PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frendi comes into the arena with War Is My Destiny blaring out of the sound system. Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. On his way into the cage it seems that Liepo Frendi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Liepo Frendi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Frendi
vs
Carter

188 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with an uppercut. Frendi saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frendi. That's going to slow Carter down.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Frendi throws a head kick that misses.
Frendi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter slips a jab from Frendi.
Frendi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frendi misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Frendi misses with a low kick.
Frendi looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter avoids the head kick by Frendi.

Carter moves into range and clinches up with Frendi.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frendi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frendi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frendi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Frendi.
Frendi swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frendi tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Frendi missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frendi as Carter tries to tie him up.
Frendi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frendi blocking some punches.
Frendi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Frendi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frendi.
Good body shot from Frendi.

Carter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Frendi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Carter slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carter has the hooks in. Frendi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carter loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Frendi hold on?
Frendi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frendi wants to get back to his feet.
Carter is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frendi is trying to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rubin Carter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Frendi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frendi throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Frendi only half commits.
Frendi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frendi lands with a nice body punch.
Carter wants to clinch up but Frendi keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frendi throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frendi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Frendi throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liepo Frendi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carter pushes Frendi up against the cage in a clinch.
Frendi looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Frendi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter keeps control of Frendi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Frendi, against the cage.
Frendi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter tries a body shot but Frendi blocks it.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frendi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Frendi misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Carter.
Frendi missing with knees to the body.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter trying to stall but Frendi improves his position.
Frendi misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Frendi.
Frendi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frendi tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frendi.
Carter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Frendi after a bit of a struggle.
Carter tries to stall but Frendi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frendi throws an elbow that misses.
Frendi missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frendi misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries to work over Frendi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frendi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frendi up against the cage.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Frendi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Frendi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frendi blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frendi looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frendi tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter is looking to control Frendi's arms but Frendi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter misses with some punches.

Frendi breaks the clinch.
Frendi walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Frendi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frendi throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Frendi lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Liepo Frendi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frendi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frendi throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Frendi misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frendi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frendi.

Carter scores a takedown into full mount!
Frendi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frendi is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Frendi is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frendi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter prevents Frendi from getting the reversal.
Carter controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frendi tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frendi cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter is looking to clinch.

Frendi clinches.
Frendi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frendi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Frendi.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frendi misses with a knee to the head.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frendi looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter trying to stall but Frendi improves his position.
Frendi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Frendi looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter lands a body punch.
Frendi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frendi tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Frendi tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Frendi.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
A right hand to the body from Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frendi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Frendi avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frendi.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frendi swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frendi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frendi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frendi tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Frendi has denied him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frendi misses with a knee strike.
Carter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frendi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frendi tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Frendi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frendi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frendi lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frendi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frendi landing knees to the head.
Frendi missing with knees to the body.

Carter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Frendi can't fight it off and eventually Carter manages to take the fight to the floor. Frendi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Frendi blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frendi working a defensive guard but Carter passes into half guard.
Frendi tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frendi pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Rubin Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubin Carter.
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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

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