PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff. Vinny Carter 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!

Pitt
vs
Carter

188 cm
18
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinny Carter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws a series of punches but Pitt avoids them all with ease.
Carter is looking to clinch but Pitt is avoiding it.
Pitt throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vinny Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitt scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitt throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Pitt throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pitt.
Carter thows a leg kick but Pitt checks it
and Pitt counters with a head kick.
Carter wants to clinch
and Pitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Pitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter tries to clinch
and Pitt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt counters with a nice body kick.
Carter wants to clinch
and Pitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter closes the distance but Pitt moves to the side
and Pitt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter closes the distance but Pitt moves to the side
and Pitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Carter rushes Pitt and presses him up against the cage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt counters with a thumping low kick.
Pitt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch
and Pitt counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Carter looks to clinch
and Pitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter tries to clinch
and Pitt counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Pitt to acknowledge the strikes.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pitt is breathing heavily.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitt counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves away
and Pitt counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to clinch
and Pitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Pitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter wants to clinch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Pitt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pitt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt counters with a head kick.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter tries to clinch
and Pitt counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter slips under a jab.
Jake Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitt counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a slapping head kick.
Carter works Pitt's body with a nice hook.
Carter looks to clinch
and Pitt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Carter
and Pitt counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter looks to clinch
and Pitt counters with a head kick.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pitt to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Pitt misses.
Carter wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Pitt pushes him off.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitt counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter clinches but Pitt breaks the clinch
and Pitt counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter wants to clinch
and Pitt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter wants to clinch.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter wants to clinch up but Pitt keeps it at a distance.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pitt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carter moves in looking to clinch but Pitt pushes him off.
Carter wants to clinch up but Pitt keeps it at a distance.
Pitt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves out of range.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves out of range.
Carter is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pitt counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Pitt to acknowledge the strikes.

Carter darts in and clinches Pitt up against the cage.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter clinches but Pitt breaks the clinch
and Pitt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter looks to clinch
and Pitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter lands with a left to the head.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Pitt counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter has Pitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitt looking for a takedown.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Pitt is controlling the position.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch there but Pitt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitt circles away.
Pitt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carter tries to clinch up but Pitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter wants to clinch up but Pitt keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Jake Pitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Pitt pushes him off.
Pitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinny Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter tries to clinch there but Pitt circles away.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
Carter tries to clinch but Pitt moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jake Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter throws a leg kick but Pitt sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinny Carter.
I think Pitt 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Pitt!