PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the ring accompanied by Voodoo Child. Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This Generation. Nick Carter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. On his way into the ring it seems that John Charles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Charles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Charles
vs
Carter

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Carter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Charles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the ropes.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charles's efforts to push away.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Carter just leaning against Charles, taking a breather.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Charles has double underhooks.
Charles has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Charles tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the ropes.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles is trying to break free.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Charles blocks a body shot from Carter.
Charles can't break the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Carter lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Charles has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Charles wants a takedown.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Charles throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles motions for Carter to come forward. Charles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter stalks Charles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charles's face. Charles staggers backwards, shaken.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Charles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Charles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Charles postures up.
Carter looks winded!
Charles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Charles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.

Charles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Charles landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Charles lands a nice short elbow.
Charles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Charles sits in half guard.
Charles slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Charles trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Charles lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Carter is rocked!
Charles working the head and body with strikes.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Charles finish him?
Charles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Charles 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.
Charles drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Charles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Charles is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles working the head and body with strikes.
Charles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Charles wants to work for an arm triangle but Carter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Charles is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Charles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Charles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Charles there.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Charles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Charles trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Charles drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Charles lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Carter! More strikes land and this one is all over! Charles jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Charles!
John Charles is the new welterweight champion!
John Charles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.