PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Gattis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Gattis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carter
vs
Gattis

183 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Gattis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattis misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gattis's knee momentarily.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gattis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent Gattis getting side control.
Carter pushes Gattis off but Gattis dives into side control.
Gattis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like Gattis might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gattis has control of an arm but Carter manages to advance to Gattis's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattis wants to escape the position.

Gattis manages to stand up with Carter still on his back. Eventually Carter drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Carter misses with a double jab

and Gattis counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gattis tries for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Carter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gattis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gattis controls the position.
Carter dodges the ground and pound from Gattis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gattis stands up and beckons Carter to his feet.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
Carter tries to bum rush Gattis with a series of wild strikes but Gattis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Gattis tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a head kick but Gattis moves out of range.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
A lazy body kick from Carter

and Gattis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gattis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter keeping full guard, as Gattis tries to pass.
Gattis trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattis.
Carter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Gattis.
Lance Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Gattis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gattis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gattis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis fails to land with a series of punches.
Gattis misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Gattis avoids the head kick by Carter.
A countering left hand to the body from Gattis misses.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gattis circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattis.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gattis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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!
Gattis tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gattis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattis is looking to clinch.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattis throws a counter combo.
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 Lance Carter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gattis misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter throws a push kick but Gattis slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Carter misses.
Gattis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gattis tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
Carter misses with a left hand

and Gattis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattis avoids the damage to the body.
Gattis missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Gattis improves position.
Gattis takes a shot to the head.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gattis has him pressed against the cage.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Gattis looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Gattis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gattis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Gattis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gattis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Gattis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Gattis moves into the clinch.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattis gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gattis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gattis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gattis stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Gattis's head back.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Gattis's belly button to the back.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Gattis tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.

Gattis has managed to clinch.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but Gattis avoids it well.
Gattis fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter avoids the head kick by Gattis.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Lance Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattis fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gattis is looking to clinch.

Gattis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter wants to stand back up but Gattis manages to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gattis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Carter will probably get the nod.
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 throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gattis shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gattis avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Gattis avoids them all with ease.
Gattis misses the shot to the body.
Gattis shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Gattis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Gattis moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gattis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gattis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gattis misses with a body punch.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter tries to bum rush Gattis with a series of wild strikes but Gattis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattis tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Gattis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gattis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lance Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lance Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gattis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter leaves Gattis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattis can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Gattis's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattis tries to avoid it.
Carter lands with a hook. Gattis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gattis is looking to clinch.
Carter throws a push kick but Gattis slaps the foot to one side.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattis's head.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gattis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lance Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lance Carter is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattis just manages to avoid it.

Gattis forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattis is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattis just manages to avoid it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Gattis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattis throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Carter!
After winning the bout, Lance Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.