PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neville Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walsh
vs
Carter

169 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royal Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neville Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh blocks a head kick by Carter.

Walsh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter passes Walsh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Walsh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling the position.
Carter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walsh really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter slips a nice elbow through Walsh's hands, connecting with Walsh's forehead.
Nice strikes from Carter there.

Walsh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carter pulls his head out easily.
Walsh is trying to stand back up but Carter is controlling him

Walsh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walsh wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Walsh pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Carter trying to pass the guard but Walsh defending well.
Carter controlling the pace.
Walsh wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter passes to side control.
Walsh tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Carter controlling the position from side mount.
Walsh is trying to buck Carter off.
Carter gets to mount! Walsh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walsh is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carter is landing with some decent strikes but Walsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walsh can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Carter lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Walsh tries to control the position but Carter now has his back.
Carter keeps control of the position easily here as Walsh tries to buck him off.
Walsh wants to get back to his feet.
Carter is looking to control Walsh but Walsh is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carter just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Carter doesn't have the hooks in and Walsh manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Walsh tries to kick Carter off in order to stand up. Carter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.

Carter decides to stand back up.
Carter misses with a wild combination.

Walsh gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walsh is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.

Carter wants the takedown. Walsh is fighting it off but Carter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walsh's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neville Carter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A low kick from Carter misses

so Walsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walsh 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 trying to keep Walsh in close.
Carter pulls Walsh in close to prevent any damage.
Walsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walsh stops Carter from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter pulls Walsh in close to prevent any damage.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter has his foot on Walsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walsh works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walsh!
Walsh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carter is controlling him well.
Carter gets to mount! Walsh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Walsh gets back to half guard.
Walsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walsh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter prevents Walsh from getting back to his feet.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh trying to control the position here.

Walsh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carter passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter slows the pace down.
Walsh wants to get back to his feet but Carter is dominant here and he's now got Walsh's back!
Walsh trying to get back to his feet but Carter is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Walsh is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walsh tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.

Carter clinches up with Walsh and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walsh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Carter closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the cage.
Walsh tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Walsh drops back down to his feet.

Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter avoids the head kick by Walsh.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Carter tries to sprawl but Walsh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Walsh prevents Carter from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Neville Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Carter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carter working over Walsh with some ground and pound. Walsh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walsh has a hand on Carter's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carter takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Walsh wants to get back to his feet.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter trying to control but Walsh is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh is trying to stand.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Walsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walsh wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Walsh tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter trying to control but Walsh is having none of it.
Neville Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walsh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carter wants to take Walsh's back but he can't do it this time.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to control but Walsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Carter landing strikes from the mount and Walsh is in trouble!
Carter controlling his opponent.
Walsh is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Walsh tries to improve his position but instead Carter has taken his back!
Walsh wants to escape the position.
Carter scores with strikes from the back.
Walsh is trying to stand back up.
Walsh turns into Carter and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Walsh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Walsh is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carter 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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walsh is one step ahead there.

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.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.

Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carter has a closed guard, preventing Walsh from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walsh stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neville Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neville Carter!