PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wong
vs
Carr

193 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
203 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr misses with a straight left.
Carr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wong works the jab nicely.
Carr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wong will feel that in the morning.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Carr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carr. That did some damage!
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Wong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carr manages to circle out of the way.
Carr ducks under a wild hook from Wong.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wong lands a nice looking body shot.
Wong throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Carr throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Wong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wong throws out the jab.
Carr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Wong moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Wong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Wong misses with a leg kick

and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wong's elbow.
Wong blocking some punches.
Carr misses with the head strike.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wong's elbow.
Carr misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carr lands an uppercut.
Wong wants to break free but Carr has control.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Carr is controlling him.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Wong is trying to break free.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr throws the left hand but Wong avoids the punch easily.
Wong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carr finds it's way round the side to connect with Wong's head.
Carr misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
Wong throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
Wong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carr connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Carr has Wong up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Wong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carr cracks Wong with a nice body shot.
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Carr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Carr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Carr keeps him there for the moment.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carr scores with a hook to the body.
Carr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A lazy left from Carr finds it's target.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaye Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Wong with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Wong. That snapped Carr's head back.
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carr blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Carr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wong scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Carr misses.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
Carr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wong.
Carr misses with a kick to the body.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carr moves away.
Carr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Wong backs off Carr throws a huge counter combo but Wong manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Carr.
Wong misses with a hook.
Carr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Wong.
Kaye Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wong blocks the low kick.
Wong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Carr misses.
Carr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wong moves away.
A head kick misses from Wong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carr! But no joy.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaye Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carr connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Carr misses the jab.
Wong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong throws a body punch but Carr moves out of range.
Wong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carr's head.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Carr slips under a jab from Wong.
Wong thumps Carr with a low kick.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Carr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wong misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Carr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Carr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
Wong prevents a body shot from Carr.
A short left from Carr.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Wong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carr has him pressed against the cage.
Carr working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carr misses with the head strike.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Carr is controlling him.

Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wong jabs Carr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carr misses with a body shot.
Wong lands with a kick to the temple. Carr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Wong swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cornelius Carr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wong checks it well.
Carr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carr blocks a head kick by Wong.
Carr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wong checks a leg kick.
Wong avoids the head kick by Carr.
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Wong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carr eats them both and turns towards Wong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong checks a leg kick.
It looked like Wong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong lands a glancing blow to the side of Carr's head.
Some wild striking there from Wong.
A jab from Wong does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carr.
Wong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wong thumps Carr with a low kick.
Carr is looking to clinch.
Wong just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong looks to throw a body kick
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
Carr throws a good cross that connects.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Carr moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Carr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carr throws out the jab.
Carr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wong throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot.
Wong stalks Carr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carr's face. Carr staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wong can pounce on him.
Wong slips a straight right by Carr.
Carr blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wong.
Wong takes a swing at Carr's ribcage but misses.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr staying out of range there.
Carr jabs at Wong's body.
Wong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carr scores with a jab.
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Wong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Carr throws out a counter right but Wong avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Wong.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wong takes a swing at Carr's ribcage but misses.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Carr.
Wong scores with a one two! Carr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Carr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wong doesn't seem phased though.
Wong pushes Carr away with a front kick.
Carr misses with a low kick.
Carr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carr throws a low kick but Wong moves out of range easily.
Wong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wong swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Kaye Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carr misses with a hook.
Wong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carr thumps Wong with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr walks into a left hand.
Carr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wong misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaye Wong.
I think Carr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr gave a mention to Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).