PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 98 p4p, 11 weight class) and Ben Carpenter (ranked 637 p4p, 74 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Petey Bartlett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bartlett
vs
Carpenter

210 cm
26
275 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses with an uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartlett lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Bartlett's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bartlett misses with a body kick.

Carpenter moves into the clinch.
Carpenter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carpenter lands with a left to the head.
Bartlett lands a hook that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.

It looks like Ben Carpenter has been cut.
Bartlett lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartlett.
Carpenter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlett's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartlett.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.
Bartlett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carpenter has him pressed against the cage.
Carpenter is working Bartlett over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartlett.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carpenter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carpenter throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartlett misses with a looping right.
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carpenter looks to land a right hand but Bartlett moved out of range.
Bartlett catches Carpenter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Carpenter clinches.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlett lands a left hand.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartlett working aggressively here.
A short right from Carpenter on the inside.
Carpenter tries to break the clinch but Bartlett is controlling the position.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head.
Bartlett has Carpenter pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpenter.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bartlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Bartlett.
Bartlett throws the kick towards the body but Carpenter avoids it.
Bartlett throws a hook but Carpenter blocks it.
Bartlett throws a hook but Carpenter avoids it easily.
Carpenter misses with a jab to the body
and Bartlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartlett throws a shot from downtown. Carpenter moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bartlett.
Carpenter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartlett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpenter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartlett.
Carpenter feints a counter leg kick.
Bartlett throws a body shot but no joy.
Carpenter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carpenter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartlett.
Carpenter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpenter throws a hook to the side of Bartlett's head but Bartlett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Carpenter is just out of range.
Carpenter checks a low kick from Bartlett.
Bartlett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bartlett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Carpenter has closed the distance and engaged Bartlett in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Carpenter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpenter takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter is looking to slow Bartlett down with leg kicks.
Bartlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpenter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bartlett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carpenter tried to score with a low kick but Bartlett checks it.
Carpenter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartlett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carpenter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carpenter misses with a straight left.
Ben Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartlett moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petey Bartlett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Carpenter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carpenter moves into range and clinches up with Bartlett.
Bartlett wants to stall.
Carpenter blocking some punches.
Bartlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpenter blocking some punches.
A short right from Carpenter.
Ben Carpenter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bartlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartlett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartlett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Carpenter.
Bartlett wants to get back to striking at distance but Carpenter won't allow it.
Carpenter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartlett.
Bartlett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartlett misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett is trying to break free.
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Carpenter.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
Bartlett tries to throw a body punch but Carpenter avoids it by throwing Bartlett back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carpenter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carpenter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Carpenter struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Bartlett just leaning against Carpenter, taking a breather.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
Bartlett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Carpenter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Carpenter misses.

Carpenter pushes Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carpenter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
Bartlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carpenter breaks the clinch.
Carpenter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartlett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpenter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartlett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpenter lands with a good body shot.
Carpenter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartlett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Carpenter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartlett struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpenter controls his hands.
Bartlett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartlett tries to throw a body punch but Carpenter avoids it by throwing Bartlett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Bartlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Carpenter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carpenter moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Carpenter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett stalling against the cage.
Carpenter working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpenter tries to work over Bartlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Bartlett.
Bartlett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carpenter's elbow.
Bartlett scores with a shot to the side of Carpenter's head.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter pushes Bartlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
Bartlett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
A short right from Carpenter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Carpenter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bartlett avoids a kick to the body.
Bartlett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bartlett slips a jab from Carpenter.
Bartlett throws a good cross that connects.
Bartlett connects with a looping right hand.

Carpenter is rocked!
Carpenter switches off momentarily and Bartlett cracks him with a monster right hand! Carpenter topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bartlett dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bartlett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petey Bartlett!
Petey Bartlett retains his heavyweight title!
Petey Bartlett very nearly forgot to thank Transform Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.