PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eusebio Peterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Peterson
vs
Carpenter

208 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

223 cm
21
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eusebio Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Carpenter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carpenter lands in his opponent's guard.

Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carpenter defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Carpenter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpenter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Carpenter from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carpenter throws a lazy head kick

and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Peterson has Carpenter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Peterson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Carpenter tumbling to the mat - Peterson dives into Carpenter's guard.
Carpenter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carpenter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peterson has managed to get both his arms back between Carpenter's legs - danger averted.
Carpenter is trying to keep Peterson in close.

Peterson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carpenter fails with an attempt to clinch.

Peterson darts in and clinches Carpenter up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson jumps guard but Carpenter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson stalling in the clinch.
Carpenter is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carpenter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.

Carpenter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peterson uses from the top position.
Carpenter trying to control the position here.

Carpenter working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Carpenter wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carpenter is working an open guard so Peterson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Carpenter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Carpenter is trying to get an arm triangle but Peterson is defending well.
Peterson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Carpenter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carpenter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carpenter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carpenter is in Peterson's guard.

Carpenter stands up and waves to Peterson to follow him.

Carpenter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carpenter lands in his opponent's guard.

Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carpenter defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carpenter stands up and waves to Peterson to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpenter tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpenter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick by Carpenter misses
and Peterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Carpenter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carpenter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Carpenter decides to stand back up. Carpenter steps back and let's Peterson get back to his feet.
Carpenter misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carpenter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carpenter stands up from half guard.
Carpenter is breathing heavily.

Carpenter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carpenter lands in his opponent's guard.

Peterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carpenter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carpenter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to control the position but Carpenter postures up.

Peterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.

Peterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carpenter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Carpenter instigates a clinch.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carpenter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carpenter just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eusebio Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpenter lands with a right to the head.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Carpenter has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson jumps guard but Carpenter stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carpenter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson jumps guard but Carpenter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Carpenter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carpenter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Carpenter tries to pass.
Carpenter looking to sit in guard and control but Peterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Carpenter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Carpenter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carpenter trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carpenter controls the pace.
Carpenter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Carpenter isn't so interested in that idea.
Carpenter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpenter trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peterson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carpenter is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Peterson.

Carpenter decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpenter tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpenter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarpenter.
A head kick misses from Carpenter.

Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peterson!

Carpenter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Peterson to his feet.

Carpenter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter taking a breather here.

Carpenter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Peterson to his feet.

Carpenter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peterson was covering up waiting for the punch and Carpenter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carpenter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Carpenter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carpenter 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Carpenter!