PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kromog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kromog has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kromog
vs
Carpenter

194 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Kromog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kromog throws a jab but it's blocked by Carpenter.
Kromog misses with a hook. Carpenter ducked under it nicely.
Kromog moves out of range of the leg kick from Carpenter.
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Kromog scores with a jab to the body.
Kromog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kromog throws the left hand but Carpenter avoids the punch easily.
Kromog loads up on a big right hand but Carpenter slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Kromog.
Kromog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpenter.
Kromog lands a nice looking body shot.
Carpenter throws a big shot that misses.
Carpenter throws an off balance right hand
and Kromog counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ben Carpenter has been cut.
Ben Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter moves out of range as Kromog strikes.
Carpenter slips a straight right by Kromog.
Carpenter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kromog's sensitive parts.
Carpenter's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Carpenter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kromog misses with an uppercut. Carpenter saw that one coming.
Kromog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carpenter.
Kromog misses with an uppercut. Carpenter saw that one coming.
Carpenter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpenter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kromog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Carpenter moves into range and clinches up with Kromog.
Carpenter misses with the head strike.
Kromog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carpenters head.
Carpenter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kromog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Carpenter.
Kromog tries to throw a body punch but Carpenter avoids it by throwing Kromog back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kromog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kromog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Carpenter.
Kromog throws a punch but it's blocked by Carpenter.
Kromog swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kromog throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter tries to throw a body punch but Kromog avoids it by throwing Carpenter back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpenter.
Carpenter gets through Kromog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Von Kromog has been cut.
Kromog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Carpenter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carpenter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carpenter is working Kromog over against the cage.
Kromog lands a right hand.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kromog.
Carpenter has Kromog pressed against the cage, preventing Kromog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter scores with a shot to the side of Kromog's head.
Kromog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kromog working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpenter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carpenter misses with a body punch.
Carpenter misses with some punches.
Kromog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Kromog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kromog.
Kromog lands a hook that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
Kromog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpenter scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kromog.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kromog lands a right hand.
Kromog is trying to break the clinch but Carpenter is controlling him.
Carpenter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Von Kromog will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kromog throws a big shot that misses.
Carpenter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kromog misses with a looping right.
Carpenter wants to counter with a clinch but Kromog pushes him away.
Kromog lands a nice shot that snaps Carpenter's head back.
Carpenter throws an overhand right that lands on Kromog's shoulder, as Kromog tries to avoid the shot.
Kromog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kromog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kromog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carpenter clobbers Kromog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carpenter avoids the body shot from Kromog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kromog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carpenter wants to counter the offense by Kromog and move into the clinch position.
Kromog misses with a looping left.
Kromog sets himself, and Carpenter steps forward looking for the clinch! Kromog avoids it this time.
Kromog walks into a jab.
Kromog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpenter throws out the jab.
Kromog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kromog staying out of range there.
It looked like Kromog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carpenter ducks under a wild hook from Kromog.
Kromog misses with an uppercut. Carpenter saw that one coming.
Carpenter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kromog misses with a looping left.
Carpenter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carpenter misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Kromog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kromog.
Kromog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carpenter.
Carpenter tries to clinch
and Kromog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carpenter misses with a hook
and Kromog counters with a left to the body.
Kromog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carpenter tries to counter with a clinch but Kromog shakes him off and moves away.
Kromog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carpenter has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpenter lands a nice looking body kick.
Kromog looks to land a left hand but Carpenter moved out of range nicely.
Kromog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carpenter wants to counter the offense by Kromog and move into the clinch position.
Kromog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Kromog misses.
A lazy left from Kromog finds it's target.
Kromog swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
Kromog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carpenter doesn't seem bothered though.

Carpenter moves into range and clinches up with Kromog.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Kromog.
Kromog tries to work over Carpenter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carpenter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kromog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
A short right from Kromog.
Kromog misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kromog fails to land.
Kromog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpenter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kromog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kromog is looking to break free of the clinch but Carpenter has double underhooks.
Carpenter scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carpenter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carpenter misses with a punch to the body.
Kromog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter has a couple of punches blocked by Kromog.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Kromog lands with a left to the head.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kromog gets through Carpenter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carpenter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kromog tries to break the clinch but Carpenter is controlling the position.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Carpenter lands with a right to the head.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Carpenter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kromog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kromog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kromog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Kromog dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kromog'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!

Kromog lands a body shot.
Von Kromog is winning the standup battle so far.
Kromog throws a looping overhand right but Carpenter ducks down to avoid it.
Kromog misses the jab.
Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kromog.
Carpenter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kromog.
Kromog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpenter. That's going to slow Kromog down.
Carpenter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kromog counters with a stiff right hand.
Kromog avoids the body shot from Carpenter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter throws a body punch but Kromog moves out of range.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Carpenter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kromog, pushing him back against the cage.
Kromog misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kromog.
A short right from Carpenter on the inside.
Ben Carpenter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carpenter.
Kromog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kromog misses with the head strike.
Kromog misses with some punches.
Kromog is trying to force a seperation but Carpenter has the dominant position.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Kromog has a couple of punches blocked by Carpenter.
Carpenter misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kromog.
Carpenter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kromog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carpenter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kromog tries to work over Carpenter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kromog has a couple of punches blocked by Carpenter.
Kromog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kromog.
Nice body punch from Kromog - that landed with a thud.
Carpenter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kromog's efforts to push away.
Kromog gets through Carpenter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kromog can't find room to land a body shot as Carpenter controls the action.
A short right from Carpenter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
Kromog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kromog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ben Carpenter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter misses with the head strike.
Kromog avoiding damage.
Carpenter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kromog backwards.
Kromog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kromog lands a left hand.
Kromog is trying to force a seperation but Carpenter has the dominant position.
Von Kromog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpenter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kromog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpenter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carpenter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter has a couple of punches blocked by Kromog.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kromog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kromog blocking some punches.
Kromog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpenter has a couple of punches blocked by Kromog.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpenter is leaning against Kromog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kromog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Carpenter.
I think Kromog 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Von Kromog!