PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tammelan Fasaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Roux - In For The Kill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Fasaani

187 cm
28
205 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

191 cm
27
216 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Adam's NORTHERN WILD

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tammelan Fasaani!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fasaani moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Nice shot by Carter.
That kick from Carter tenderised Fasaani's leg. Fasaani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fasaani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fasaani.

Fasaani bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Fasaani stands up and beckons Carter to his feet.
Fasaani tries to clinch up.
Fasaani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter is looking to chop away at Fasaani's legs.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Fasaani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fasaani has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Fasaani lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fasaanis head.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fasaani lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fasaani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fasaani looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fasaani struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fasaani's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fasaani misses with a punch on the inside.
Fasaani struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Fasaani shrugs off.

It looks like Tammelan Fasaani has been cut.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fasaani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fasaani can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands an elbow just above Fasaani 's eye.
Carter pushes Fasaani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter pushes Fasaani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fasaani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Fasaani blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fasaani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a big head kick that sends Fasaani to the canvas! Carter follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Carter!