PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Dylan - Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Byrne
vs
Carter

184 cm
29
201 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

185 cm
37
190 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Byrne is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter feints and then cracks Byrne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrne down.
The fighters circling - Byrne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter looks to land a combination but Byrne avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Byrne.
Carter scores with the left hand. Byrne knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Byrne.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Byrne loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Byrne is out of range.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
Byrne connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Byrne as he checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with the combination.

Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter is working Byrne over against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to work over Byrne's front leg with a kick but Byrne checks it.
Byrne wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrne circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Carter lands with a cross.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Byrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Byrne has double underhooks.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
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!

Carter avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Byrne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Carter backs away, Byrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrne manages to avoid it.
A big right from Byrne misses.
Byrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrne moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Byrne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Carter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the head kick by Byrne.
Byrne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Byrne pushes Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter tries for a takedown but Byrne manages to get underhooks.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne pushes Carter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Carter.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Carter into the ropes.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Byrne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byrne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byrne punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Byrne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne misses with a head kick.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
Byrne misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byrne throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrne with a body shot.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrne.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Byrne moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter misses with a combination
and Byrne counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a combination. Byrne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Byrne checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter digs a good body shot into Byrne's ribs.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Byrne misses its target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrne.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Byrne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Byrne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Byrne clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the ropes.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter pushes Byrne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Byrne had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
That kick from Byrne tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Byrne misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byrne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Byrne is out of range.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab

and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rubin Carter just about did enough to take it.
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!

Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter misses with a hook.
Donk. Carter catches Byrne right on the button with a cross.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Byrne's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks for the body kick but Byrne saw that one coming.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter wants to slow Byrne down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Byrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
Byrne avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a leg kick but Byrne checks it.
Carter checks a low kick from Byrne.

Byrne pushes Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Carter tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the ropes.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to push Byrne away but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Carter prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrne.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne had his way with Rubin Carter in that round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne blocks a jab.
Byrne throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Byrne misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byrne wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter is looking to slow Byrne down with leg kicks.
Byrne misses with a shot to the body
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byrne is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrne sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Byrne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrne wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Byrne misses.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter cracks Byrne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to stall.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter wants to stall.
Carter blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrne working aggressively here.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byrne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Carter wants to stall.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Byrne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carter just manages to avoid it.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
Byrne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Byrne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Carter misses.
Byrne throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Byrne scores with a nice strike.
Byrne throws a head kick that half lands.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Carter throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand.

Byrne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Byrne.
I think Byrne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Byrne waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE's logo in front of the cameras.