PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lingad's entrance music is Kinda Like a Big Deal - Clipse Ft. Kanye West. A fine choice. Carpenter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blue Heaven. 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.

Lingad
vs
Carpenter

170 cm
29
156 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

168 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Lingad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingad throws a push kick but Carpenter slaps the foot to one side.
Lingad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carpenter's calf.

Lingad rushes Carpenter and presses him up against the cage.
Lingad is trying to maintain a safe position but Carpenter gets an underhook and turns Lingad into the cage.
Carpenter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carpenter looking to throw knees to the head but Lingad is blocking nicely.
Lingad lands a good knee to the midsection. Carpenter won't want to take too many of those.
Lingad tries to work over Carpenter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lingad avoids the elbow strike from Carpenter, against the cage.
Lingad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lingad can't find room to land a body shot as Carpenter controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lingad.
Carpenter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lingad.
Carpenter is trying to break the clinch but Lingad is controlling him.
Lingad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carpenter or not.
Lingad can't find room to land a body shot as Carpenter controls the action.
Lingad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lingad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Lingad.
Carpenter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lingad swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpenter trying to land knees to the body.
Carpenter tries to land knees in the clinch but Lingad avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lingad fails to land.
Lingad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lingad swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lingad struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpenter controls his hands.
Lingad misses with a punch to the body.
Carpenter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lingad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
Lingad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lingad working Carpenter over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lingad.
Carpenter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Lingad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Lingad.
Lingad blocks an elbow strike from Carpenter.
Lingad has a couple of punches blocked by Carpenter.
Carpenter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lingad scores with a hook to the body.
Lingad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lingad scores with a shot to the side of Carpenter's head.
Lingad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lingad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpenter.
Lingad working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lingad is leaning against Carpenter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lingad dodges an elbow strike from Carpenter.
Lingad is working Carpenter over against the cage.
Carpenter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpenter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lingad digs a right hand into Carpenter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carpenter's gas tank.
Carpenter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lingad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lingad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carpenter throws an elbow but it misses.
Lingad slowing the pace effectively.
Lingad blocks an elbow strike.
Lingad is leaning against Carpenter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lingad dodges an elbow strike from Carpenter.
Lingad lands a right hand.
Lingad cracks Carpenter with a nice body shot.
Carpenter pushes off an throws an elbow but Lingad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpenter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lingad blocks an elbow strike from Carpenter.
Carpenter trying to land knees to the body.
Carpenter looks gassed!
Lingad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad presses Carpenter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lingad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpenter misses with an elbow strike.
Carpenter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carpenter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lingad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lingad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carpenter tries to avoid it but Lingad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carpenter to the ground. Carpenter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lingad throws a leg kick which misses Carpenter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpenter tries to avoid it.
Carpenter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lingad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carpenter throws a leg kick that is checked

and Lingad counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lingad.
Lingad digs a right hand into Carpenter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carpenter's gas tank.
Lingad managing to block the knees to the body from Carpenter.
Lingad is working Carpenter over against the cage.
Carpenter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lingad prevents it.
Jon Lingad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Carpenter.
Lingad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carpenter tries a knee to the head but Lingad blocks it.
Carpenter misses with an elbow over the top.
Lingad stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lingad.
Lingad is leaning against Carpenter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lingad avoiding damage as Carpenter throws knees to the body.
Lingad stalling in the clinch.
Lingad lands a body shot.
Lingad is leaning against Carpenter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lingad.
Lingad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Lingad.
Lingad leaning against his opponent.
Lingad lands a body punch.
Carpenter being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lingad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lingad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lingad.
Stalling in the clinch from Lingad.
Lingad lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lingad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carpenter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carpenter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpenter misses with a takedown
and Lingad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carpenter lands a leg kick that knocks Lingad off balance momentarily.
Lingad doesn't manage to clinch there - Carpenter circles away.

Lingad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Carpenter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lingad passes into side control.
Lingad working the ground and pound.
Carpenter is breathing heavily.
Carpenter tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lingad is working Carpenter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carpenter is trying to escape the position but Lingad is controlling the position.
Carpenter is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Lingad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Lingad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carpenter tries to improve position but can't.
Lingad scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carpenter is trying to control Lingad's posture but Lingad avoids it.
Lingad trying to control the action but Carpenter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lingad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carpenter is looking for a sweep.
Lingad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carpenter keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad scoring with punches from side control.
Carpenter tries to bench press Lingad off him but Lingad keeps the position.
Carpenter prevents Lingad from moving into mount.
Carpenter sneaks back into half guard.
Carpenter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carpenter is trying to control the position but Lingad postures up.
Lingad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Carpenter keeping moving, preventing Lingad from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

We're going to have a standup here because Jon Lingad wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lingad cracks a nice hook into Carpenter's ribs.
Carpenter scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lingad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carpenter throws a body kick the misses
and Lingad counters with a nice uppercut.
Carpenter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Carpenter closes the distance and clinches.
Lingad misses with a punch to the body.

Carpenter manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Carpenter as Lingad shoots in.
Carpenter throws a front kick that sends Lingad stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carpenter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lingad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lingad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Carpenter is predictable there
and Lingad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpenter thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpenter. That's going to slow Lingad down.
Carpenter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lingad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lingad works Carpenter's body with a nice hook.

Carpenter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lingad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lingad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carpenter has knee on belly momentarily but Lingad bucks him off and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad is looking for a sweep. Carpenter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carpenter is looking to stall here but Lingad recovers full guard.

Lingad throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carpenter escapes and throws Lingad's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lingad is not content to let Carpenter control the position.

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.
Carpenter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lingad!
Carpenter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lingad hang on?
BOOM! Carpenter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Lingad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Lingad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad is desperately trying to improve his position but Carpenter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carpenter wants to control the pace but Lingad is squirming around nicely.
Carpenter scoring with strikes but Lingad is staying in there.
Carpenter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carpenter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carpenter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lingad?
Carpenter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carpenter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jon Lingad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lingad is trying to escape the mount.
Carpenter landing punches.
Drew Carpenter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter lands a big elbow.
Carpenter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpenter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Lingad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Carpenter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lingad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Lingad!