PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thompson
vs
Carter

210 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thompson to the mat! Thompson manages to get full guard.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter preventing the sweep.

Thompson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.
Carter won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carter controlling from side mount.
Thompson is looking for a sweep.
Carter trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.

Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.

Carter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter is staying tight to Thompson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Carter working away.
Carter taking a breather here.
Thompson is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The strikes coming from Carter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carter working the ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.

Carter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carter tries to stand but Thompson is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
Carter wants to stand but Thompson has his arm trapped.
Thompson tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Thompson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carter wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis 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.

Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson slips under a jab from Carter.
Sergio Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Carter.
A lazy body kick from Carter

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
Carter seems keen to control Thompson's posture.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
Carter wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carter has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carter fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Francis Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Thompson shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carter manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
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 pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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.
Thompson wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Thompson jumps guard but Carter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Carter breaks the clinch.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carter tries to stand but Thompson is controlling his head.
Thompson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
Thompson is hanging on to Carter's back as he tries to escape.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Thompson controls the action.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thompson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet but Thompson has full control of the position and if anything, Carter has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Carter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Carter tries to break free.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Thompson is hanging on to Carter's back as he tries to escape.
Thompson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Thompson is landing with strikes. Carter can't take much more of this.
Thompson wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Thompson has the hooks in. Carter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling from the back.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carter for as long as he can get away with.
Thompson punches Carter on the ear.
Thompson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Carter right now.
Thompson struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is really stuck here.
Carter is still trying to improve position.
Thompson has Carter flattened out and is raining down punches.
Thompson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Carter.
Carter is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Carter covering up well and avoiding damage.
Thompson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has the hooks in. Carter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thompson is landing with strikes from the back.
Carter is keeping busy.
Thompson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Carter doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter tries to roll but Thompson sticks to his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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