PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo CRAZY DOG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stuntin' like my Daddy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shawn Carter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

CRAZY DOG
vs
Carter

200 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo CRAZY DOG!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

CRAZY DOG gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carter trying to control but CRAZY DOG is working from the bottom.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stays in close to CRAZY DOG's body and controls the position.
Carter trying to control but CRAZY DOG is working from the bottom.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
CRAZY DOG is trying to stand.
Carter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Carter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and CRAZY DOG defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter is trying to control. CRAZY DOG wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
CRAZY DOG trying to control from the bottom.

Carter stands up from half guard.
CRAZY DOG steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carter. That one must have hurt.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Ricardo CRAZY DOG has been cut.
CRAZY DOG is breathing heavily.
CRAZY DOG misses with a double jab
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
CRAZY DOG takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. Carter catches CRAZY DOG right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow CRAZY DOG down.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches CRAZY DOG on the side of the head.
CRAZY DOG on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CRAZY DOG throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricardo CRAZY DOG seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carter has closed the distance and engaged CRAZY DOG in a clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Carter.

Ricardo CRAZY DOG's cut is getting worse.

Carter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter slips a nice elbow through CRAZY DOG's hands, connecting with CRAZY DOG's forehead.
Carter works his way into side control.
Carter lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Carter stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of CRAZY DOG's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo CRAZY DOG's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice combination there by Carter.
CRAZY DOG misses with a combination
and CRAZY DOG takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
CRAZY DOG closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
CRAZY DOG takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but CRAZY DOG moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
CRAZY DOG throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between CRAZY DOG's hands.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into CRAZY DOG's ribcage.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Ricardo CRAZY DOG's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Carter breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to slow CRAZY DOG down with leg kicks.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into CRAZY DOG's ribcage.
CRAZY DOG is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter keeps CRAZY DOG at a distance using the push kick.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter works over CRAZY DOG's head and body with a nice combination.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.

Jeez, Ricardo CRAZY DOG's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Carter.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.

Carter darts in and clinches CRAZY DOG up against the cage.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo CRAZY DOG's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shawn Carter!
Shawn Carter is the new heavyweight champion!