PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Bray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phobos Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phobos Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bray
vs
Carter

168 cm
22
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
137 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phobos Carter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
Bray unloads with some shots from mount but Carter bucks and avoids them well.
Bray lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bray wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Bray landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bray 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 is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Carter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.

Bray jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bray is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bray prevents Carter from escaping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bray throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bray.
Bray clinches but Carter breaks the clinch

and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Carter is going to stand back up.

Carter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Bray persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter looks to land a combination but Bray avoids it well.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bray counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carter looks gassed!
Bray looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Bray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bray throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Bray only half commits.

Bray moves into the clinch.
Bray prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Bray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bray connects with a knee to the head.
Bray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Bray has the dominant position.

Bray has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carter is trying to keep an underhook but Bray manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to stand back up but Bray manages to pass into side control.
Carter is not content to let Bray control the position.
The referee asks Bray politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bray prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bray has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bray swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Carter is now in Bray's guard. A big mistake from Bray there, giving up the dominant position!
Carter looking to sit in guard and control but Bray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Bray dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bray tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bray's guard now.
Carter wants to stand but Bray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bray controlling Carter's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bray's guard.
Bray is pulling down on Carter's head to control his posture.

That's two 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 trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom.
Bray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bray's guard.
Bray wants to sweep but no luck.

Carter gets to his feet. Bray looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Phobos Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four 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.
Bray avoids the body shot from Carter.

Bray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter is wriggling around but Bray manages to pass to half guard.
Bray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter is looking to escape.

Bray seems to be looking for submissions.
Bray wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Bray is controlling him well.
Carter is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Bray dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bray wants to advance to full mount but Carter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter keeping full guard, as Bray tries to pass.
Bray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Bray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carter, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bray passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Bray tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bray lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bray looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter'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.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carter is trying to stand up.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Bray with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bray trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Bray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Bray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bray looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Phobos Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Bray is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carter is surviving well by controlling Bray's body position as best he can.
Carter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bray lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bray trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Bray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bray avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Bray tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Bray is really struggling to control Carter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Bray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bray. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Artemis Bray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bray 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Artemis Bray!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Artemis Bray!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Artemis Bray!

Artemis Bray wins by unanimous decision!