PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cage comes to the cage accompanied by Don't let me be misunderstood. Carter has chosen 99 Problems Remix as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shawn Carter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

cage
vs
Carter

182 cm
25
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and cage settles back down.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
cage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and cage wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter avoids the body shot from cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts cage, as that shot connected.
cage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.

Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
cage pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
cage tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Carter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
cage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage is trying to stand.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cage swivels and escapes.
cage throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at cage.
cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
cage throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses the body punch
and cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cage moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws a hook but cage blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter dodges the punch combination from cage.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carter lands the left hand.
cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter moves away from the strike by cage.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter throws a hook but cage avoids it easily.
Carter throws a head kick but cage moves out of range.
cage lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter looks to land a left hand but cage moved out of range nicely.
cage scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - cage had a free shot at his head there.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Y cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
cage throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.

Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming cage to the mat! cage manages to get full guard.
Carter trying to control but cage is working from the bottom.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
cage wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as cage holds on and takes a little breather.
cage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cage wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as cage holds on and takes a little breather.
cage's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter stops cage from standing up.

cage kicks Carter off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Y cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by cage.
Carter throws a hook but cage blocks it.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from cage as Carter shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carter is defended easily by cage.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Carter.
cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter slips a jab from cage.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from cage misses its intended target.
cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws a hook but cage avoids it easily.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter misses with a looping right.
cage misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Y cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but cage defends it.
cage is trying to stand up here but Carter is controlling him well.
cage is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
cage trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but cage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter trying to mount his opponent but cage defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cage manages to get to full guard.
Carter prevents cage from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
cage lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
cage with a jab.
cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
cage throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
cage scores with a body shot.
cage lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Carter wants to clinch up but cage keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cage scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
cage cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
cage throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before cage has time to react.
cage throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
cage tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cage as he avoids it easily.
cage throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter throws a right hand that cage ducks under and follows up with a left that cage also avoids with ease.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Y cage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from cage is predictable there

and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in cage's guard now.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cage is keeping the position for now.
cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Carter looking to sit in guard and control but cage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
cage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is adopting a defensive guard.
cage wants to stand but Carter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as cage controls the pace.
cage wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

cage stands up from Carter's guard - cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
cage misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
cage missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
cage misses with a jab to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
cage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with cage's head.
cage checks a low kick from Carter.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter punishes cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter takes a swing at cage's ribcage but misses.
cage lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Carter wants to clinch up but cage keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cage misses with a looping right.
Carter misses with a combination
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Y cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter throws a hook but cage blocks it.
cage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
cage misses with a few strikes there.
cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles cage's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Shawn Carter just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter misses with a takedown
and cage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter looks to land a left hand but cage moved out of range nicely.
cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from cage is predictable there
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.
cage looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
cage keeps the fight on the outside.
cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Carter wants to clinch but cage slips to the side
and cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but cage manages to avoid it.
cage misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Carter.
cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and cage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cage swivels and escapes.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Carter is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carter is defended easily by cage.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can cage finish him?
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Carter.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter throws a head kick that cage semi-blocks.
cage lands a jab.
Carter tries to clinch up.
cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cage connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Carter! He's out on his feet! cage rushes in and drops Carter with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Y cage!
Y cage retains his welterweight title!