PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gruber
vs
Carter

190 cm
27
260 lbs
22 - 29 - 0

200 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Gruber.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Gruber avoids it.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Gruber.
Gruber misses with an uppercut.
Gruber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruber.

Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruber misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Gruber's head back.

Carter pushes Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber takes one to the side of the head.
Carter thuds a left hand into Gruber's body.
Gruber misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter jabs at Gruber's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter moves away from the strike by Gruber.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Gruber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter scores with a hook.
Gruber shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter has Gruber pushed against the cage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
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!
Gruber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Buck Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter cracks Gruber with a good jab.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Gruber swinging wildly here.
Carter throws a leg kick but Gruber moved away.
A swing and a miss from Gruber.
Carter staying out of range there.
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gruber's head.
Gruber misses with a few strikes there.
Gruber misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Carter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gruber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Gruber looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter works Gruber's body with a nice hook.
Gruber looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Gruber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gruber throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gruber.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gruber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gruber. Those never looked like landing.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Gruber misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruber misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Gruber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Gruber moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gruber tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Gruber tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter lands a nice hook to Gruber's body. Gruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carter catches Gruber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Gruber moves out of range easily.
Gruber misses with a leg kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gruber misses with a body kick.
Gruber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Gruber misses with an uppercut.
Carter lands a head shot.
Gruber swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Gruber backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter staying out of range there.
Gruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruber looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Gruber swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruber misses with the combination.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter throws a combination. Gruber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gruber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Gruber is rocked!
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Gruber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Gruber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruber seems to have got his legs back now.
Gruber misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Gruber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Gruber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buck Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Gruber moves out of range easily.
Gruber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Gruber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.

Carter pushes Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruber takes one to the chin there.
Gruber misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter gets a clinch.
Gruber misses with some punches.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gruber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Gruber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.

Carter darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter tests Gruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Gruber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruber to score with a decent uppercut.
Gruber checks a low kick from Carter.
Gruber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter lands a head shot.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter tries to clinch up but Gruber circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Gruber pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruber 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 has Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carter throws a leg kick but Gruber moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Carter is looking to clinch.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.

Carter clinches up with Gruber and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruber has him pressed against the cage.
Carter blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.

Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Gruber swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter lands with a hook. Gruber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter scores with a jab. Gruber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter cracks Gruber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carter stuns Gruber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gruber misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Gruber.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Carter pushes Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruber misses with a punch on the inside.

Gruber manages to break the clinch.
Gruber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gruber somewhat.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gruber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Gruber walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Gruber's head back.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Gruber pushes him off.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Gruber moved away.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Gruber takes one to the side of the head.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Gruber's head back.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gruber throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Gruber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gruber.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gruber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Carter gets a clinch.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Gruber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gruber. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Carter drives through and clinches with Gruber against the cage.
Gruber has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gruber manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Carter.
Hans Gruber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gruber checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

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