PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Emelianenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Carter
vs
Emelianenko

189 cm
19
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Emelianenko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko .
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko .
Carter trying to stall but Emelianenko improves his position.
Carter is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter lands with a right to the head.

Emelianenko manages to pull guard.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko , not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Carter throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Carter swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko .
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko .
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emelianenko .
A head kick misses from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses

and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Emelianenko looking to stall.

Carter breaks the clinch.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter wants to stall.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carter smiles and moves away.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko .
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Carter cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter misses with the combination.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Emelianenko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Emelianenko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.

Carter gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko . Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Emelianenko pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko , up you get!
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko .
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter is stalling here.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Emelianenko drops back down to his feet.
Lucas Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Carter stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Emelianenko .
Carter trying to land knees to the body.

Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Carter throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Carter clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko stalling.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Carter has control.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Carter lands a nice elbow.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.

Carter has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko .
Ryan Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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