PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russo
vs
Carter

225 cm
25
254 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
264 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Valhalla 160

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leeroy Russo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Russo's head but Russo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Llewelyn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a hook. Russo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Russo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Russo.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Russo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Russo.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Russo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Russo's head back.
Russo misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Russo.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russo pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russo tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Russo gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Russo prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to stall but Russo improves his position.
Russo controlling the action here for a moment.
Russo throws an elbow but it misses.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Russo looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Russo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russo blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russo as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Russo is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Russo into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Russo's ribcage. Russo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Russo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Russo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Llewelyn Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Russo avoids the body shot from Carter.

Carter closes the distance and pushes Russo back into the cage.
Russo trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russo into the cage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Russo in his tracks for a moment.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Llewelyn Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo throws an elbow but it misses.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Russo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.

It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russo takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Russo backwards.

Russo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has Russo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Russo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Carter - that's hurt Russo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Russo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Russo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Llewelyn Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.