PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris-Move Bitch. 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.

Carter
vs
Smith

189 cm
25
203 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with the takedown.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Carter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter regains half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Carter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carter!
Smith prevents Carter from improving position.
Carter trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is being controlled here.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith tries to control but Carter manages to take his back.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Carter controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to control the position but Smith frees himself and scrambles - Carter manages to regain control in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerome Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carter throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Jerome Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes.
Jerome Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Carter tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter advances to half guard.
Carter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carter prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter is controlling the pace.
Carter tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter misses with the combination.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Felix Smith has been cut.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Carter avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Carter wants to control the action but instead Smith gets a body lock and reverses into Carter's guard! Nice work!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jerome Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
Smith trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carter!
Carter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Smith is looking to improve his position but Carter isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Felix Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerome Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

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