PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llewelyn Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaioh
vs
Carter

192 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
264 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kaioh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaioh moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaioh. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaioh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaioh scores with a leg kick.

Kaioh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter is stalling here.
Kaioh misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaioh tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaioh lands a knee to the body.
Carter looks gassed!
Kaioh working Carter over with knees to the body.
Kaioh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Kaioh tries to tie him up.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaioh gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Kaioh 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.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaioh.
Kaioh is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Kaioh into the cage.
Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Kaioh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaioh.
Kaioh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaioh looking to stall.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaioh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Llewelyn Carter's cut even more.
Kaioh just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Kaioh.
Carter lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaioh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaioh.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Kaioh is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaioh throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Kaioh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Kaioh throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaioh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaioh trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kaioh as the two fighters clinch.
Kaioh blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaioh obliges.
Carter is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Kaioh.
A short uppercut from Kaioh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Kaioh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Kaioh is blocking nicely.
Kaioh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaioh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaioh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaioh is defending well for now.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh takes a shot to the head.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Kaioh avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaioh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kaioh fails to land.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaioh lands a left hand.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaioh has his back to the cage.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaioh backwards.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaioh is defending well for now.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Kaioh.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaioh takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaioh is defending well for now.
Kaioh blocking some punches.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaioh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaioh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaioh backwards.
Kaioh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaioh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaioh controls his hands.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Kaioh is blocking nicely.
Kaioh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kaioh looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaioh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaioh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh throws an off balance right hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Kaioh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Kaioh lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Kaioh finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Kaioh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Kaioh misses with a kick to the body.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaioh.

Kaioh clinches.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Kaioh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Kaioh stalling in the clinch.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaioh trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kaioh avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Kaioh trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaioh into the cage.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage as Kaioh throws knees to the body.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Kaioh tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Kaioh is trying to stall.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaioh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaioh presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaioh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaioh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaioh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaioh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Kaioh slowing the pace effectively.
Kaioh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaioh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaioh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Kaioh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaioh controls his hands.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaioh lands a knee to the body.
Kaioh lands an uppercut.
Kaioh crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaioh crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter gets through Kaioh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Kaioh.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Kaioh.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaioh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaioh up against the cage.
Carter looking to stall.
Kaioh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Kaioh controls the action.
Retsu Kaioh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Kaioh's ribcage. Kaioh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaioh lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Kaioh lands a left hand.
Kaioh has Carter pushed against the cage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaioh avoids the damage to the body.
Kaioh lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Kaioh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaioh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Kaioh trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaioh into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaioh avoids the damage to the body.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter is working Kaioh over against the cage.
Kaioh takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Kaioh tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter trying to stall but Kaioh improves his position.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter is pushing Kaioh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaioh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Kaioh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Kaioh blocks it.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Llewelyn Carter's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Carter misses the shot to the body.
Kaioh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Kaioh tries to tie him up.
Carter avoiding damage as Kaioh throws knees to the body.
Kaioh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter is looking to control Kaioh's arms but Kaioh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Kaioh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Kaioh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Llewelyn Carter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Kaioh.
Kaioh avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaioh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaioh blocks the elbow strike.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter letting Kaioh take a breather here.
Carter lands a body shot.
Kaioh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaioh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaioh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries to work over Kaioh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Kaioh tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Kaioh.
Kaioh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter trying to stall but Kaioh improves his position.
Kaioh stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Kaioh avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaioh avoids the damage to the body.
Kaioh landing knees to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Kaioh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter tries to stall but Kaioh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Llewelyn Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Kaioh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter looking to stall.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow.
Kaioh trying to land knees to the body.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaioh stalling against the cage.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Kaioh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaioh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaioh landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaioh as Carter tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
Carter avoiding damage as Kaioh throws knees to the body.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Kaioh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter presses Kaioh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaioh backwards.
Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaioh.
Carter cracks Kaioh with a nice body shot.
Kaioh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Kaioh trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Kaioh managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Kaioh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaioh avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Kaioh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaioh looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter gets through Kaioh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Retsu Kaioh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Kaioh blocks with his arms.
Kaioh scores with a hook to the body.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Llewelyn Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaioh 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retsu Kaioh!