PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Coal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coal
vs
Carter

170 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Coal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Carter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coal fails to land the takedown.
Carlos Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Coal.
Coal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter fails with the takedown

and Coal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coal trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter trying to control here.
Coal is pressing down on Carter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carter is holding on for now.
Carter trying to hold on to Coal's head to control him but Coal postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coal wants to stand up but Carter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Carter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Coal has control of the leg.
Coal is stalling here. Carter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Coal seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Carter wants to control but Coal is keeping him busy.
Coal sneaks back into half guard.
Coal is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Coal trying to control here.
Coal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coal is keeping the position for now.
Coal keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.

Coal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coal wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Coal there!
Poor strikes thrown by Carter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carter looking to finish with strikes here!
Coal tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Coal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carter.
Carter avoids the attempt from Coal to control.
Coal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Coal is breathing heavily.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coal keeps working.
Coal preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Coal tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Coal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter working Coal over with strikes.
Carter slips a nice elbow through Coal's hands, connecting with Coal's forehead.
Coal won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
Coal holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Coal moves into full guard.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Coal has wrist control.
Carter won't allow Coal to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coal just misses with a punch to the body.
Coal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coal wants to clinch.
Coal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
Carter scores with punches from side control.
Coal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Coal wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter controls the position.
Coal is trying to buck Carter off.
Carter throws an elbow but Coal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coal is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter working away.
Carter wants to control but Coal is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coal is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coal to see if he's OK.
Carter throws an elbow but Coal slips to the side and avoids it well.
A lull in the action here.
Coal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carter's best efforts.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Coal is defending well.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.
Coal is looking to improve his position.
Carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coal trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.

Carter decides to return to a standing position.

Coal gets caught flat footed, as Carter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coal is on top in guard.
Coal postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Carter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carter keeping full guard, as Coal tries to pass.
Coal won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Carter striking off his back but it's not causing Coal any problems.
Carter lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carter dives on top into guard.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Coal to regain full guard.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Coal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coal is on top in guard.
Carter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Coal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coal looking to pass the guard.
Carter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Coal looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Coal tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily

and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Carter.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carter lands a nice short elbow.
Carter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coal tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Carter looking to secure an arm triangle but Coal defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to control but Coal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter avoids the attempt from Coal to control.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Coal is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Coal is rocked!
Carter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Coal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter working Coal over with strikes here.
Coal taking shots to the head.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Coal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter lands a heavy elbow. Carter lands a big elbow.
Carter working Coal over with strikes here.
Carter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coal's face.
The referee warns Coal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Coal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Coal is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coal tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coal taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Coal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coal tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Coal wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Carter landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carlos Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Coal is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coal hang on?
A nice elbow there by Carter.

Carter looking for a guillotine from mount but Coal is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coal tries to control the position but Carter now has his back.
Coal is covering up but some of the strikes from Carter are getting through and doing damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29

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