PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickhard Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Carter's chin.

Carter
vs
Smith

188 cm
24
217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
223 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickhard Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Carter cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Smith is wriggling around but Carter manages to pass to half guard.
Carter slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Carter from advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carter in particular looking to stall.
Smith wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Carter has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carter controlling from the full mount.

Carter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Andrew Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smith with a poor takedown

and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carter seems content to control.
Carter wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
Carter breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Carter content to stall in guard here.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter swinging wilding here.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carter throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
Smith wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter trying to control the position but Smith is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter trying to control here.
Carter is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter trying to control the position.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Carter controlling the position.
Carter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carter is looking to get back to full guard here but Smith has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carter tries to hold on but Smith postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Carter wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rickhard Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Carter pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Andrew Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Carter feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Andrew Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the action here.
Carter prevents Smith from improving his position.
Carter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter stalling.
Smith is not content to let Carter control the position.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carter.

Smith working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Andrew Carter!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Andrew Carter!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Andrew Carter!

Andrew Carter wins by unanimous decision!