PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Hesp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Hesp

188 cm
22
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruud Hesp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to clinch up but Hesp circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Hesp with that takedown attempt.

Hesp darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.

Hesp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Carter takes the fight into the clinch.

Hesp breaks the clinch.
Hesp wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Hesp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Hesp fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hesp darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.

Hesp has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Carter uses from the top position.
Hesp wants to stand up but Carter is controlling him.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hesp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hesp trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Hesp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hesp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hesp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hesp has eaten all the pies!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hesp takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hesp.
Hesp misses with a few strikes there.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hesp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Carter manages to break the clinch.
Hesp wants to clinch.
Hesp tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hesp has a takedown stuffed.
Hesp lands an overhand right.
Hesp walks into a left hand.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Hesp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Hesp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hesp lands with a shot to the body.
Carter scores with a one two! Hesp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miles Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hesp lands with a nice combination. Carter backs away looking to recover.
Hesp misses with a few strikes there.
Hesp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Hesp misses.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Hesp wants to clinch.
Hesp tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.

Hesp clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Hesp keeps him there for the moment.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hesp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hesp cracks Carter on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Carter falls backwards against the cage. Hesp follows up with more strikes that drop Carter to his knees. Hesp keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Carter! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruud Hesp!