PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 738 p4p, 1140 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 105 p4p, 160 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll Kill You Motherf*cker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gus McCrae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCrae
vs
Carter

189 cm
22
195
6 - 1 - 1

183 cm
28
187
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
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PWNAGE
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Carter.
McCrae misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
McCrae drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Carter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter defending well as McCrae loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter lands with a straight right. McCrae didn't see that one coming.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and McCrae counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCrae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCrae fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCrae with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the body shot from McCrae.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCrae to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrae.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter throws a body punch but McCrae moves out of range.
McCrae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
McCrae scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Carter is rocked!
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCrae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
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!
McCrae misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McCrae misses.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can McCrae finish him?
Are you kidding me?! McCrae ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Carter clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus McCrae!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gus McCrae waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.