PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carpenter (ranked 22554 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Hyu Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carpenter
vs
Head

182 cm
38
276
17 - 29 - 0

198 cm
22
265
7 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hyu Head!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Carpenter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Head quickly recovers to half guard.
Head is looking to escape.
Carpenter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Head has hold of Carpenter's hands but Carpenter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carpenter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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.

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

Carpenter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carpenter not doing much here.
Head is looking to control Carpenter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Head avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carpenter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carpenter stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter misses with a head shot. Head uses the momentum to regain guard.
Head utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpenter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carpenter lands a couple of elbows.
Carpenter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Carpenter gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Carpenter dominated that round.
That's time! Carpenter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carpenter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Carpenter wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
Carpenter lands with a right hand.

It looks like Hyu Head has been cut.
Head dives in and grabs Carpenter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carpenter pushes down on Head's head and hops out.

Carpenter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carpenter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Head has hold of Carpenter's hands but Carpenter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carpenter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carpenter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Head pushes Carpenter off looking to stand but Carpenter dives back in and keeps control.
Carpenter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
Carpenter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Head trying to control but Carpenter postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter drops an elbow to the side of Head's head.
Carpenter stalling.
Carpenter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've been hearing that Carpenter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Head pushes Carpenter off looking to stand but Carpenter dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carpenter is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still in half guard, Carpenter seems content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Carpenter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter works over Head with some ground and pound from guard.
Carpenter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carpenter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head trying to keep a closed guard but Carpenter is proving a slippery customer.
Carpenter controls from within his opponent's guard.

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.
Head is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Carpenter gets the takedown into side control.
Carpenter is staying tight to Head's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Head tries to bench press Carpenter off him but Carpenter keeps the position.
Carpenter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carpenter scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpenter controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Carpenter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hyu Head's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carpenter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carpenter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Head tries to get to full guard but Carpenter has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Head tries to get to full guard but Carpenter has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carpenter lands a nice short elbow.
Carpenter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Head has hold of Carpenter's hands but Carpenter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carpenter not doing much here.

That's two 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.
Carpenter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Head for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Carpenter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Head gets caught flat footed, as Carpenter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Head is trying to keep Carpenter in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter cracks Head with a solid left hand.
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carpenter cracks Head with a solid left hand.
Carpenter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpenter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Head working a defensive guard here.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Head controls Carpenter momentarily but Carpenter frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carpenter tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.

Carpenter dives in and scores a takedown into Head's guard.
Carpenter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carpenter is stalling in the full guard.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Carpenter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carpenter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpenter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carpenter!
The defeated Hyu Head had this to say: '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.