PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Weezy Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raza Kiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Fireman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Kiola

167 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weezy Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raza Kiola!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiola's waist but Kiola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.

Carter feints and as Kiola raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Kiola 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 with a nice head shot there.
Kiola wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kiola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Carter stands up over Kiola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Kiola blocks nicely.
Kiola working a defensive guard here.
Carter prevents Kiola from getting back to his feet.
Carter scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiola thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kiola is looking to stand up but Carter isn't so interested in that idea.
Kiola trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Kiola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiola scores with a four punch combination!
Kiola moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Kiola misses with a head kick.
Kiola throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Kiola misses with a double jab.
Raza Kiola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter shoots in but Kiola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiola as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weezy Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Kiola.
Kiola looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Kiola shows good takedown defense.
Kiola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kiola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.
Kiola lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiola connects with a jab.
Jab from Kiola.
Kiola throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiola lands a jab to the nose.
Kiola throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter feints and as Kiola raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiola keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter won't allow Kiola to sweep him here.

Kiola pushes Carter off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.

Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiola is trying to get back to half guard.
Kiola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kiola wants to get back to his feet.

Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kiola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kiola sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Kiola defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raza Kiola will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kiola darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.

Kiola jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Carter stops Kiola from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Kiola blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carter prevents Kiola from getting back to his feet.
Kiola wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carter lands a couple of digs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter slips under a jab from Kiola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kiola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carter wants to control but Kiola is keeping busy.
Carter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kiola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Kiola blocks the strikes from Carter.
Kiola is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.

Carter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two 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 throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiola throws a sloppy head kick

and Carter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kiola!
Kiola is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carter landing strikes from the mount.
Kiola throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kiola gets back to half guard.

Carter is working for a submission of some sort.
Carter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Weezy Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.

Carter seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiola not allowing Carter to control his hands.
Carter is trapped and Kiola is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Carter can't escape the position.
Carter trying to control the hands but Kiola breaks the grip.
Even with his hooks in, Kiola manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Carter wants to escape the position.

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.
Kiola thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kiola has the hooks in. Carter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kiola missing with strikes from the back.
Carter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Carter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kiola tries a head kick but it misses.

Carter shoots in and bounces Kiola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kiola wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kiola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weezy Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kiola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kiola sneaks back into half guard.
Carter prevents Kiola from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carter lands a nice short elbow.

Carter seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiola gets back to full guard.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiola's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiola throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Carter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Kiola sprawls well.
Weezy Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Carter has hold of Kiola's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kiola tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Carter cranks the arm and Kiola screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kiola, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Weezy Carter!