PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubin Carter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carter
vs
Wilson

187 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Elite Sydney Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter moves away from the strike by Wilson.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Wilson swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Wilson cracks Carter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wilson finish him?
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt

and Carter moves into the clinch.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
Carter keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter misses with some punches.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Carter is rocked!
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Carter slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerald Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.

Wilson lands a head kick that stumbles Carter and the fighters go to the mat.

Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Carter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carter manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Carter's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Wilson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilson stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Wilson cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carter's head.
Wilson jabs at Carter's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Carter wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gerald Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Carter clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carter throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilson wants to clinch

and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Carter prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Wilson misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Carter darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Carter defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Carter misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.

Carter stands up.
Carter tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Carter avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Rubin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Carter misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald Wilson.
I've got Wilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!

Gerald Wilson wins by unanimous decision!