PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Do It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Do It

193 cm
19
281 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 Sydney, Derek Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Just Do It!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Do It avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do It being controlled here, momentarily.
Do It looking to control.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carter stays in close to Do It's body and controls the position.
Do It avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do It can't keep his opponent in guard - Carter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Do It on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do It keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Do It defends the submission attempt.
Carter throwing shots but Do It is blocking nicely.
Carter thows a huge punch but Do It dodges it nicely.
Do It wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do It is trying to control but can't.
Carter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Do It is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do It avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do It avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Carter wants to control but Do It is keeping him busy.
Do It wants to get back to his feet.

Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Do It defends the submission attempt.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do It's head.
Do It keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Do It is working away.
Still in half guard, Carter seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter wants to control but Do It is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Derek Carter just wasn't active enough.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Do It.
Do It looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Carter has Do It up against the cage in a clinch.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter wants to clinch up but Do It keeps it at a distance.
Do It with a jab.
Do It throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Do It drops Carter with a beautiful combination! Carter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Do It is looking for the KO!

It looks like Derek Carter has been cut.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Do It defends it nicely.
Just Do It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter drives through and clinches with Do It against the cage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do It looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do It throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Do It throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Do It misses with a combination
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.

Do It lands a big right hand that sends Carter crashing to the mat! Do It stays standing though and waves Carter back to his feet!
Do It misses with a two punch combination.

Carter drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter preventing the sweep.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter throws a strike but Do It rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Just Do It will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Do It misses with the combination.
Do It bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Just Do It seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Do It misses.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Do It.
Do It stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Do It looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do It throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Do It backpedaling.
Do It throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do It throws a right and a left that both miss.
Do It is breathing heavily.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Do It fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Oooooh!!! Carter has knocked Do It down with a huge combo! Carter steps away and waves a wobbly Do It back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Do It is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do It throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.

Carter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Do It's half guard.
Do It is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do It seems to have recovered his senses.
Do It looks like he's trying to stand up.
Derek Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter is nestled in close to Do It, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carter stalling away here and it's allowed Do It to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Do It preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Do It is working from the bottom.
Do It trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Do It is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do It trying to control the position.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Do It blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do It controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Just Do It was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Carter clinches up with Do It and pushes him back against the cage.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Carter clinches up with Do It and pushes him back against the cage.
Do It misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Do It pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Do It gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Do It will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do It lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Do It avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Do It throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Do It swings widly with a right hand

and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Do It is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Do It jumps guard but Carter stands there with Do It around his waist. Do It gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Do It's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Do It but Do It pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do It.
Do It lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Do It throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Do It is defending well.
Do It gets full guard.
Carter trying to control but Do It is working from the bottom.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do It working a defensive guard here.
Carter wants to control from the top but Do It keeps moving.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Do It being controlled here, momentarily.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do It keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Carter has Do It up against the cage in a clinch.
Do It wants to take the fight to the mat but Carter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do It.

Carter manages to pull guard.
Carter trying to control the position.
Do It tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Do It wants to stand but Carter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Do It is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Just Do It.
Do It misses with a hook

and Carter counters with a crisp one two that drops Do It! Carter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Do It to his feet! Do It is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Carter manages to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do It is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Do It has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
Carter wants to control the position but Do It says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Do It is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Carter!
Derek Carter very nearly forgot to thank Sydney BEAST Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.