PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between David Carter (ranked 2283 p4p, 296 weight class) and Cocky Palboa (ranked 2713 p4p, 340 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Carter
vs
Palboa

183 cm
19
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter clinches.
Palboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Palboa working aggressively here.
Palboa gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palboa tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the ropes.
Palboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Palboa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Carter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palboa's elbow.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Palboa.
Palboa prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Palboa wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Palboa controls the action.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Palboa.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter tries a body shot but Palboa blocks it.
Carter works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palboa is trying to stall.
Palboa has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Carter.
Palboa looks winded!
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is leaning against Palboa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Carter.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Palboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.

Palboa is rocked!
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Palboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Palboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter cracks Palboa with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Palboa goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Palboa wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Carter!