PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Thai (ranked 2774 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Barry Carter (ranked 351 p4p, 261 weight class). Barry Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thai
vs
Carter

169 cm
21
177
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
183
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thai, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Thai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thai wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.

It looks like Barry Carter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Carter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carter can turn it around.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thai.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thai up against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Thai prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter is leaning against Thai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Thai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Carter works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai looking to stall.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai taking a breather.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Carter tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai working aggressively here.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter is stalling here.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter just leaning against Thai, taking a breather.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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 Barry Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thai gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Carter has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai throws a head punch that misses.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai blocks a body shot from Carter.
Thai is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
Carter presses Thai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thai.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai blocking some punches.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai 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!
Thai tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Thai back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Carter.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.

Thai is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barry Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Thai seems to have got his legs back now.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Thai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Thai misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Carter avoiding damage.
Thai trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carter breaks from the clinch.
BOOM! Carter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Thai. Thai tries to recover but Carter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Thai lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Carter!
Barry Carter decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Taisto Thai had this to say: 'Back To the gym.. '.