PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos has chosen Riverside - O2 Panic Room as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Creaturos

189 cm
23
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
32
194 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos swinging wildly here.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Creaturos's head.
Creaturos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Creaturos moved out of range nicely.
Creaturos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creaturos throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Creaturos slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Creaturos.

Creaturos closes the distance and clinches.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Creaturos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Creaturos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Creaturos is defended easily by Carter.
Creaturos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creaturos somewhat.
Creaturos blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Creaturos on that attempt.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.

It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Creaturos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creaturos just misses with a punch to the body.
Creaturos throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Creaturos.
Creaturos looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Creaturos misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creaturos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creaturos somewhat.
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Creaturos. Creaturos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Creaturos looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Creaturos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Creaturos shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Creaturos takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Creaturos is rocked!
Carter drops Creaturos with a naaaaasty hook - Creaturos is in real trouble here! Carter dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Carter!
A relieved looking Ryan Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.