PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by John Carter of Mars. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carter
vs
Karel

168 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Karel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
Karel connects with a high kick.
Karel throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Karel lands with a good body shot.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Karel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karel throws a big counter head kick but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Karel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Carter pushes Karel up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Carter.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Karel looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Karel backwards.
Carter lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Karel backwards.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter pushes Karel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karel or not.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karel backwards.
Carter lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.

Karel is rocked!
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karel is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karel blocks an uppercut.
Karel seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter pushes Karel against the cage. Carter is working some dirty boxing. Carter pushes off with a quick right hook! Karel goes down! Karel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Carter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Carter!
In his post fight interview, John Carter started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.