PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bri Billick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weezy Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Fireman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Billick
vs
Carter

155 cm
23
136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bri Billick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weezy Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billick checks a leg kick.
Billick moves out of range of the body kick.
Billick tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Billick.
Billick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Billick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Billick scoring with some ground and pound.
Carter wants to sweep here but Billick controlling him for the moment.

Carter is working an open guard so Billick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Billick clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stalls.
Billick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carter is pushing Billick up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Billick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bri Billick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Billick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Billick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Billick's guard now.

Carter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carter trying to control but Billick is working from the bottom.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Billick is retaining full guard.

Billick working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billick throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Billick trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Billick fails with the takedown

and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. Billick didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Billick is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carter distracts Billick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carter postures up.
Carter cracks Billick with a solid left hand.
Billick keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Billick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Billick doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Billick tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter shoots and misses

so Billick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Billick is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Billick stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Billick is one step ahead there.
Billick wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Weezy Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Billick checks a low kick from Carter.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Billick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Billick trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Billick stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.

Carter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Billick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Billick wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Billick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bri Billick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter won't allow Billick to pass to mount.
Billick is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Billick's front leg but catches the back leg as Billick tries to avoid it.
Billick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Billick regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Billick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Billick's head.

Billick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carter scoring with some ground and pound.

Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carter prevents Billick from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billick keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter forces his way into half guard.

Carter is looking for a kimura here.
Billick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carter wants to free his trapped foot but Billick is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Billick has one foot on Carter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Billick shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four 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.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter throws the left hand but Billick avoids the punch easily.

Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Billick!
Billick tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Billick wants to control but Carter is having none of it.

Carter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carter punching from mount but Billick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weezy Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a lazy head kick
and Billick counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Billick wants to clinch.

Billick clinches with his opponent.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Billick.

Billick gets control of Carter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Billick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Carter works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter unloading with bombs!
Carter wants to control the pace but Billick is squirming around nicely.
Billick is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Billick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carter wants to control the pace but Billick is squirming around nicely.
Billick regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billick pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.

Carter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Billick pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.

Billick is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter moves nicely into side control.
Billick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
Billick trying to control.
Carter turns into Billick and is now in his guard.
Billick keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Billick keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Billick trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Billick won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
Billick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Billick.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weezy Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Carter drops back looking for a leg! Billick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Billick manages to kick Carter off! Carter jumps back into Billick's guard.

Billick pushes Carter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bri Billick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bri Billick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Billick wants to clinch

and Carter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Weezy Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weezy Carter!
Weezy Carter is the new bantamweight champion!