PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatrek Tekd (ranked 3997 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Barry Carter (ranked 451 p4p, 346 weight class). Barry Carter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tekd
vs
Carter

180 cm
18
175
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
183
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FUClothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gatrek Tekd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Carter.

It looks like Gatrek Tekd has been cut.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Tekd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Tekd backs off Carter throws a huge counter combo but Tekd manages to avoid it all.
Tekd wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tekd throws out the jab.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
No luck for Tekd with that takedown attempt.

Tekd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tekd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tekd not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tekd working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tekd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carter trying to control here.
Carter is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tekd is staying active.
Tekd 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tekd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tekd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tekd throws a strike but Carter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tekd is stalling in the full guard.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tekd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tekd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tekd misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tekd.
Tekd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Tekd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tekd.
Tekd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tekd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gatrek Tekd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Carter clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Carter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tekd to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tekd is stalling in the full guard.
Carter is pulling down on Tekd's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tekd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tekd controls the pace.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tekd is one step ahead there.
Tekd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tekd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Tekd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carter won't allow Tekd to pass to mount.
Tekd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tekd uses his free foot to push down on Carter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carter.
Tekd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tekd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Tekd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tekd lands a big elbow.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tekd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tekd looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tekd content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tekd landing punches.
Tekd looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tekd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter tries to hold on but Tekd postures up.
Tekd throwing strikes here but Carter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tekd scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.

Carter is rocked!
Tekd content just to control the position here.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Tekd finish him?
Tekd landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tekd cracks Carter with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatrek Tekd!
Gatrek Tekd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.