PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cage Theme. Carter has chosen Hurricane as his entrance music. Rubin Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cage
vs
Carter

182 cm
48
201 lbs
44 - 27 - 1

194 cm
32
197 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 44 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cage gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter misses with the combination.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter pushes Cage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.

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

Cage drops Carter with a right and a left! Cage comes rushing in but Carter regains his composure and manages to keep Cage in guard.

It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Cage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cage is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Cage is having none of it.
Cage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cage won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Carter forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Cage has Carter pressed against the cage.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage scores with a push kick.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.

Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cage tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.

Cage tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Cage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Carter rushes Cage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Carter has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carter goes for a double leg but Cage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cage continues to drive forward.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Cage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cage!
Carter looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Carter is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
A big right from Cage misses.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carter stands and throws Cage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is looking to reverse the position.
Cage struggling a bit here.
Cage tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Cage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cage is working hard here to advance position.
Cage tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Cage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter wants to control the pace but Cage is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubin Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cage lands a body shot.

Carter has Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter goes for a double leg but Cage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cage continues to drive forward.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
We've been told by Cage's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Carter instigates a clinch.

Cage manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.

Carter rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Cage keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Cage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Carter tries to clinch up.
As Carter backs away, Cage returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Carter forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Carter working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Cage.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Cage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.

Carter breaks the clinch.

Carter has closed the distance and engaged Cage in a clinch.

Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Cage settles back down.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carter avoids the body shot from Cage.

Carter clinches.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a left hand.
Cage with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubin Carter.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.