PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Hatter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carver
vs
Hatter

200 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carver thuds his right hand into Hatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Rex Carver has been cut.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatter blocks a jab.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Hatter's head but Hatter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Carver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatter misses with an uppercut.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Carver shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hatter is trying to defend but Carver finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hatter!
Hatter holds on for dear life.
Carver misses with a head shot.
Carver looking to finish Hatter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hatter!
Hatter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carver working the ground and pound effectively.
Carver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carver unloads with some shots from mount but Hatter bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hatter because Carver loaded up on that one.
Hatter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carver.
Carver prevents Hatter from getting the reversal.
Carver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carver looking to finish with strikes here!
Carver lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Carver.
Carver looking to ground and pound but Hatter is blocking nicely.
Hatter wants to hold on but Carver pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver punching from mount but Hatter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hatter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carver misses with a head shot.
Carver is breathing heavily.
Hatter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hatter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carver.
Poor strikes thrown by Carver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hatter is bucking up trying to escape but Carver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hatter taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carver throws some wild stikes that Hatter manages to avoid easily.
Hatter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carver.
Carver thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Carver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hatter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hatter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Carver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot by Carver.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatter.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
Rex Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carver misses with a hook. Hatter ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatter throws out a powerful jab.
Hatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Hatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver swings for the body but Hatter moves out of range.
Carver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver misses with a straight left.
Carver looks to land a combination but Hatter avoids it well.
Hatter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Hatter is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Hatter.
Carver misses with a shot to the body
and Hatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carver momentarily.
Carver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatter counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Hatter misses.
Hatter scores with a three punch combo!
Hatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hatter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Hatter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carver in his tracks.
Hatter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hatter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatter.
Carver misses with a body shot
and Hatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carver throws a right and a left that Hatter avoids nicely.
Carver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatter is fending him off so far but Carver persists. Nope, Hatter circles away and we're back to standing.
Rex Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatter defending well as Carver loads up on a big left hand.
Hatter misses with a double jab.
Carver with a poor takedown
and Hatter counters with a left and a right that stings Carver.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Hatter.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Hatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rex Carver's cut.
That's time! Carver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Hatter slips a jab from Carver.
Hatter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatter slips a jab from Carver.
Carver throws a hook but Hatter blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hatter misses.
Hatter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carver misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatter scores with a nice strike.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Hatter moves away and avoids it.
Hatter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Carver misses its intended target.
Carver misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatter.
Carver misses with a hook. Hatter ducked under it nicely.
Hatter misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Hatter misses.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Carver misses with a hook. Hatter ducked under it nicely.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Carver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hatter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carver lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver looks up at the clock and then as Hatter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Carver has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A big left from Carver misses.
Hatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carver.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatter.
A right-left combo lands from Carver.
Carver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hatter misses with a wild combination.
Carver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hatter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carver somewhat.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver with a poor takedown
and Hatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carver misses the body punch
and Hatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mad Hatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatter is just out of range.
Carver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rex Carver.
I think Carver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Carver!