PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McPhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McPhee comes to the cage accompanied by Loose yourself. Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run this Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McPhee
vs
Carter

180 cm
24
222 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
219 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McPhee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPhee throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McPhee throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as McPhee shoots in.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
McPhee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McPhee shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McPhee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McPhee throws a body kick that misses.
McPhee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhee throws a right hand that misses

and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhee takes a knee right on the jaw!
McPhee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from McPhee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as McPhee tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McPhee.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McPhee.
McPhee just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but McPhee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
McPhee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McPhee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhee circles away from the clinch attempt
and McPhee counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Ryan McPhee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPhee misses with a leg kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPhee throws out the jab.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McPhee swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
McPhee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
McPhee missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPhee thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a good low kick that McPhee was not able to check.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McPhee's head.

McPhee clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McPhee throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.

It looks like Ryan McPhee has been cut.
No luck for McPhee with that takedown attempt.
McPhee swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McPhee misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan McPhee is winning the standup battle so far.
McPhee misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
McPhee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McPhee misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter thumps McPhee with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPhee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter cracks the inside of McPhee's front leg.
Carter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks McPhee in the body.
Carter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McPhee takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPhee walks into a jab.
McPhee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McPhee managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McPhee is stalling here.
Carter pushes McPhee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McPhee is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McPhee.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter pushes McPhee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McPhee takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McPhee.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter has McPhee pressed against the cage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. McPhee 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPhee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McPhee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carter lands a head kick. McPhee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
McPhee misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McPhee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
McPhee misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Nice body kick from Carter.

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPhee has Carter pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped McPhee in his tracks for a moment.
McPhee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McPhee prevents a body shot from Carter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but McPhee avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside that McPhee shrugs off.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McPhee is defending well for now.
McPhee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter punishes McPhee's body with a nice straight punch.
Shawn Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Carter.
Carter scores with a head kick. McPhee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McPhee, pushing him back against the cage.
McPhee stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of McPhee backwards.
McPhee trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed McPhee into the cage.
Ryan McPhee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McPhee can't get the takedown.
McPhee misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McPhee tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

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