PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 992 p4p, 884 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 114 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karter
vs
Dreth

170 cm
31
155
18 - 10 - 1

175 cm
29
148
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreth sizes up Karter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dreth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Karter tries to sprawl but Dreth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karter trying to control here.
Karter is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dreth is taking a breather. Karter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dreth prevents Karter from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter is trying to control but Dreth passes into side control!
Dreth tries to advance to mount but Karter denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter struggling a bit here.
Karter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dreth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karter wants to control but Dreth postures up.

Dreth goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Karter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dreth but great work by Karter.
Dreth parries the strikes from Karter easily there. Karter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dreth to escape.
Karter throwing strikes but Dreth manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Karter is looking for a sweep.
Karter is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karter keeps working.
Karter is looking for a sweep.
Dreth tries to advance to mount but Karter denies him.

Dreth swings around for an armbar but Karter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dreth's guard.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter wants to pass the guard but Dreth is keeping the position.
Dreth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Karter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Karter works over Dreth with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Karter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karter trying to control but Dreth is working from the bottom.
Karter controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreth 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.
Karter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Dreth has an active guard here but Karter has managed to pass into half guard.

Karter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dreth moves into full guard.
Karter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karter throwing strikes from guard but Dreth blocks nicely.
Karter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Karter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dreth motions for Karter to come forward. Dreth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dreth - the referee stops the clock and Karter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dreth. Karter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Karter takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Dreth replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karter blocks it well.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Dreth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dreth shoots in but Karter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karter fails to land the takedown.
Dreth cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Karter avoids the head kick by Dreth.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Dreth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dreth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dreth.
Dreth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dreth looks for the body kick but Karter saw that one coming.
Karter misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Dreth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dreth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Dreth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Dreth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karter wants to control from the top but Dreth keeps moving.
Karter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dreth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Karter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dreth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karter has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter is not content to let Dreth control the position.
Karter tries to get to full guard but Dreth has control of the leg.

Karter looking for submissions off his back.
Karter moves into full guard.

Karter has an active guard here but Dreth has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karter looking for subs from the bottom but Dreth mounts him!
Karter wants to control but Dreth is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth fails to advance to Karter's back.
Karter gets back to half guard.
Karter trying to control here.

Karter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dreth pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dreth moves nicely into side control.
Karter struggling a bit here.
Jesus Christ Karter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karter can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A control attempt from Karter but he's now mounted!
Karter wants to hold on but Dreth pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valen Dreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dreth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Dreth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Dreth pushes him off.
Karter misses with the combination.
Dreth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dreth misses the shot to the body.
Karter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dreth cracks Karter with a good jab.
Nice body kick from Karter.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dreth manages to circle out of the way.
Dreth looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Dreth.
Dreth scores with a nice body kick.
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dreth.
Karter avoids the head kick by Dreth.
Karter avoids the body shot from Dreth.
Karter jabs Dreth right on the nose. Dreth blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreth pushes Karter away with a front kick.
Dreth tries a low kick but Karter avoids it.
Karter feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreth tries to land a body kick
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter tried to score with a low kick but Dreth checks it.
Valen Dreth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karter to score with a decent uppercut.
Dreth misses with a low kick as Karter jumps back.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
The fighters circling - Dreth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Karter swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Dreth misses with a two punch combination.
Karter slips a straight right by Dreth.
Karter dives in and grabs Dreth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dreth pushes down on Karter's head and hops out.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
A little feinted left hand from Karter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dreth misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Dreth, right into the meat of the thigh.

Dreth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Karter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Karter tries to buck Dreth off but Dreth is having none of it.
Karter wants to control but Dreth postures up.

Dreth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karter tries to improve position but can't.
Dreth working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter is looking for a sweep.
Dreth trying to control the position but Karter is working away.
Karter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dreth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karter stops Dreth from passing to mount.
Karter is not content to let Dreth control the position.
Karter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dreth works his way into side control.
Dreth staying calm.
Karter struggling a bit here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Dreth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dreth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
A relieved looking Valen Dreth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.