PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morse Carson (ranked 6062 p4p, 25184 weight class) and Chesty Tessmacher (ranked 490 p4p, 523 weight class). Carson comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive. 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.

Carson
vs
Tessmacher

192 cm
22
270
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
272
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morse Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chesty Tessmacher!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessmacher misses with a few strikes there.
Tessmacher misses with an uppercut.
Tessmacher blocks a jab.
Carson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tessmacher slips a straight right by Carson.
Carson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tessmacher.
Carson blocks a jab.
Carson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tessmacher.
Carson throws a big counter combination but Tessmacher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tessmacher scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Carson misses its intended target.
Tessmacher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tessmacher, as that shot connected.
Tessmacher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Tessmacher.
Carson throws a big counter combination but Tessmacher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tessmacher misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessmacher throws out a powerful jab.
Tessmacher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tessmacher connects with the punch.
Tessmacher misses with a few strikes there.
Tessmacher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tessmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carson slips a straight right by Tessmacher.
A punch lands to the side of Carson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
Tessmacher throws a series of strikes that have Carson backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessmacher looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
Tessmacher loads up on a big right hand but Carson slips the punch.
Tessmacher looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tessmacher.
Carson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tessmacher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carson is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher misses with a hook.
Tessmacher looks to land a combination. Carson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tessmacher misses with a lunging right hand
and Carson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tessmacher scores with a jab. Carson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tessmacher missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Carson misses the target.
Tessmacher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessmacher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tessmacher throws out the jab.
A big left from Tessmacher misses.
Tessmacher staying out of range there.
Carson takes one to the side of the head.
Tessmacher looks to land a left hand but Carson moved out of range nicely.
Tessmacher misses the shot to the body.
Tessmacher shoots for a double leg takedown but Carson sprawls well. He's pushed Tessmacher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carson throws a big counter combination but Tessmacher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morse Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chesty Tessmacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessmacher catches Carson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tessmacher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tessmacher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tessmacher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tessmacher throws a leg kick but Carson moved away.
Tessmacher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tessmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tessmacher misses with a hook to the body
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tessmacher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carson at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessmacher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carson pinned against the cage. Carson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher misses the jab.
Tessmacher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tessmacher throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
Carson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tessmacher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tessmacher misses with a straight right.
Carson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tessmacher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carson checks a leg kick.
Tessmacher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carson eats them both and turns towards Tessmacher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tessmacher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carson momentarily.
Tessmacher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tessmacher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carson on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tessmacher lands a head shot.
Carson throws a right hand that Tessmacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Tessmacher also avoids with ease.
Tessmacher throws a hook to the side of Carson's head but Carson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tessmacher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chesty Tessmacher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tessmacher takes a swing at Carson's ribcage but misses.
Carson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tessmacher throws an overhand right that lands on Carson's shoulder, as Carson tries to avoid the shot.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tessmacher looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
As Tessmacher looks to move away, Carson throws a big counter combo but Tessmacher just gets out of the way.
Tessmacher misses with a looping left.
It looked like Carson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tessmacher.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
Tessmacher tries to score with a low kick but Carson moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Tessmacher lands.
Tessmacher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tessmacher to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessmacher misses with a lunging right hand
and Carson counters with a left to the body.
Tessmacher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tessmacher digs a good hook to Carson's body.
Tessmacher throws a lazy uppercut
and Tessmacher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tessmacher misses with an uppercut
and Carson counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessmacher shoots in and drives through. Carson sprawls well.
Tessmacher lands with a right hand.
Tessmacher throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Carson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tessmacher.
Carson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
Morse Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chesty Tessmacher.
Carson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Tessmacher misses its intended target.
Morse Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carson lands a jab to the nose.
Tessmacher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tessmacher shoots in looking for a takedown. Carson tries to sprawl out of it but Tessmacher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Tessmacher misses its intended target.
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tessmacher moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
Tessmacher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carson circles away.
An inside leg kick from Tessmacher misses.
Carson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tessmacher connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carson leaves Tessmacher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tessmacher throws a hook to the side of Carson's head but Carson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tessmacher looks to land a left hand but Carson moved out of range nicely.
Carson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tessmacher is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Carson.
Tessmacher has his takedown stuffed
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Tessmacher throws a series of punches but Carson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher throws a poor cross that misses
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tessmacher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tessmacher jabs Carson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tessmacher missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chesty Tessmacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessmacher throws a push kick but Carson slaps the foot to one side.
Carson misses with a few strikes there.
Tessmacher misses the jab.

Carson lands a left and a right that send Tessmacher crashing to the mat, dazed. Carson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tessmacher is rocked!

It looks like Chesty Tessmacher has been cut.
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!
Tessmacher throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
Tessmacher is still on wobbly legs! Can Carson finish him?
Carson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tessmacher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carson's head.
Tessmacher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessmacher looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
Tessmacher seems to have recovered his senses.
Carson connects with a body shot that sends Tessmacher's belly button to the back.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher misses with a body shot.
A big left from Tessmacher misses.
Carson slips a straight right by Tessmacher.
A quick step to the side and Carson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carson moves out of range as Tessmacher strikes.
Carson moves away from the strike by Tessmacher.
Tessmacher throws an off balance right hand
and Carson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Tessmacher to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Carson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morse Carson!
Morse Carson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.