PBP Commentary

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

Bear
vs
Carter

184 cm
23
177 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bear misses.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Bear throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Bear throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Carter lands a left and a right that sends Bear crashing to the canvas! Carter dives into mount looking to finish!

Bear is rocked!

It looks like John Bear has been cut.
Bear is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Bear is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bear takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Bear but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carter.
Carter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bear because Carter loaded up on that one.
Carter lands with some strikes.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bear tries to buck Carter off but he can't manage it.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Bear wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bear's cut.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bear.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Bear throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Bear misses with a combination
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bear tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Bear drops back down to his feet.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chase Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
Chase Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter swinging wildly here.

Oooh a lovely combination from Carter sends Bear down but not out. Carter dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter controlling from side mount.
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bear is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bear seems a little lost for a moment, as Carter dominates the positioning.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Carter.

That's four 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.
Carter tries to score with some ground and pound. Bear controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carter prevents Bear 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 slips a straight right by Bear.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Carter pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Bear has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bear'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.

Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a shot to the body.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Carter pushes Bear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bear tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chase Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter lands an elbow just above Bear 's eye.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter pushes Bear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Bear tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Carter.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear throws a leg kick
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Bear's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Bear walks into a left hand.
Bear misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Bear tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter cracks Bear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bear. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear misses with the head strike.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Carter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bear's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bear gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter scores with a jab. Bear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Carter.
Carter is working Bear over against the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands a body punch.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Bear gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Carter.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.

Bear breaks the clinch.
John Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a jab. Bear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bear's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
John Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear is trying to break free.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands a right hand.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter missing with knees to the body.

Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear misses with a combination
letting Carter counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Bear 's knee.
Carter lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Carter pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear takes an elbow to the temple.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
John Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Carter.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.

Bear manages to break the clinch.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Bear takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bear. That did some damage!
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a leg kick that is checked

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Bear wants to break free but Carter has control.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Bear misses with some punches.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
A short right from Carter.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bear can't break the clinch.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Carter.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter is working Bear over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 33:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 33:40
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 33:40

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