PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamorn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen I Need A Dollar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Carter

177 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamorn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Carter works Jackson's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson checks a low kick from Carter.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter looking to control.
Jackson preventing the sweep.

Carter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
Carter trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Carter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Carter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carter trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Carter tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamorn Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Carter tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Carter misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Seamorn Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Carter misses.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab from Carter.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Carter walks into a left hand.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seamorn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Carter blocks a jab.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter with a hook.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamorn Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seamorn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Nice shot by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carter on his heels. He'll look to pass Carter's guard now, I'm sure.
Carter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Carter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Jackson slips a straight right by Carter.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Carter slips a jab from Jackson.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter avoids the body shot from Jackson.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson 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 moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Carter lands with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Andre Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamorn 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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