PBP Commentary

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

Cowen
vs
Carter

184 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

179 cm
23
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Cowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Cowen's shoulder, as Cowen tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowen.
Cowen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Cowen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a hook but Cowen avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a cross.
Cowen defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter misses with a hook. Cowen ducked under it nicely.
Cowen is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Cowen tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Cowen throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowen's head backwards.
Cowen wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Cowen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Cowen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cowen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter clobbers Cowen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cowen tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowen.
Cowen wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Cowen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cowen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter swings for the body but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Cowen's defenses.
Carter takes a swing at Cowen's ribcage but misses.
Cowen wants to clinch.
Cowen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cowen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter misses with a looping left.

Cowen closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cowen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowen throws an elbow that misses.
Cowen swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowen misses with a knee strike.
Cowen throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carter lands an overhand right.
Cowen moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Cowen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Cowen tries to clinch up.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter throws a jab when Cowen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a jab.
Cowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Cowen moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Cowen is looking to clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Cowen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Cowen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a jab when Cowen was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowen misses with a combination
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowen staying out of range there.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Cowen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cowen tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Cowen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter throws a jab when Cowen was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cowen looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Cowen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowen darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cowen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Cowen's shoulder, as Cowen tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Carter swings for the body but Cowen moves out of range.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Cowen's head but Cowen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Cowen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Cowen moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Cowen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowen needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Cowen closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowen tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Shane Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cowen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowen should have avoided that one.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter throws a combination that misses

and Cowen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cowen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cowen tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cowen walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cowen slips a jab from Carter.
Cowen slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cowen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Cowen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cowen jumps guard.
Cowen keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Cowen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Cowen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cowen working a defensive guard here.
Cowen has Carter pulled in close to control his posture.
Jim Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Cowen is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot

and Cowen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cowen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Cowen misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cowen with a knee to the head.
Cowen landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cowen.
Cowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Cowen.

Cowen decides to pull guard.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowen is keeping the position for now.
Cowen keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Cowen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

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