PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Heans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Heans
vs
Carter

220 cm
26
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Heans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heans is looking to clinch.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Heans tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter lands a head kick. Heans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heans moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Heans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heans tries to clinch up.
Carter tries to clinch but Heans moves out of range.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heans avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas Heans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Carter.
Heans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
A jab from Carter misses.

Heans rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heans misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Heans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Heans.
Heans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heans throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Heans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Heans turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Heans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heans closes the distance looking to clinch

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heans smiles and moves away.
Thomas Heans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Heans takes the fight into the clinch.

Carter tightens his grip and picks Heans up, before dumping him to the ground. Heans manages to land in guard.
Heans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heans tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Carter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Carter stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Heans to get to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heans moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Heans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Heans moves out of range easily.
Heans fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Heans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Carter rushes Heans and presses him up against the cage.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Heans turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heans presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter tries to pull guard but Heans won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heans throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heans creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thomas Heans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Carter.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heans smiles and moves away.
Heans wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Heans moves to clinch but Carter breaks away

and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carter controlling the pace for now.
Heans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heans is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Heans really wants to buck Carter off and get back to his feet.
Carter lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Heans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter controlling his opponent.

Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Heans is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Heans is in no mood to give up.
John Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter controlling the pace for now.

Carter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heans has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Carter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Heans has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Heans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carter controlling from mount.

Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Heans is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heans tries to clinch up

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Carter jumps guard.
Heans throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heans's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Heans is looking to stand up but Carter isn't so interested in that idea.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heans is wriggling around but Carter manages to pass to half guard.

Carter stands up and beckons Heans to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heans tries to clinch up

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
John Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Heans.
Heans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heans lands a nice elbow.

It looks like John Carter has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heans just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Carter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Heans.

Heans pulls guard successfully.
Heans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carter stands up over Heans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Carter gets to his feet. Heans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Heans's face as Carter controls the position.
Heans tries to escape but Carter is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter just content to control the position.
Heans wants to get back to his feet but Carter is dominant here and he's now got Heans's back!
Carter has good solid back control here.
Heans has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Carter scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Heans is looking for a way out.
Carter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Heans doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Heans with him. Heans is trying to defend but Carter has an arm under the chin now! Heans grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Carter!