PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Carlson (ranked 2342 p4p, 19282 weight class) and Ian Laperierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson's entrance music is Bonecracker/ Shocore. A fine choice. Laperierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tha Shiznit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ian Laperierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carlson
vs
Laperierre

179 cm
25
168
2 - 1 - 1

177 cm
41
167
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre fails to land the takedown.
Carlson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laperierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlson connects with a body shot.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Laperierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laperierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laperierre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carlson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laperierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laperierre tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson misses with a straight right.
Carlson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlson lands a jab to Laperierre's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlson.
Israel Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Carlson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Carlson misses.
Carlson swings widly with a right hand
and Laperierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Carlson misses.
Laperierre tries to counter with a clinch but Carlson shakes him off and moves away.
Laperierre wants to clinch.
Laperierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laperierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlson swings for the body but Laperierre moves out of range.

Laperierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Carlson's guard.
Laperierre advances position into side control!
Laperierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carlson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre staying calm.
Carlson is trying to control Laperierre's posture but Laperierre avoids it.
Carlson is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is staying tight to Carlson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Laperierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlson keeps working.
Carlson is trying to control Laperierre's posture but Laperierre avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlson is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Laperierre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laperierre wants to control but Carlson is keeping him busy.
Carlson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laperierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlson tries to improve position but can't.
Laperierre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carlson's legs.
Carlson wants to control but Laperierre postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlson throws a jab when Laperierre was well out of range.

Laperierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Laperierre wants to get back to his feet.
Laperierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carlson defending well though.
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 Israel Carlson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laperierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laperierre showed some decent athleticism there.

Laperierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laperierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laperierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Laperierre throws a strike but Carlson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Laperierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre pushes down on Carlson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carlson wants to improve his position but Laperierre is controlling well.
Laperierre content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Carlson's thigh. Carlson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Carlson wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlson keeping full guard, as Laperierre tries to pass.
Carlson wants to sweep here but Laperierre controlling him for the moment.
Ian Laperierre has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlson working a defensive guard here.
Laperierre throwing strikes but missing.
Carlson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laperierre lands a body shot.
Laperierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ian Laperierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laperierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laperierre clinches.
Carlson misses with some punches.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Laperierre avoids the damage to the body.
Laperierre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laperierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carlson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laperierre managing to block the knees to the body from Carlson.
Carlson is pressed up against the cage. Laperierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carlson down to the mat. Carlson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Israel Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Laperierre.
Nice jab there from Carlson.
Laperierre slips under a jab.

Carlson gets caught napping as Laperierre dives in and scores a takedown. Carlson manages to retain guard.
Laperierre passes Carlson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlson is looking for a sweep. Laperierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laperierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlson is trying is best to control the position here.
Laperierre tries to pass to full mount but Carlson defends it.
Laperierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlson.
Carlson wants to sweep here but Laperierre controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ian Laperierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Laperierre drops his hands momentarily and Carlson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carlson misses with a hook. Laperierre ducked under it nicely.
Laperierre is looking for the big counter here.
Laperierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laperierre shoots in for a takedown but Carlson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlson connects with the punch.
Carlson lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlson. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre slips a jab from Carlson.
Carlson looks to land a right hand but Laperierre moved out of range.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Laperierre. Laperierre gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson misses with a hook. Laperierre ducked under it nicely.
Carlson cracks Laperierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laperierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carlson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laperierre scrambles back to his feet.
Laperierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Carlson.
Carlson scoring well with a low kick there.
Laperierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Israel Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Laperierre.
Laperierre defending well as Carlson loads up on a big left hand.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and Laperierre counters with a leg kick.
Laperierre tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
Laperierre misses with a takedown attempt - Carlson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carlson misses with a low kick as Laperierre jumps back.

Carlson gets caught napping as Laperierre dives in and scores a takedown. Carlson manages to retain guard.
Carlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laperierre manages to get himself to full guard.

Carlson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses. Laperierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carlson's guard. Nice move by Laperierre!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Laperierre passes Carlson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carlson is looking to improve his position.
Laperierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Laperierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laperierre trying to control from half guard but Carlson is working away.
Laperierre is thwarting Carlson's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre controlling the action here.
Laperierre prevents Carlson from improving his position.
Carlson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laperierre is working away from the top position though.
Laperierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laperierre tries to pass to full mount but Carlson defends it.
Carlson is looking to control Laperierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlson avoid being mounted?
Laperierre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Carlson.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laperierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Laperierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carlson to the mat! Carlson manages to get full guard.
Laperierre wants to stand but Carlson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlson is controlling Laperierre's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Carlson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carlson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!