PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is La Roux - In For The Kill. A fine choice. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hank Williams Jr - A Country Boy Can Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carter
vs
Smith

187 cm
25
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

184 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Crashforce Nutrition

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slopey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith avoids the body shot from Carter.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slopey Smith.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Carter forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.

Smith pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carter wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Carter is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.

Carter is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.

Carter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carter wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Carter taking punishment in the form of punches.

Smith swings around for an armbar but Carter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Carter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Mike Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith with a poor takedown
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slopey Smith.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith slips a jab from Carter.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Smith tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter thumps Smith with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a hook.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carter was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slopey Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smith shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Smith misses.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
A left lands for Carter.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Smith looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slopey Smith.
Smith tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Carter connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carter tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27

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