PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 897 p4p, 648 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 133 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oosthuizen
vs
Karter

177 cm
30
166
22 - 4 - 0

170 cm
36
155
28 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oosthuizen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karter is able to avoid easily.
Oosthuizen lands a nice hook to Karter's body. Karter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Karter back into the cage.
Oosthuizen blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter tries to work over Oosthuizen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Karter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Oosthuizen scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Karter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
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!

Karter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karter sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is trying to control the action in half guard but Oosthuizen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karter controlling the action here.
Karter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karter working Oosthuizen over with strikes.
Karter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oosthuizen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two 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.
Oosthuizen wants to get back to full guard.
Karter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oosthuizen is trying to stand up here but Karter is controlling him well.
Oosthuizen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karter.
Karter is keen to just control but Oosthuizen is a slippery customer.
Karter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Karter looking to land elbow strikes but Oosthuizen uses the position to regain half guard.
Karter is looking to take a break and control but Oosthuizen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Oosthuizen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Karter passes into side control!

Oosthuizen sneaks out the side door and pushes Karter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice defenses there by Oosthuizen .
Karter lunges at Oosthuizen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oosthuizen 's hand.

Oosthuizen moves into the clinch successfully.
Karter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oosthuizen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen trying to stall but Karter improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands a body shot.
Oosthuizen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Karter stalling in the clinch but Oosthuizen improves position.
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
Oosthuizen lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Karter wants a takedown but no success here.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Oosthuizen has him pressed against the cage.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Karter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jesus Christ Karter has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oosthuizen as Karter tries to tie him up.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Karter.
Karter tries to pull guard but Oosthuizen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter lands with a light punch inside.
Oosthuizen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karter cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Karter tries for a takedown but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Francis Oosthuizen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ Karter's cut.
That's time! Oosthuizen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oosthuizen moves out of range as Karter throws a body kick.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen misses the jab.
Oosthuizen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karter.

Oosthuizen darts in and clinches Karter up against the cage.
Karter swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen landing knees to the body.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
A right hook to the body lands for Karter.
Karter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oosthuizen or not.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter lands with a right to the head.
Oosthuizen stops a takedown attempt from Karter.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
Oosthuizen gets underhooks to prevent Karter's takedown attempt.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Oosthuizen blocks a body shot from Karter.
Oosthuizen blocks a body shot from Karter.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Karter.
Karter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Karter is looking for a takedown.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the head.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Karter.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
Karter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karter works on Oosthuizen 's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Oosthuizen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karter takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter lands a right hand.
Oosthuizen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karter blocks it with crossed arms.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.

Karter pulls guard effortlessly.
Oosthuizen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Karter looking to control.
Oosthuizen wanted to stand there but Karter had control of the position.
Karter trying to control the position.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oosthuizen .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jesus Christ Karter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oosthuizen pushes down on Karter's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Karter actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Oosthuizen seems content to control.
Karter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karter is staying active underneath Oosthuizen , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Karter misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter punch.
Karter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oosthuizen lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Oosthuizen .
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
A swing and a miss from Karter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ Karter's cut.
That's time! Oosthuizen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oosthuizen scores with a shot to the body.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
It seemed like Karter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karter misses with a low kick.

Oosthuizen pushes Karter up against the cage in a clinch.
Oosthuizen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oosthuizen prevents it.
Karter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Karter avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Karter.
Karter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oosthuizen walks away with a smile on his face. Karter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Karter clinches.
Oosthuizen connects with a knee to the head.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Karter avoids the damage to the body.
Karter has Oosthuizen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosthuizen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oosthuizen lands a shot to the body.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Karter gets control of Oosthuizen 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Karter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oosthuizen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karter's guard.

Karter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oosthuizen 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen is fighting to break Karter's control of his arms but Karter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oosthuizen is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oosthuizen wants to get up but he can't break Karter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oosthuizen wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Karter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karter 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.

Karter gets tackled into the cage by Oosthuizen . Oosthuizen maintains the clinch.
Karter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karter lands a body punch.
Karter cracks Oosthuizen with a nice body shot.
Karter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Karter tries for a takedown. No joy.

Karter jumps guard.
Karter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karter 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.
Oosthuizen throws a big right hand that misses.
Karter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oosthuizen 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francis Oosthuizen .
I think Oosthuizen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Francis Oosthuizen !
Francis Oosthuizen thanked the fans post fight for their support.