PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes to the cage accompanied by bouncing souls - olé. Chester Carlson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Fredericks's chin.

Carlson
vs
Fredericks

169 cm
26
189 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
24
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chester Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Fredericks is predictable there
and Carlson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Joe Fredericks has been cut.
Fredericks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
Carlson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Fredericks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredericks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fredericks.
A clash of legs there as Carlson blocks the low kick.
Fredericks thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredericks throws a leg kick
and Carlson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Fredericks tenderised Carlson's leg. Carlson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fredericks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carlson. Carlson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredericks catches Carlson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joe Fredericks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fredericks.
Fredericks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks misses with a leg kick
and Carlson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlson blocks a low kick nicely.
Fredericks avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredericks.
A head kick by Carlson misses
and Fredericks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carlson's knee momentarily.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Fredericks is out of range.
Fredericks scores with a hook.
Fredericks throws out a leg kick but Carlson moves out of range and Fredericks only half commits.
Fredericks scores with a push kick.
Carlson checks a low kick from Fredericks.
Carlson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carlson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredericks.
Carlson avoids the head kick by Fredericks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fredericks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlson is out of range and Fredericks settles back down.
Carlson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Fredericks is predictable there
and Carlson counters with a low kick, right behind Fredericks 's knee.
Fredericks tries a low kick but Carlson avoids it.
Fredericks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fredericks misses with a left hand
and Carlson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fredericks tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
Carlson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlson checks a low kick from Fredericks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fredericks.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Carlson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks looks to clinch
and Carlson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fredericks scores with a kick to the body.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.
Fredericks sizes up Carlson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Fredericks.
Fredericks jabs Carlson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Fredericks tenderised Carlson's leg. Carlson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fredericks misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Fredericks.
Carlson throws a head kick that Fredericks semi-blocks.
Fredericks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredericks wants to clinch
and Carlson counters with a three punch combo that has Fredericks backing up. Fredericks nods at Carlson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredericks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlson. That did some damage!
Fredericks darts in trying to clinch
and Carlson counters with a left and a right that stings Fredericks.

Fredericks is rocked!
Fredericks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Carlson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fredericks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Carlson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fredericks, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredericks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fredericks missing with knees to the body.
Carlson misses with a body punch.
Carlson avoiding damage as Fredericks throws knees to the body.
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 Chester Carlson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Fredericks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fredericks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fredericks is looking to slow Carlson down with leg kicks.
Fredericks misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Carlson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlson defending well as Fredericks loads up on a big left hand.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carlson throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredericks cracks Carlson with a good jab.
Fredericks throws a front kick that sends Carlson stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Carlson misses
and Fredericks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fredericks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredericks tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fredericks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Carlson misses
and Fredericks counters with a solid body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fredericks is looking to slow Carlson down with leg kicks.
Fredericks misses with a kick to the body
and Carlson counters with a nice body kick.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fredericks moves out of range easily.
Fredericks throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredericks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fredericks throws a big shot that misses.
Fredericks tries to move into range but Carlson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carlson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlson under the eye.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses
and Carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Fredericks as he connects with a hook.
Fredericks doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlson circles away.
Carlson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fredericks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Carlson misses
and Fredericks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fredericks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fredericks lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Fredericks.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Fredericks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fredericks - that landed with a thud.
Fredericks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks gets through Carlson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredericks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlson can't find room to land a body shot as Fredericks controls the action.
Fredericks scores with a hook to the body.
Fredericks scores with a shot to the side of Carlson's head.
Fredericks lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Chester Carlson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredericks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlson's brow.
Fredericks leaning against his opponent.
Fredericks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlson's face.

Carlson is rocked!
Come on Fredericks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Carlson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a big knee! That's hurt Carlson! Oh, he's all over the place! Fredericks lands another knee that sends Carlson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Fredericks!