PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Kasabian - Club Foot. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Carter
vs
Mayweather Jr

180 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
163 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mayweather Jr tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayweather Jr into the cage.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mayweather Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayweather Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter prevents a body shot from Mayweather Jr.
Carter has Mayweather Jr pushed against the cage.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter working Mayweather Jr over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Mayweather Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayweather Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayweather Jr stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayweather Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayweather Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mayweather Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mayweather Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Mayweather Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Mayweather Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter lands an elbow just above Mayweather Jr 's eye.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Mayweather Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayweather Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mayweather Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather Jr avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather Jr avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayweather Jr backwards.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Mayweather Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands an elbow just above Mayweather Jr 's eye.
Mayweather Jr avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayweather Jr's brow.
Carter taking a breather.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayweather Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carter stalls.
Mayweather Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayweather Jr looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Mayweather Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Mayweather Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Mayweather Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mayweather Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Mayweather Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mayweather Jr working aggressively here.
Kevin Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayweather Jr is defending well for now.
Carter leaning against his opponent.

Mayweather Jr breaks from the clinch.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayweather Jr checks it well.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayweather Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Mayweather Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mayweather Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a push kick but Mayweather Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter tries to clinch up but Mayweather Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayweather Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Mayweather Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Mayweather Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Mayweather Jr - just one landing.
A nice combination there by Mayweather Jr.
Carter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter motions for Mayweather Jr to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Mayweather Jr does no damage.
Mayweather Jr connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayweather Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayweather Jr.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayweather Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kevin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter cracks the inside of Mayweather Jr's front leg.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayweather Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Mayweather Jr.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayweather Jr controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.

Mayweather Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather Jr.
A jab lands there for Mayweather Jr.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice cross by Mayweather Jr.
A lazy body kick from Carter
and Mayweather Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayweather Jr lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Carter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mayweather Jr cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Carter 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.

Carter rushes Mayweather Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayweather Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands an elbow just above Mayweather Jr 's eye.
Mayweather Jr lands a body punch.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter lands an elbow just above Mayweather Jr 's eye.
Mayweather Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mayweather Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Mayweather Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayweather Jr is keeping busy.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayweather Jr.
Carter is looking to control Mayweather Jr's arms but Mayweather Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather Jr lands with a left to the head.
Mayweather Jr 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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayweather Jr stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayweather Jr just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Mayweather Jr avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayweather Jr being controlled against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Mayweather Jr shrugs off.
Mayweather Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Mayweather Jr into the cage.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayweather Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mayweather Jr dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayweather Jr's face.

Mayweather Jr is rocked!
Mayweather Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayweather Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Clinched against the cage, Carter lands a big elbow that drops Mayweather Jr! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mayweather Jr is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Carter!
Kevin Carter retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Kevin Carter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.