PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fournier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: L.L.Cool J - Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Fournier

168 cm
23
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Fournier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fournier throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fournier moves away.

Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter cracks Fournier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fournier is trying to escape the mount.
Carter looking to ground and pound but Fournier is blocking nicely.
Carter tries to control but Fournier wriggling away.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fournier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fournier tries to hold on but Carter postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to control the pace but Fournier is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brent Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fournier throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Fournier throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Fournier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Fournier moved out of range.
Carter moves out of range as Fournier strikes.
Fournier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fournier throws out the jab.
Fournier swinging wilding here.
Fournier misses with a shot to the body

and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fournier's guard now.
Fournier keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Fournier is keeping the position.
Carter won't allow Fournier to sweep him here.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fournier thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fournier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Fournier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fournier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fournier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fournier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacques Fournier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fournier looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carter staying out of range there.
Fournier swinging wilding here.
Fournier with a nice cross.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter throws a series of punches but Fournier moves out of range.
Fournier misses with a few strikes there.
Fournier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fournier takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Fournier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fournier waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Fournier saw that one coming.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fournier misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carter gets a takedown into half guard.
Fournier wants to get back to full guard but Carter has passed into side control.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is having none of it.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fournier is looking to escape.
Fournier wants to control but Carter is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is having none of it.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Fournier tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fournier because Carter loaded up on that one.
Fournier is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Carter cracks Fournier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fournier is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carter lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Fournier does no damage.
Fournier cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fournier counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter slips a straight right by Fournier.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fournier.
Fournier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fournier thinking.
Carter lands a with a good body shot.
Fournier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Fournier misses.

Carter feints and as Fournier raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fournier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is working from the bottom.
Fournier being controlled here, momentarily.
Fournier is pulling down on Carter's head to control his posture.
Fournier keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brent Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fournier lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Fournier.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Fournier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Fournier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter is looking to wear down Fournier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fournier.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Carter gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to control but Fournier is keeping him busy.
Fournier tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fournier tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Fournier regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter slows the pace down in half guard.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jacques Fournier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter trying to control the pace.
Fournier wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Carter!