PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axle Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axle Payne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carpenter
vs
Payne

168 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axle Payne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Payne scores with a jab to the body.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Payne.
Carpenter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
Payne throws a one two combo.
Carpenter doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne lands with a straight right. Carpenter didn't see that one coming.
Carpenter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Carpenter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carpenter tries to avoid it.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
Payne throws a leg kick but Carpenter moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carpenter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carpenter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carpenter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carpenter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carpenter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Carpenter lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carpenter stands up out of the half guard.
Payne throws a right hand that Carpenter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpenter also avoids with ease.
Carpenter is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne throws a leg kick but Carpenter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carpenter wants to clinch.

Payne gets caught flat footed, as Carpenter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carpenter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two 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!
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carpenter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carpenter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpenter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne wants to stand up but Carpenter is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpenter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Payne is working an open guard so Carpenter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Payne looks winded!
Carpenter blocks a leg kick.
Payne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carpenter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carpenter on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carpenter is out of range and Payne settles back down.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Carpenter moves his leg out of the way.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carpenter counters with a straight right hand.
Axle Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payne swings for the body but Carpenter moves out of range.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carpenter tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.

Carpenter clinches up with Payne and pushes him back against the cage.

Carpenter pulls guard effortlessly.
Payne tries to stand but Carpenter is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter managing to control the position.
Carpenter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Carpenter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpenter is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Carpenter clinches with his opponent.
Carpenter fails to pull guard.
Carpenter avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A bone on bone clash there as Carpenter blocks the leg kick.
Payne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carpenter on the side of the head.

Carpenter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carpenter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpenter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpenter is in close to Payne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carpenter stops Payne from standing up.
Carpenter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpenter throwing strikes but missing.
Carpenter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carpenter content to stall in guard here.
Carpenter is looking to work some ground and pound but Payne has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carpenter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carpenter controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Claudio Carpenter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Payne lands a two punch combo.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Payne tries to bum rush Carpenter with a series of wild strikes but Carpenter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpenter shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carpenter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a series of punches but Carpenter moves out of range.
Payne misses with the combination.
Carpenter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Payne.
Carpenter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Payne's waist but Payne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carpenter off to one side.
Carpenter dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Carpenter dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Carpenter's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Carpenter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Carpenter throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.

Carpenter has closed the distance and engaged Payne in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carpenter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne tries to bum rush Carpenter with a series of wild strikes but Carpenter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Carpenter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carpenter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter is trying to pull guard but Payne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carpenter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Payne walks away with a smile on his face. Carpenter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carpenter blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carpenter is out of range and Payne settles back down.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Carpenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpenter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpenter tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.

Carpenter gets a clinch.

Carpenter manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Carpenter dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carpenter tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Carpenter dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Carpenter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Payne throws a front kick aimed at Carpenter's knee but Carpenter avoids it well.
Payne tries to land a leg kick but Carpenter saw it coming and moves away.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpenter.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carpenter rather than just go for the knockout.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne lands with a nice combination. Carpenter backs away looking to recover.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpenter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payne throws a series of punches but Carpenter moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carpenter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Carpenter is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Payne is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claudio Carpenter!