PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Carter (ranked 4574 p4p, 4575 weight class) and Larry Wussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carter
vs
Wussel

183 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Wussel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter goes for a double leg but Wussel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wussel continues to drive forward.
Wussel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wussel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.

Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
Wussel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carter has control of Wussel's left arm, preventing Wussel from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wussel looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Wussel is working from the bottom.
Carter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Carter stalls from top position.

Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wussel struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
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.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Wussel is defending well.
The ground and pound from Carter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Carter tries for a kimura but Wussel is defending well.

Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wussel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Carter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wussel, who protects the arm well.
Carter prevents Wussel from escaping the position.

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.

Carter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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

Carter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wussel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carter but great work by Wussel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wussel controlling the position from side mount.
Wussel trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wussel pinned against the cage. Wussel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Wussel, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wussel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Wussel.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Wussel.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wussel as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wussel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wussel sprawls and moves away.

Wussel instigates a clinch.

Carter pulls Wussel into guard.
Wussel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wussel trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wussel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wussel wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Wussel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wussel wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Wussel.

Carter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wussel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wussel 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 tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Carter swings around for an armbar but Wussel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carter's guard.
Wussel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wussel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wussel stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
Wussel trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wussel advances to half guard.
Wussel controlling the action here.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Wussel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wussel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wussel controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter pulls Wussel in close to prevent any damage.
Wussel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Wussel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wussel misses with a few strikes there.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wussel avoids it really well and circles away.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Wussel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wussel unleashes a big counter combination but Carter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wussel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wussel stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Wussel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wussel happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wussel is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wussel is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wussel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wussel controls the position from side control.
Carter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wussel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wussel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Carter struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wussel connects with a decent elbow.
Wussel just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Wussel.
Carter is letting Wussel control him for a moment.
Wussel trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Wussel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wussel prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wussel is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wussel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wussel tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wussel looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Wussel.

Wussel has taken the fight to the clinch.

Carter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wussel is trying to keep an underhook but Carter manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter passes to side control.

Carter swings around for an armbar but Wussel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carter's guard.
Wussel trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wussel being controlled here momentarily.
Wussel trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wussel controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Wussel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wussel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Wussel!