Kuznecov trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznecov works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuznecov is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter trying to control the position.
Carter pulls Kuznecov in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuznecov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Carter kicks Kuznecov off and gets to his feet.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Kuznecov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznecov feints the counter takedown.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznecov moves out of range easily.

Carter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuznecov was covering up waiting for the punch and Carter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuznecov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuznecov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznecov pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuznecov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuznecov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egor Kuznecov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuznecov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.

Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter has control of Kuznecov's left arm, preventing Kuznecov from doing any damage.
Carter looking to control.
Kuznecov trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter keeping full guard, as Kuznecov tries to pass.
Carter is pulling down on Kuznecov's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuznecov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuznecov has control of an arm but Carter manages to advance to Kuznecov's back!
Kuznecov trying to control but not successfully.
Kuznecov covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter not allowing Kuznecov to control his hands.
Carter missing with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov is really stuck here.
Carter not allowing Kuznecov to control his hands.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes.
Kuznecov is trapped and Carter is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kuznecov wants to control his opponent's hands but Carter gets his hands free.
Carter lands shots from the back.
Kuznecov covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Kuznecov is rocked!
Carter missing with strikes.
Kuznecov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kuznecov is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznecov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter covering up well under a series of strikes from Kuznecov.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kuznecov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kuznecov is looking to control Carter but Carter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kuznecov misses with a punch to the head.
Carter covering up well and avoiding damage.
Carter is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuznecov throwing sloppy strikes.
Carter wants to escape the position.
Kuznecov is punishing Carter with some ground and pound.
Kuznecov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Sam Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.