PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade . Huthe has chosen Rick Derringer - Real American as his entrance music. Jamie Carlson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Carlson
vs
Huthe

172 cm
23
174 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Carlson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Huthe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson misses with a body shot
and Huthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carlson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huthe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carlson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huthe scrambles back to his feet.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Jamie Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huthe takes one to the side of the head.
Huthe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Huthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huthe throws a body punch but Carlson moves out of range.
Huthe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlson .

Carlson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carlson thows a huge punch but Huthe dodges it nicely.
Carlson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson 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.
Carlson uses his free foot to push down on Huthe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Huthe.
Carlson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huthe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carlson wants to take a breather but Huthe is having none of it.
Carlson looks to land a strike but Huthe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Huthe pushes Carlson off and gets back to his feet.
Huthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlson .
Carlson lunges at Huthe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huthe's hand.
Huthe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huthe throws the left hand but Carlson avoids the punch easily.
Carlson tries to work over Huthe's front leg with a kick but Huthe checks it.
Huthe swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Carlson counter with a right hand.
Carlson looks to land a combination but Huthe avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Huthe.

Huthe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlson , pushing him back against the cage.

Carlson pulls Huthe into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlson wants to sweep here but Huthe controlling him for the moment.
Huthe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huthe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huthe won't allow Carlson to sweep him here.
Carlson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Huthe with a nice head shot there.
Huthe stopping the sweep attempt from Carlson .
Carlson trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carlson wants to sweep here but Huthe controlling him for the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Jamie Carlson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carlson slips a jab from Huthe.
Carlson swats away the attempt to clinch by Huthe.

Huthe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carlson 's half guard.
Carlson is pressing down on Huthe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Huthe throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huthe's guard.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Huthe keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Huthe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carlson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Huthe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jamie Carlson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Huthe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlson looks to land a combination but Huthe avoids it well.
Carlson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlson loads up on a big right hand but Huthe slips the punch.
Carlson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huthe pinned against the cage. Huthe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Huthe counters with a three punch combo that has Carlson backing up. Carlson nods at Huthe to acknowledge the strikes.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huthe.
Huthe throws a right hand that misses
and Carlson counters with a left to the body.
Huthe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huthe throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlson counters with a left to the body.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carlson !
Carlson misses with the combination.
Carlson throws a low kick, looking for Huthe's leg but Huthe calmly moves out of range.
Carlson looks to score with a jab to the body but Huthe is just out of range.

Huthe moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huthe.

Huthe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Carlson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson wants to control the pace but Huthe is squirming around nicely.
Huthe taking shots to the head.
Carlson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huthe is looking to escape.
Carlson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carlson with shots to the head and body - Huthe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlson content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working the ground and pound effectively.
Carlson working Huthe over with strikes here.
Carlson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carlson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carlson tries to control but Huthe wriggling away.
Huthe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Carlson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Huthe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Huthe and Carlson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Huthe is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Huthe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huthe is not content to let Carlson control the position.
Carlson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Huthe down.
Carlson cracks Huthe with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sloppy strikes there by Carlson .
Carlson landing strikes.
Carlson is chipping away with strikes.
Carlson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Huthe to see if he's OK.
Carlson is looking to take a break and control but Huthe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huthe is looking to regain half guard here but Carlson keeps moving and retains side control.
Carlson trying to control the position but Huthe is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Carlson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Huthe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson jumps guard but Huthe stands there with Carlson around his waist. Carlson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carlson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huthe walks away with a smile on his face. Carlson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlson throws a shot to the body.
Jamie Carlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huthe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlson misses with a left hand
letting Huthe counter with a right hand.
Carlson misses with an uppercut.
Carlson lands an overhand right.
Huthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlson .
Huthe misses with a body shot.
Huthe looks to land a left hand but Carlson moved out of range nicely.
Huthe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Huthe ducks under a wild hook from Carlson .
Carlson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Carlson .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huthe.
Carlson swings for the body but Huthe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huthe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlson .
Carlson lands a slapping body shot.
Carlson misses with a series of wild punches.
Huthe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlson lands a nice hook to Huthe's body. Huthe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huthe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Carlson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carlson advances to half guard.
Huthe is looking to control Carlson 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huthe avoid being mounted?
Carlson trying to control the action but Huthe is working from the bottom.
Carlson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe taking shots to the head.
Huthe tries to lock up and control but Carlson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carlson cracks Huthe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carlson raining down shots from the mount!
Carlson tries to control but Huthe wriggling away.
Carlson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
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!
A nice elbow there by Carlson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson raining down shots from the mount!
Carlson landing shots from mount.

Huthe is rocked!
Carlson with the ground and pound from mount.
Carlson lands a big shot there that rocks Huthe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carlson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Huthe is still in real trouble! Can Carlson finish him?
Carlson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huthe?
Carlson landing punches.
Huthe is squirming around, avoiding Carlson 's attempts to control the action.
Carlson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brent Huthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a nice shot to the head.
Carlson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Carlson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Huthe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carlson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Huthe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Carlson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Huthe turns into him and now he's in Carlson 's guard.
Carlson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlson , not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Carlson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlson , 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Carlson !