PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham has chosen Sparzanza - My World of Sin as his entrance music. Glenn Carson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Malham's chin.

Carson
vs
Malham

188 cm
31
202 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

195 cm
34
183 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

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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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson throws a right hand that misses
and Malham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malham throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Malham lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Malham throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Carson throws a looping overhand right but Malham ducks down to avoid it.
Malham misses with a head kick.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carson scores with a jab.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Malham thumps Carson with a low kick.
Carson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malhams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malham throws out a loose jab but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malham throws a body punch but Carson moves out of range.
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!
Malham lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Carson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carson momentarily.
Malham throws a right hand that Carson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carson also avoids with ease.
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Malham does no damage.
Carson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malham.
Carson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carson, as that shot connected.
Malham throws a chopping leg kick but Carson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malham lands a slapping body shot.
Carson throws a looping overhand right but Malham ducks down to avoid it.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carson checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws an off balance right hand

and Carson counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson is leaning against Malham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Malham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson has Malham pressed against the cage, preventing Malham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Carson.
Malham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Malham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Malham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malham can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
Malham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Malham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Malham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Malham fails to land.
Carson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carson throws a big shot that misses.

Carson clinches up with Malham and pushes him back against the cage.
Malham working aggressively here.
Carson works on Malham's body with a couple of short punches.
Malham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malham is leaning against Carson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malham prevents a body shot from Carson.
Carson lands with a right to the head.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Malham.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson misses with some punches.
Malham struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
Carson misses with the head strike.
Malham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Malham.
Glenn Carson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malham working hard to break the clinch.
Malham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malham throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malhams head.
Carson blocks a body shot from Malham.
Malham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson is working Malham over against the cage.
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!
Malham lands an uppercut.
Carson misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malham wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Carson as the two fighters clinch.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson gets through Malham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malham backwards.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Malham blocking some punches.

Malham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Malham has managed to clinch.
Carson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malham backwards.
Malham working aggressively here.
Malham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Malham.

Malham breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham drops his hands momentarily and Carson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Malham has managed to clinch.
Malham working aggressively here.
Malham misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson prevents Malham from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carson blocks a head kick by Malham.
Malham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson clobbers Malham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Malham lands but Carson takes it in his stride.
Malham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Carson counters by moving into the clinch.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Carson lands a body punch.
Malham tries to circle away but Carson has him pinned against the cage.
Malham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carson fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson struggles to land a body shot inside as Malham controls his hands.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malham.
Malham working aggressively here.
Carson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malham prevents a body shot from Carson.
Carson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malhams head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malham.
Malham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malham scores with a shoulder strike.
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!

Malham breaks from the clinch.
Malham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carson 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.
Malham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson throws a big shot that misses.
John Malham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham throws a shot from downtown. Carson moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Carson.
Carson moves out of range of the leg kick from Malham.
Malham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carson checks it well.
Carson avoids a kick to the body.
Carson connects with a right hand. Malham shakes it off.
Carson clobbers Malham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson scores with a nice right hand.
Malham tries a head kick but it misses.
Malham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson with a jab.
Carson digs a good body shot into Malham's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Malham moves away and avoids it.
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carson cracks Malham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carson throws a big shot that misses.
Carson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carson.
Malham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson checks a leg kick.
Carson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Malham is rocked!
Malham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glenn Carson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Carson!
A relieved looking Glenn Carson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.