PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phillips's choice of entrance music: Motorhead-King of Kings. 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.

Carter
vs
Phillips

191 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, JT Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips blocks the body kick.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillips connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Phillips catches Carter right on the button with a cross.

Carter gets a clinch.
Phillips managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.

Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Phillips, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Phillips against the cage but Phillips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phillips blocks the body kick.
Phillips connects with a single shot there.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Carter.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phillips counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Phillips. Those never looked like landing.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one.
Phillips lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Phillips.
Phillips might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phillips is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Phillips throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Phillips blocks the low kick.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phillips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Phillips moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Carter misses.
Carter closes the distance but Phillips moves to the side
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.
Phillips scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phillips. That one must have hurt.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phillips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips moves out of range of the body kick.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.

Phillips moves into the clinch successfully.
Phillips slowing the pace effectively.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Phillips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips scores with a hook.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phillips lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips scores with a hook.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diamond Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter takes one to the chin there.
Carter 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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Carter.
Phillips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Carter thows a leg kick but Phillips checks it
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.

Carter is rocked!
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!
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a nice right hand.
Phillips connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Phillips thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phillips cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Phillips catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Phillips.
Phillips misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phillips connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phillips.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Phillips moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Phillips.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Phillips - that landed with a thud.
Phillips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phillips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Phillips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips lands a head shot.
Phillips works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.
Phillips feints a jab promting Carter to slip. Phillips then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Phillips with a nice cross.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Phillips.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Phillips.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Phillips is working the combinations to good effect here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Phillips tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phillips pinned against the cage. Phillips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phillips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Phillips lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phillips lands with a good body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Phillips clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diamond Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter tries to work over Phillips's front leg with a kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
Phillips scores with a jab to the head.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.
A jab from Carter misses.
Phillips finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Phillips tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter tries a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Phillips lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into rage.
Good shot there by Phillips.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phillips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carter's head.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Phillips. Beautiful body shot.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phillips to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Phillips 's knee.
JT Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Phillips has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Phillips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Phillips is working Carter over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Phillips scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Phillips.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phillips lands an uppercut.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips lands a left hand.
Phillips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body.
Phillips gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Phillips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Phillips fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phillips throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Diamond Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Phillips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phillips tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter blocks a low kick nicely.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phillips throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillips stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diamond Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.
Carter missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diamond Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diamond Phillips!