PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kasabian - Club Foot. Sam Hart acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Carter
vs
Hart

180 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hart as he checks the leg kick.
Hart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter looks to throw a body kick

so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carter defends it well.
Hart is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hart looking to finish with strikes here!
Carter can't escape the position.

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.
Hart throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hart looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Hart looking to finish with strikes here!
Carter tries to reverse the position but Hart maintains control.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hart.
Hart thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Hart loaded up on that one.
Hart lands a heavy elbow.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hart working Carter over with strikes here.
Hart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hart throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Hart loaded up on that one.
Hart misses with a head shot.
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.
Hart throwing strikes here but Carter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Hart throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carter manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Hart is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
Hart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hart misses with a head shot. Carter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carter throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hart counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hart.
Hart passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter won't allow Hart to pass to mount.

Hart seems to be looking for submissions.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Hart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hart advances position into side control!
Sam Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Hart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Hart looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.

Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hart looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to move to mount but Carter reverses beautifully and ends up in Hart's guard.

Hart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hart keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Hart keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter scores with a head kick.
Hart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carter's head.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart blocks a head kick by Carter.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Carter scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Hart down.
Carter looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sam Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hart trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Kevin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart looking to control.
Hart wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to hold Carter in close to prevent damage but Carter has managed to pass into half guard.
Hart is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter tries to stand and escape but Hart actually recovers to full guard.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Hart is controlling Carter's posture.
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.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Carter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Hart blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
Hart pushes Carter away with a front kick.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Carter is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hart!