PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savage Randy (ranked 3408 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Sugar Ray Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Savage Randy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Savage Randy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Randy
vs
Karter

188 cm
29
199
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
190
3 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savage Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sugar Ray Karter !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Randy.
Karter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Randy throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randy moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Randy with a hook.
Randy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter .
Randy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karter finds it's way round the side to connect with Randy's head.
Randy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Randy.
Randy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Randy tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Randy throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Karter unleashes a big counter combination but Randy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randy misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Randy only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Randy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Randy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Randy drops his hands momentarily and Karter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Randy ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Randy misses the target.
Randy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Randy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karter throws a combination that misses
and Randy counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Randy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karter checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Karter 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Randy takes one to the side of the head.
Karter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Randy momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Randy does it's job there.
Randy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karter throws a right hand that misses
and Randy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Randy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
Randy is looking to slow Karter down with leg kicks.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Randy counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter scores with a sloppy right hand. Randy should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Randy!
Randy misses with a hook.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karter cracks Randy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Randy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter connects with a right hand. Randy shakes it off.
Karter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter .
A big right from Karter misses.
Randy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Savage Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy slips under a jab.
Randy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with a two punch combo.
Karter misses with a wild combination.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randy.
Randy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Randy misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Randy misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sugar Ray Karter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Karter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randy.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Randy off the cage and back into range.
Randy misses with a shot to the body
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter misses with an uppercut. Randy saw that one coming.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Karter misses.
A jab from Randy misses.
Randy misses with a body punch
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws a right hand that misses
and Randy counters with a nice leg kick.
Karter cracks a nice hook into Randy's ribs.
Randy misses with a leg kick
and Karter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karter misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karter .
Karter lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Karter does no damage.
Good leg kick by Karter .
Karter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Randy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Randy's head but Randy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karter checks a leg kick.
Karter throws a series of punches but Randy avoids them all with ease.
Randy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karter misses with a double jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Randy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter .
Randy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter connects with a high kick.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Randy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Karter misses.
Karter lands a lovely overhand right.
Randy throws a leg kick but Karter checks it.
Randy misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karter . That's going to slow Randy down.
A nice leg kick from Karter , right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randy.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
Randy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter !

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Karter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randy blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Randy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Karter .
Karter scores with a nice strike.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
Karter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Karter .
Randy throws a low kick but Karter avoids it.
Karter moves away from the strike by Randy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randy throws an overhand right that lands on Karter 's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Randy looks for the body kick but Karter saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Randy blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Randy throws a big shot that misses.
Karter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Randy back to the cage. Karter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Randy scoring well with a low kick there.
Randy throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sugar Ray Karter 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!

Randy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karter .
Karter throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
Randy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter .
Karter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Randy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randy.
Randy misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter blocks a low kick nicely.
Karter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Karter both land. Nice combination.
Randy staying out of range there.
Karter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy scoring well with a low kick there.
Randy checks a leg kick.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randy.
Randy swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Randy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Karter .
Randy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randy slips a straight right by Karter .
Randy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randy's corner calls for a 1-2. Randy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Randy moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
A punch combination from Karter misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Karter , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
A jab from Randy misses.
Randy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Randy looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Karter moves out of range as Randy throws a body kick.
Karter throws a counter combo.
Savage Randy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karter throws a chopping leg kick but Randy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sugar Ray Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a series of strikes that have Randy backpedaling.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Randy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randy.
Randy misses with a lunging right hand
and Karter counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sugar Ray Karter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karter lands with a nice body kick.
Randy misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy looks to land a combination but Karter avoids it well.
Randy throws a leg kick
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Randy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randy slips a jab and a cross from Karter .
Karter avoids a kick to the body.
Randy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Karter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Randy thinking.
Randy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Randy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randy lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Karter there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sugar Ray Karter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karter 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sugar Ray Karter !