PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carter
vs
Olofsson

190 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

176 cm
25
168 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olofsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Olofsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Olofsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Olofsson misses with a wild combination.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.

It looks like Lars Olofsson has been cut.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Olofsson's head but Olofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter misses with a double jab

and Olofsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Olofsson.
Olofsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Olofsson landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olofsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carter is looking to stand up but Olofsson isn't so interested in that idea.

Carter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olofsson defends it easily.
Olofsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Olofsson is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Olofsson forces his way into half guard.
Carter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Olofsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olofsson cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Carter trying to strike off his back.
Olofsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olofsson is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olofsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Olofsson advances to half guard.
Carter is looking to control Olofsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Carter is in trouble now - Olofsson has advanced to mount!
Olofsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Olofsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olofsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Olofsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Olofsson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter wants to stand up but Olofsson is controlling him.

Olofsson drops back looking for a leg! Carter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carter manages to kick Olofsson off! Olofsson jumps back into Carter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Olofsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Olofsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Olofsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Olofsson.
Carter is in a horrible position here. Olofsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Olofsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olofsson looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Olofsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olofsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olofsson controlling from mount.
Olofsson blocks Carter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Olofsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carter wants to hold on but Olofsson pushes him away.
Olofsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olofsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Olofsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Olofsson.
Olofsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter tries to buck Olofsson off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Olofsson.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olofsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olofsson landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is in a horrible position here. Olofsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olofsson lands a nice shot to the head.

Olofsson wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Olofsson.
Olofsson prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Olofsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Olofsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Olofsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Olofsson controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olofsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Carter defends it well.
Olofsson landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Olofsson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Olofsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lars Olofsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Olofsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Olofsson looking to pass the guard.
Carter wants to sweep here but Olofsson controlling him for the moment.
Olofsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olofsson stops Carter from standing up.
Olofsson slips nicely into half guard.
Olofsson is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Olofsson has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olofsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Olofsson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Olofsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Carter is looking to stand up but Olofsson isn't so interested in that idea.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olofsson forces his way into half guard.
Olofsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Olofsson passes to full mount!
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lars Olofsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
Olofsson lands a heavy elbow.
Seb Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olofsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Olofsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olofsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Olofsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Lars Olofsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that Carter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Olofsson prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Olofsson controlling from the full mount.
Olofsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson controlling from mount.
Olofsson wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Olofsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olofsson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Olofsson!