PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Carter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Garner
vs
Carter

176 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Carter!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Garner circles away.
Garner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Garner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Garner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garner wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Garner in his half guard.

Garner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Carter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garner lands a nice short elbow.
Carter has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garner is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garner preventing the sweep.

Carter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garner defends it easily.
Garner lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is stalling in the full guard.

Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garner is aware though and is defending well.
Garner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Garner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garner has managed to get both his arms back between Carter's legs - danger averted.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Garner working some strikes from top position.
Carter trying to control the position.
Garner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter is looking to get back to full guard here but Garner has managed to pass to side control instead.
Garner looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Garner controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayder Garner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carter wants to clinch up but Garner keeps it at a distance.
Garner goes for a double leg but Carter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carter continues to drive forward.
Carter tries to clinch up.

Garner feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Garner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garner landing some decent shots from guard.
Garner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garner is pressing down on Carter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carter is holding on for now.

Carter actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garner is trying to work for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Garner is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Garner seems to be looking for submissions.
Carter trying to control here.
Garner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carter wants to control but Garner is keeping busy.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter is trying to control but Garner passes into side control!
Garner controlling from side mount.
Garner working away.
Garner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner scores with punches from side control.
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Garner is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garner scores with punches from side control.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Garner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Carter wants to control the action here but instead Garner manages to pass to full mount!
Garner tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carter wants to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
Carter is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garner prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garner controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayder Garner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garner throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.

Carter clinches.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner wants a takedown.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Garner's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayder Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Garner avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Garner shrugs off.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter taking a breather.
Carter lands an elbow just above Garner 's eye.
Garner tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Garner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garner's brow.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garner.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Garner is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carter has Garner pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carter can turn it around.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mick Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter lands an elbow just above Garner 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Mick Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Garner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Garner shrugs off.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter lands an elbow just above Garner 's eye.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garner's defenses.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Garner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Garner in his tracks for a moment.
Carter stalling the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garner 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!