PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cable Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Palplatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Carson
vs
Palplatz

193 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cable Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Palplatz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson missing with a left hand there. Palplatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palplatz is out of range.
Palplatz darts in trying to clinch

and Carson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palplatz's guard.
Carson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Palplatz blocking the ground and pound.
Carson with shots to the head and body - Palplatz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palplatz is squirming around, avoiding Carson's attempts to control the action.
Carson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carson 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.
Carson unloading with bombs!
Carson controlling the position easily from mount.
Palplatz tries to lock up and control but Carson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carson looking to finish with strikes here!
Palplatz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palplatz wants to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Carson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palplatz hang on?
Carson controlling from mount.
Carson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palplatz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson working Palplatz over with strikes here.
Carson landing strikes from the mount.
Palplatz taking shots to the head.

Palplatz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson working Palplatz over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson trying to control but Palplatz is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palplatz is still in real trouble! Can Carson finish him?
Carson lands with some strikes.
Palplatz seems to have recovered his senses.
Carson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palplatz looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carson controlling the pace for now.
Carson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson lands a big elbow.
Carson content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cable Carson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carson.
Palplatz trying to remain calm as Carson controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palplatz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palplatz!
Palplatz is squirming around, avoiding Carson's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palplatz is in a horrible position here. Carson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carson lands a couple of good shots and Palplatz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Palplatz is keeping busy.
Carson controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson has Palplatz flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Carson landing with strikes.
Carson tries to get the hooks in deep but Palplatz pushed the leg off.
Carson is punishing Palplatz with some ground and pound.
Carson is looking to control Palplatz but Palplatz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carson scores with punches from the back.
Palplatz is taking damage to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz trying to control the hands but Carson breaks the grip.
Carson has Palplatz flattened out and is raining down punches.
Carson has good solid back control here.
Carson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Palplatz for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz is covering up but some of the strikes from Carson are getting through and doing damage.
Palplatz covering up well under a series of strikes from Carson.
Carson lands shots from the back.
Carson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palplatz can do to turn this around?
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!
Carson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Palplatz to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson is hanging on to Palplatz's back as he tries to escape.
Carson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cable Carson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Palplatz tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.

Carson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carson trying to control the action but Palplatz is working from the bottom.
Carson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Palplatz is avoiding damage well.
Carson working the ground and pound from side control.
Carson landing a few strikes.
Carson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carson working the ground and pound but Palplatz is defending the strikes.
Carson lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palplatz keeps working.
Carson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palplatz down.
Palplatz parries the strikes from Carson easily there. Carson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Palplatz to escape.
Carson cracks Palplatz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Palplatz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Palplatz is avoiding damage well.
Cable Carson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Palplatz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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!
Carson works to advance to full mount. Palplatz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cable Carson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palplatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palplatz.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palplatz tries to work over Carson's front leg with a kick but Carson checks it.
Palplatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palplatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albert Palplatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Palplatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cable Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cable Carson!
A relieved looking Cable 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.