PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snoozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade . Snoozer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prodigy - Spitfire. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Carlson
vs
Snoozer

172 cm
24
174 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

205 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Carlson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoozer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlson .
Snoozer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carlson finds it's way round the side to connect with Snoozer's head.
Carlson misses with a looping left.
Snoozer takes a swing at Carlson 's ribcage but misses.
Carlson lands with a right hand.
Snoozer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson .
Carlson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoozer.
Carlson slips a jab from Snoozer.
Carlson cracks a nice hook into Snoozer's ribs.
Carlson stuffs the takedown.
Snoozer stuffs the takedown.
Snoozer misses with a looping right.
Snoozer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlson .
Snoozer swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Snoozer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoozer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlson misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlson misses with a wild combination.
Snoozer misses with a straight left.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carlson misses with a body kick.
Snoozer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlson connects with a single shot there.
Snoozer lands a jab-cross combination.
Carlson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoozer was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlson .
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snoozer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoozer. Carlson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carlson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snoozer defending well though.
Snoozer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carlson wants to advance to full mount but Snoozer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson throws a strike but Snoozer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Carlson is looking for a triangle here but Snoozer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snoozer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Snoozer trying to control the position but Carlson is working away.
Snoozer takes a little break here. Carlson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carlson is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Carlson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snoozer working the ground and pound but Carlson is defending the strikes.
Carlson tries to buck Snoozer off but Snoozer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson looks to move to half guard but instead Snoozer has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 Jamie Carlson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carlson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snoozer takes one on the button.
Snoozer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlson moves away.
Carlson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snoozer on the side of the head.
Snoozer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carlson rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snoozer.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snoozer.
Carlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlson fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlson shoots in for a double leg but Snoozer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut there from Snoozer.
Carlson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Snoozer scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Carlson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Carlson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoozer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snoozer stuffs the takedown.
Carlson cracks Snoozer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlson misses with a looping left.
Carlson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoozer throws out the jab.
Snoozer misses the shot to the body.
Snoozer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson .
Snoozer moves out of range of the strikes.
Snoozer takes one to the side of the head.
Snoozer swinging wildly here.
Carlson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snoozer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snoozer throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snoozers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Snoozer. Those never looked like landing.
Snoozer ducks under a wild hook from Carlson .
Carlson throws a hook but Snoozer blocks it.
Snoozer throws an overhand right that lands on Carlson 's shoulder, as Carlson tries to avoid the shot.
Carlson lands a jab to the head.
Carlson works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoozer.
Snoozer throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Snoozer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Carlson coming out on top.
Snoozer tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson thows a body shot but no joy.
Snoozer dodges the punch combination from Carlson .
Carlson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carlson misses with a straight left.
Carlson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson works the jab nicely.
Carlson throws a right and a left that Snoozer avoids nicely.
Carlson shoots for a takedown but Snoozer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlson .
Snoozer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snoozer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlson takes a swing at Snoozer's ribcage but misses.
Snoozer shoots in for a takedown but Carlson shows good takedown defense.
Carlson loads up on a big right hand but Snoozer slips the punch.
Snoozer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlson manages to avoid it.
A big left from Carlson misses.
Carlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snoozer moves away.
Snoozer shoots for a takedown but Carlson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snoozer is breathing heavily.
Snoozer works over Carlson 's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snoozer throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlson tests Snoozer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jamie Carlson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Snoozer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlson .
Snoozer shoots for a takedown but Carlson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snoozer manages to avoid it.
Snoozer defending well as Carlson loads up on a big left hand.
Carlson throws a body punch but Snoozer moves out of range.

Snoozer tries to sprawl but Carlson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carlson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snoozer defending well though.

Snoozer is defending against the submission attempts here by Carlson .
Snoozer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carlson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozer keeping full guard, as Carlson tries to pass.
Snoozer trying to control the position here.
Carlson connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snoozer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sam Snoozer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Carlson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson is working hard here to advance position.
Carlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Snoozer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Carlson misses its intended target.
Snoozer misses the shot to the body.
Carlson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoozer.
A lazy left from Snoozer finds it's target.

Carlson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Snoozer gets back to half guard.
Snoozer wants to get back to his feet.
Snoozer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Carlson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carlson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson is stalling here. Snoozer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carlson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Snoozer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Carlson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snoozer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Carlson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Carlson !