PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with Run this Town blaring out of the sound system. Joey Zizzmen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Carter
vs
Zizzmen

190 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
29
220 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzmen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Zizzmen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zizzmen misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Zizzmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zizzmen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Carter lands a big head kick that sends Zizzmen tumbling to the mat! Carter takes a step backwards and waves Zizzmen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Zizzmen is rocked!

It looks like Joey Zizzmen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zizzmen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Zizzmen connects with a nice looking jab.
Shawn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zizzmen counters with a takedown into side control.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Carter is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter parries the strikes from Zizzmen easily there. Zizzmen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Carter to escape.
Carter tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Carter holding both Zizzmen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Zizzmen tries to get the hooks in deep but Carter pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen looking to hold on to the position here but Carter rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter has his hands on Zizzmen's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zizzmen controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Zizzmen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Zizzmen throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zizzmen misses with a looping right.
Zizzmen throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Zizzmen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Zizzmen keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Zizzmen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zizzmen backwards.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
A body shot lands from Zizzmen.
Zizzmen working hard to break the clinch.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Zizzmen blocks an uppercut.
Zizzmen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Zizzmen improves position.
Carter cracks Zizzmen with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Zizzmen.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zizzmen's face.
Zizzmen looks gassed!
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zizzmen backwards.
Zizzmen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zizzmen.
Zizzmen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zizzmen throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Zizzmen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zizzmen tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Zizzmen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Zizzmen backwards.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Zizzmen.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zizzmen can't break the clinch.
Zizzmen misses with a body punch.
Zizzmen is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzmen's defenses.
Zizzmen can't break the clinch.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zizzmen is keeping busy.
Zizzmen working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Zizzmen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter just leaning against Zizzmen, taking a breather.
Zizzmen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zizzmen lands with a right to the head.

Zizzmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Zizzmen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Carter.
Zizzmen is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zizzmen has his back to the cage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Zizzmen avoids the damage to the body.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter blocks a body shot from Zizzmen.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter is pushing Zizzmen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zizzmen misses with a punch to the body.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zizzmen is defending well for now.
Zizzmen looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zizzmen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zizzmen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zizzmen blocks the elbow strike.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Zizzmen in his tracks for a moment.

Zizzmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Zizzmen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zizzmen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zizzmen misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Zizzmen lands a slapping body shot.
Zizzmen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zizzmen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Shawn Carter is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.

Zizzmen shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter is looking to stand up but Zizzmen isn't so interested in that idea.

Zizzmen stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zizzmen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carter looks to clinch

and Zizzmen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter wants to stand but Zizzmen is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zizzmen looking to pass the guard.
Zizzmen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Zizzmen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Zizzmen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zizzmen fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Zizzmen.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter lands the left hand.
Zizzmen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Zizzmen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzmen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Zizzmen.

Zizzmen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter darts in trying to clinch

and Zizzmen counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Zizzmen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zizzmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Zizzmen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zizzmen postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Zizzmen thows a big elbow that misses.
Zizzmen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zizzmen trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Zizzmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.

Joey Zizzmen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zizzmen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a leg kick but Zizzmen saw it coming and moves away.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Zizzmen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Carter clinches up with Zizzmen and pushes him back against the cage.

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.
Zizzmen is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Zizzmen shrugs off.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Zizzmen.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Zizzmen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zizzmen's defenses.
Zizzmen scores with a hook to the body.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zizzmen backwards.
Zizzmen avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Zizzmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Zizzmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Zizzmen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zizzmen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zizzmen is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Zizzmen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.

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 Shawn Carter.
I think Carter 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Carter!