PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hearst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearst has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Carter
vs
Hearst

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fenrir Fightgear

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Hearst!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearst misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Hearst. Hearst gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearst fails with a takedown attempt.

Carter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hearst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hearst wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Hearst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hearst is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hearst looks gassed!
Carter works over Hearst with some ground and pound from guard.

Carter stands up and waves to Hearst to follow him.
Hearst throws a right and a left that both miss.

Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hearst, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hearst fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hearst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Carter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hearst is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Hearst in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to control but Hearst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Hearst is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter landing shots from mount.
Hearst is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hearst wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hearst can't escape the position.
Carter landing strikes from the mount.
Hearst is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter scoring with strikes but Hearst is staying in there.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Hearst that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Carter working for a submission but Hearst is keeping him at bay.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carter wants to control the pace but Hearst is squirming around nicely.
Carter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hearst hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Carter has hold of Hearst's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hearst manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!

Hearst defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carter.
Hearst is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Carter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hearst looks a forlorn figure.
Hearst working to try and regain half guard.
Carter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carter looking to finish Hearst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hearst!
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hearst's face.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carter looking to finish Hearst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hearst!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Hearst misses.
Hearst misses with a two punch combination.

Carter instigates a clinch.
Carter has Hearst pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hearst manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hearst drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hearst.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Hearst.

Carter has closed the distance and engaged Hearst in a clinch.
Hearst tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.

Carter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hearst regains guard immediately.

Hearst is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter blocks a head kick by Hearst.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hearst crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carter - the referee stops the clock and Hearst gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carter. Hearst manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Carter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hearst napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hearst to his feet.

Carter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hearst manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hearst throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Carter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Carter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hearst throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.

Carter darts in and clinches Hearst up against the cage.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter lands a head shot.

Carter shoots in and bounces Hearst off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Hearst has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearst throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hearst trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carter wants to control from the top but Hearst keeps moving.

Carter gets to his feet - Hearst follows without any prompting.
Carter lands a with a good body shot.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Carter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hearst is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hearst has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter trying to control but Hearst is working from the bottom.
Carter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hearst's head.

Carter gets to his feet. Hearst looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hearst misses with a few strikes there.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.

Carter has clasped his hands together around Hearst's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hearst keeps working.
Hearst wants to control but Carter postures up.
Hearst is looking for a sweep.
Carter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hearst!
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearst is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Carter trying to control but Hearst is having none of it.
Hearst is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hearst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Julian Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hearst wants to get back to his feet.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hearst is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearst working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hearst is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hearst gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Carter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hearst regains guard.
Hearst 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.

Carter gets to his feet - Hearst follows without any prompting.
Hearst avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hearst can do to turn this around?
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearst looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hearst wants to stand back up but Carter manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hearst's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hearst tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carter grinds an elbow into Hearst's temple.
Hearst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hearst for as long as he can get away with.
Hearst is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A control attempt from Hearst but he's now mounted!
Carter avoids the attempt from Hearst to control.
Hearst might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hearst can't escape the position.
Hearst in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Carter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carter looking to control but Hearst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hearst really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hearst?
Hearst is looking to get to half guard.
Carter scoring with strikes but Hearst is staying in there.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Hearst that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hearst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter blocks Hearst's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Carter cracks Hearst with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hearst is wriggling around trying to escape.

Carter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hearst has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hearst keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hearst wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Hearst is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
George Hearst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Hearst really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Carter!