PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with Bob Dylan - Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. Rogers has chosen The End by The Doors as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Carter
vs
Rogers

185 cm
38
190 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

190 cm
45
193 lbs
41 - 41 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Rogers lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Rogers shoots in.
Rogers fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogers doesn't seem phased though.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.

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!
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Rogers off balance momentarily.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Carter.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogers works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Carter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rogers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers looks winded!
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Carter against the ropes but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rogers scrambles back to his feet.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers 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.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Rogers goes for a double leg but Carter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Carter continues to drive forward.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter throws a nice head kick!
Carter stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.

Rogers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rogers seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Rogers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rogers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?

Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carter tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Carter is looking to counter with head kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carter!
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Rogers misses the jab.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter lands a head kick. Rogers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
You can see that Rogers has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Carter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Carter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Rogers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carter's half guard.

Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers looking to control.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers misses the body punch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
The defeated Steve Rogers had this to say: 'This train has reached its final destination and I couldn't be happier of where I am and I look forward to the next chapter. Thanks to AFLC and all the fans worldwide, I love you!!'.