PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert comes to the cage accompanied by My Way- Frank Sinatra. Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Roux - In For The Kill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albert
vs
Carter

185 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Albert.
A head kick misses from Albert.
Albert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter avoids the body shot from Albert.
Albert throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Albert managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Frankie Albert has been cut.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.

Albert breaks the clinch.
Albert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Albert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albert misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Albert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Albert throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Frankie Albert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Albert.
Albert throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Albert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert misses with a kick to the body
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Albert is breathing heavily.
Carter misses with a double jab.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Albert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Albert wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Albert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Albert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Albert is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Albert blocks it.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Albert is blocking nicely.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albert backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter pushes Albert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Albert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albert avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter gets through Albert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter presses Albert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Albert blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Albert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Albert.
Albert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter throws a leg kick but Albert moved away.
Albert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Albert pushes him off.
Albert throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Albert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Albert blocks it.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albert is defending well for now.
Albert blocks an uppercut.
Albert blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter is breathing heavily.
The is referee keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Albert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Albert shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Albert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albert avoids it.
Albert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Carter prevents Albert from breaking the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Albert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Albert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albert.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
A head kick misses from Albert.
Albert misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Albert.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albert is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Albert throws a one two combo.
Albert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frankie Albert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albert scores with a kick to the body.
Albert misses with a double jab

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Albert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter cracks Albert with a nice body shot.

Albert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Albert!
Albert looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Albert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Albert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.

Carter clinches up with Albert and pushes him back against the cage.
Albert has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Albert avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter prevents Albert from breaking the clinch.
Carter prevents Albert from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Albert avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Carter is pushing Albert up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Albert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Albert is trying to break free.
Carter prevents Albert from breaking the clinch.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Albert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Albert.

Albert tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Albert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Albert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter keeps control of Albert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Albert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mike Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Albert avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Albert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Albert avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albert avoids it.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albert backwards.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albert's brow.
Albert avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Albert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Albert managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albert.

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.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Albert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter tries to work over Albert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.

Albert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albert throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Albert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Albert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albert works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.
Albert thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter looks to land a combination but Albert avoids it well.
Albert throws a lazy body kick

and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albert's brow.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Albert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter has Albert pushed against the cage.
Albert wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Albert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albert is defending well for now.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Albert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albert blocks an elbow strike.
Albert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter has Albert pressed against the cage, preventing Albert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Albert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albert has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mike Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albert tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Albert is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Albert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Albert. That's going to slow Carter down.
Albert tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frankie Albert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Albert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carter!