PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shavers
vs
Carter

184 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
32
217 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Shavers misses.
Shavers misses with a double jab.
Shavers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers misses with a double jab

so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Shavers is keeping the position.

Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shavers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Shavers's legs - danger averted.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Carter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shavers lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shavers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shavers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Shavers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shavers.
Shavers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shavers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter moves out of range as Shavers strikes.
Shavers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shavers lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shavers lands a jab-cross combination.
Shavers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shavers feints a jab promting Carter to slip. Shavers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Carter is rocked!
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Earnie Shavers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shavers looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Shavers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shavers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Shavers.
Shavers scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Shavers thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt

and Carter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shavers!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shavers is looking to improve his position but Carter isn't that keen on the idea.
Carter scoring with strikes but Shavers is staying in there.
Shavers tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Shavers is working to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a heavy elbow.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Shavers is in trouble!
Carter controlling his opponent.
Carter prevents Shavers from getting the reversal.
Shavers wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shavers is trying desperately to improve position.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shavers wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Carter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shavers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.
Carter controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter looking to control but Shavers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter controlling his opponent.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the pace for now.
Shavers is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shavers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shavers is working to get back to half guard.
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 Earnie Shavers will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shavers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Shavers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shavers jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shavers swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Shavers shrugs it off.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shavers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
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!
Shavers punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shavers. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shavers misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Shavers lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Shavers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shavers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shavers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shavers scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Shavers.
Shavers stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Shavers's belly button to the back.
Shavers wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shavers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Shavers misses with a double jab.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shavers swinging wildly here.
Shavers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Shavers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shavers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shavers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carter throws a series of punches but Shavers moves out of range.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Earnie Shavers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shavers throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter shoots in and bounces Shavers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shavers trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Shavers has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Shavers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carter uses it to pass to side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shavers is looking to reverse the position.
Shavers is working hard here to advance position.
Carter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shavers!
Shavers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carter working the ground and pound effectively.
Shavers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carter working the ground and pound effectively.
Shavers tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter working the ground and pound effectively.
Carter content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavers can't escape the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shavers regains half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shavers is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shavers avoid being mounted?
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Shavers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Carter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shavers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shavers misses with a body shot
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shavers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shavers misses with a double jab.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Shavers tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shavers wants to clinch.
Shavers throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Shavers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
A jab from Shavers finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shavers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Shavers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shavers misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Earnie Shavers.
I think Shavers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Andrew Carter!

The fight ends as a draw!