PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Monsoon
vs
Carter

184 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to bum rush Monsoon with a series of wild strikes but Monsoon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monsoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Monsoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monsoon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Monsoon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carter looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monsoon.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Monsoon with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monsoon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Monsoon from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Monsoon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monsoon showed some decent athleticism there.
Monsoon is looking to stall here but Carter recovers full guard.
Monsoon stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon thows a big elbow that misses.
Monsoon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Monsoon is in close to Carter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter wants to stand but Monsoon is controlling the position.
Monsoon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Monsoon cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Monsoon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to stand up but Monsoon isn't so interested in that idea.
Monsoon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter looks gassed!
Monsoon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monsoon is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Monsoon postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Monsoon wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Monsoon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monsoon advances to half guard.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monsoon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monsoon working Carter over with strikes.

Carter actively working from the bottom here.
Monsoon is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Monsoon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Monsoon working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Monsoon wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Monsoon trying to mount his opponent but Carter defends it.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsoon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monsoon winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Monsoon working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monsoon working some strikes from top position.
Monsoon chips away with some ground and pound.
Monsoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monsoon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monsoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Monsoon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monsoon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monsoon landing with the ground and pound.
Monsoon postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Monsoon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Monsoon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon passes Carter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Monsoon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter wants to improve his position but Monsoon is controlling well.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Monsoon moves nicely into side control.
Carter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

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.
Monsoon working the head with strikes.
Carter tries to buck Monsoon off but Monsoon is having none of it.
Monsoon looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Monsoon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carter wants to control but Monsoon postures up.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Monsoon working the ground and pound.
Monsoon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monsoon scoring with punches from side control.
Monsoon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Monsoon in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Monsoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carter tries to bench press Monsoon off him but Monsoon keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Monsoon'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.
Ray Monsoon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to control Monsoon's posture but Monsoon avoids it.
Monsoon slows the pace down.
Monsoon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Monsoon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Carter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monsoon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Monsoon drags him back down.
Monsoon cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsoon trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Check out the look on Monsoon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Monsoon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Carter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Monsoon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carter defends it well.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Monsoon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monsoon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monsoon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monsoon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Monsoon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Monsoon.
Monsoon working Carter over with strikes.
Monsoon content to control rather than advance.

Monsoon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monsoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter has hold of Monsoon's hands but Monsoon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monsoon is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monsoon lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon working Carter over with strikes.
Monsoon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monsoon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Monsoon scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Monsoon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Monsoon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Monsoon has control of the leg.
Monsoon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter won't allow Monsoon to pass to mount.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Monsoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monsoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monsoon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Monsoon has control of the leg.

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.

Monsoon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carter is just riding it out for now. Monsoon eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Monsoon there.
Carl Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monsoon wants to pass to mount but Carter is defending the position.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Monsoon sits in half guard.
Monsoon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Monsoon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monsoon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

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