PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Carpenter (ranked 635 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Stokes (ranked 3978 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Scared by Whole Wheat Bread kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Carpenter
vs
Stokes

182 cm
27
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carpenter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Carpenter. That snapped Stokes's head back.

It looks like Freddie Stokes has been cut.
Carpenter blocks a jab.
Stokes blocks a head kick by Carpenter.
A nice side step and Stokes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carpenter with a nice cross.
Carpenter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stokes moves away.
Stokes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carpenter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carpenter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carpenter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carpenter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stokes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carpenter throws a jab when Stokes was well out of range.
Stokes misses with a hook.
Carpenter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stokes avoids it.
Carpenter scores with a nice right hand.
Freddie Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carpenter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carpenter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stokes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carpenter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stokes throws a lazy right hand but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stokes throws a hook but Carpenter blocks it.
Stokes defending well as Carpenter loads up on a big left hand.
Stokes misses with a wild body shot.
Carpenter tries to land a front kick but Stokes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stokes misses with a few strikes there.
Carpenter is looking to counter punch.
Carpenter misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Stokes.
Carpenter takes one to the side of the head.
Stokes cracks Carpenter with a good jab.
Stokes avoids the head kick by Carpenter.
A little jabbing left from Stokes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carpenter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stokes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. Carpenter moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter slips under a jab from Stokes.
Carpenter slips under a jab.
Carpenter throws a leg kick but Stokes moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Carpenter misses its intended target.
Carpenter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stokes at a distance.
Carpenter defending well as Stokes loads up on a big left hand.
As Stokes backs away, Carpenter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stokes takes a swing at Carpenter's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stokes.
Stokes thows a leg kick but Carpenter checks it
and Carpenter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carpenter with a hook.

That has opened up Freddie Stokes's cut even more.
Stokes misses with an uppercut. Carpenter saw that one coming.
Carpenter misses with a hook.
Stokes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carpenter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stokes slips a jab from Carpenter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stokes. Carpenter does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stokes does it's job there.
Stokes moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Stokes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carpenter takes a swing at Stokes's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stokes misses with a hook.
Stokes misses the jab.
Carpenter punishes Stokes's body with a nice straight punch.
Stokes moves out of range as Carpenter strikes.
Stokes looks to throw the jab but Carpenter is out of range.
Carpenter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carpenter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carpenter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stokes.
Carpenter blocks a jab.
Stokes looks to land a right hand but Carpenter moved out of range.
Stokes throws a leg kick
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter wants to slow Stokes down by chopping away at his legs.
Carpenter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stokes misses with a body shot
and Carpenter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes checks a low kick from Carpenter.
Stokes moves out of range of the leg kick from Carpenter.
Stokes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stokes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stokes.
Stokes lands with a hook. Carpenter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stokes misses with a head kick.
Stokes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carpenter was well out of range. Poor timing from Stokes.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpenter manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Carpenter misses its target.
Carpenter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stokes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Carpenter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Stokes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carpenter ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carpenter counters with a nice leg kick.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. Carpenter moves away and avoids it.
Stokes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some bone on bone action there as Stokes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Carpenter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stokes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carpenter throws out a leg kick but Stokes moves out of range and Carpenter only half commits.
Stokes blocks a head kick by Carpenter.
Carpenter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stokes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Carpenter misses.
Stokes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carpenter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carpenter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carpenter misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Stokes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carpenter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter defending well as Stokes loads up on a big left hand.
Carpenter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ben Carpenter is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Stokes misses.
A jab from Carpenter misses.
A little jabbing left from Stokes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stokes can do to turn this around?
Carpenter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stokes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Stokes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Carpenter. That snapped Stokes's head back.

The cut above Freddie Stokes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stokes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carpenter.
Stokes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carpenter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stokes.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Carpenter counters with a straight right hand.
Carpenter tries to score with a low kick but Stokes moves his leg out of the way.
Stokes misses with a body punch
and Carpenter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carpenter. Stokes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stokes tries to land a leg kick but Carpenter saw it coming and moves away.
Carpenter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stokes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Carpenter lands a big head kick that sends Stokes tumbling to the mat! Carpenter takes a step backwards and waves Stokes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stokes is rocked!
Carpenter ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Carpenter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carpenter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stokes has time to react.

Freddie Stokes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddie Stokes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Carpenter!
A victorious Ben Carpenter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.