PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Messier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messier comes to the cage accompanied by Existence VIP . The key to victory for Tim Messier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Messier
vs
Carter

186 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Messier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messier.
Carter throws a push kick but Messier slaps the foot to one side.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Messier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Messier misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Messier misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Messier.
Jab by Messier.
Messier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Messier to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Messier misses
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Messier was not able to check.
Messier blocks a head kick by Carter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Messier scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Messier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Messier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter slips under a jab from Messier.
Messier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter lands a nice looking body kick.
Messier misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Messier in his tracks momentarily.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Messier throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Messier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Sloppy strikes from Messier. Those never looked like landing.
Messier misses with a wild body shot.
Messier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Messier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Messier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination. Messier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Messier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Messier misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Messier shrugs it off.
Messier throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Messier misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Messier shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Messier misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Messier misses
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Messier shrugs it off.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messier counters with a straight right hand.
Messier misses with a double jab.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Messier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Messier counters with a left to the body.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Messier was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Messier misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Messier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Messier shrugs it off.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messier counters with a nice body shot.
Messier looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Messier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messier counters with a straight right hand.
Messier throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
Messier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Messier with a poor takedown
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Messier misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter misses with a combination
and Messier counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Messier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter looks to land a combination but Messier avoids it well.
Messier has his takedown stuffed
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Messier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Messier as he connects with a hook.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter throws a series of punches but Messier avoids them all with ease.
Messier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Carter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Messier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Messier scores with a jab to the head.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Messier.
Tim Messier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messier misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter misses with a combination
and Messier counters with a right hand to the body.
Messier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Messier misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messier counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Messier to acknowledge the strikes.
Messier shoots and misses
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tim Messier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter throws a right hand that Messier ducks under and follows up with a left that Messier also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Messier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Messier to counter with a crisp jab.
Messier lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into rage.
An inside leg kick from Carter misses.
Messier lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Messier has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips a jab from Messier.
Messier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Messier throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Messier throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Messier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Messier counters with a one-two to the body.
Messier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Messier's knee momentarily.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Messier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Messier.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Messier counters with a nice body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Messier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Messier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Messier misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Messier was not able to check.
Carter slips under a jab.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter wants to stand but Messier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Messier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Messier looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter won't allow Messier to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carter won't allow Messier to sweep him here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diego Carter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Messier throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Messier counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Messier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Messier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Messier dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Messier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Messier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Messier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Messier misses with a few strikes there.
Messier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Messier fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Messier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Messier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Messier wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Messier has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to Messier's brow.
Messier wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Carter wants to stand but Messier is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter controlling from the top position.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Messier looking for subs off his back but Carter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Messier is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Messier tries to strike from the bottom.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Messier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Messier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Messier looking to control.
Carter distracts Messier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Messier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Messier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Messier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Messier working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carter has passed into half guard!
Carter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Messier is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Messier trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diego Carter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Messier.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Messier!
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Messier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Messier checks it.
Messier shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Messier 's knee.
Messier throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Messier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Messier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

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