PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darra Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Late
vs
Carter

169 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darra Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewayne Carter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Late.
Late tries to clinch up.
Late wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Late wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Late misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Late is looking to clinch.
Carter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Late tries to avoid it but Carter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Late to the ground. Late escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dewayne Carter.
Late tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Late moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Late tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Late throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Late tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Late tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Late throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Late just misses with a punch to the body.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Late stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Darra Late is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Late keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Late tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter moves out of range as Late strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Late tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darra Late dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Late throws out the jab.
Late wants to clinch.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Late circles away.
Late thows a left - swing and a miss!
Late moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Late wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dewayne Carter.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Late thows a body shot but no joy.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Late wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Late throws an overhand right that drops Carter like a sack of potatoes! Late dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darra Late!