PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Carter (ranked 4377 p4p, 4335 weight class) and Theodore Berber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carter
vs
Berber

187 cm
25
217
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Berber!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berber misses with a body shot.

Carter has Berber up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Berber working hard to break the clinch.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Berber.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Berber's ribcage. Berber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berber backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berber throws a head punch that misses.
Berber stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Berber can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berber or not.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Berber's head.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berber takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.

Berber is rocked!
Carter blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berber is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berber is trying to stall.
Berber seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Berber.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Berber with a big uppercut! Berber tries to clinch up but Carter pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Berber to the mat! Berber covers up and Carter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Carter!