PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 3730 p4p, 382 weight class) and Justice Carter (ranked 5786 p4p, 477 weight class). Irish Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Power
vs
Carter

172 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Carter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter slips a straight right by Power.
Carter thows a body kick. Power tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Power shrugs it off.
Power on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Power avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Power takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Power misses with a straight right.
Power misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Power has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter thumps Power with a low kick.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Power bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Power bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a body kick
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Power misses.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Carter.
Carter feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Power throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carter moves out of range as Power strikes.
Carter throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Power checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Power cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Power crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carter - the referee stops the clock and Power gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carter. Power manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Power misses with a low kick.
Carter avoids the body shot from Power.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter feints a jab promting Power to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Power slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Power does no damage.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Carter looks to move away, Power throws a big counter combo but Carter just gets out of the way.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carter thuds a left hand into Power's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power scores with a body shot.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Power takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Carter.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justice Carter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Justice Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Power.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Carter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Power misses.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Power's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Power crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carter - the referee stops the clock and Power gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carter. Power manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Power looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Power moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Power misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Power.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Power's head.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Power.
Power wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Power shrugs it off.
Carter swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carter moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Power will feel that in the morning.
Power slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Power.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter misses with the body kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to throw a body kick
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Carter
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Power.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power lands with a left to the head.

Carter is rocked!
Power lands a shot to the body.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Power.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Power is working Carter over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Carter with a big uppercut! Carter tries to clinch up but Power pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Carter to the mat! Carter covers up and Power unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Irish Power!