PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Astra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astra comes to the cage accompanied by Once in a Lifetime. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Astra
vs
Carter

175 cm
27
162 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

179 cm
24
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadeus Astra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carter!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astra lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.

Astra has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Astra.
Carter being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Astra.
Astra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astra stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astra lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Astra.
Astra taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astra.
Astra throws a head punch that misses.
Astra is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Astra lands with a short shot to the head.
Astra swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra is stalling here.
Astra lands a body shot.
Astra digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
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 Astra walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Astra connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shane Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Astra closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Astra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Astra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Astra scores with a hook to the body.
Astra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astra lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Astra.
Astra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Astra.
Astra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Astra scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Astra.
Astra is working Carter over against the cage.
Good body shot from Astra.
Astra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astra lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Astra lands a body shot.
Astra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Astra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Astra lands an uppercut.
Astra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Astra.
A right handed body shot lands from Astra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astra.
Astra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Astra gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Astra scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Astra.
Astra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Astra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astra.
Astra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Astra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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 Astra walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Astra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Astra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Astra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Astra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Astra misses with a punch on the inside.
Astra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Astra.
Astra lands with a right to the head.
Astra working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amadeus Astra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Astra looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Astra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws a right hand that Astra ducks under and follows up with a left that Astra also avoids with ease.
Carter throws a combination that misses

and Astra counters with a single leg into guard. Carter didn't expect that.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Astra.
Astra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Astra postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Astra postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.

Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Astra is aware though and is defending well.
Astra works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Astra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Astra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Astra from controlling successfully.
Astra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Astra 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.
Astra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Astra lands a couple of elbows.
Astra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Astra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Astra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Astra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Astra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Astra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter is staying active underneath Astra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter trying to get back to full guard but Astra takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Astra lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Astra controlling his opponent.
Astra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Astra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Astra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Astra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Astra isn't that keen on the idea.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Astra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Astra dominating with strikes here.
Astra controlling his opponent.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Astra scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astra landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Astra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Astra landing shots from mount.
Astra lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Carter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Carter is rocked!
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Astra finish him?
Astra lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Astra controlling from mount.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Astra lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astra landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Astra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Astra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amadeus Astra dominated that second round.
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!

Astra lands with a good body shot.
Carter throws a right hand that Astra ducks under and follows up with a left that Astra also avoids with ease.
Astra scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Astra thuds a left hand into Carter's body.

Astra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Astra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Astra slips an elbow through the middle.
Astra connects with a couple of short punches.
Astra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Astra creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Astra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carter is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Astra is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Astra with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra controlling the pace for now.
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Astra scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
Astra trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Astra.
Shane Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Astra cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Astra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Astra's attempts to control the action.
Astra raining down shots from the mount!
Carter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Astra looking for a sweep. Not yet Astra, not yet.

Astra working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Astra wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Astra wants to control but Carter passes easily into half guard.

Carter is working for a kimura but Astra is defending it quite comfortably.
Carter thows a huge punch but Astra dodges it nicely.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but Astra defends it.
Amadeus Astra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Astra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Astra is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Amadeus Astra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amadeus Astra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Astra 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeus Astra!