PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fish (ranked 5450 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Sugar Ray Karter (ranked 521 p4p, 358 weight class). Karter has chosen My own worst enemy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fish
vs
Karter

185 cm
22
196
3 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
190
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sugar Ray Karter !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish slips a jab from Karter .
Karter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fish misses with a looping left.
Fish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fish misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Karter moves into the clinch successfully.
Karter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karter pushes Fish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.

Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish misses the jab.
Karter tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Karter .
Fish misses with a wild combination.

Karter darts in and clinches Fish up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter . Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter lands with a hook. Fish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Fish finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karter lands a high kick!

It looks like Jim Fish has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter . Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Fish settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Fish there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fish swinging wildly here.
Fish fakes the leg kick and cracks Karter in the body.
Karter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karter just manages to avoid it.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karter wants to clinch.
Fish misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fish lands an overhand right.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter .
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish wants to slow Karter down by chopping away at his legs.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
Fish scores with a hook.
Karter lunges at Fish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fish's hand.
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Fish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fish lands with a cross.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Karter misses.
Fish digs a good hook to Karter 's body.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Karter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fish looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Fish gets tackled into the cage by Karter . Karter maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jim Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish punishes Karter 's body with a nice straight punch.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Karter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Karter lands a big head kick that sends Fish tumbling to the mat! Karter takes a step backwards and waves Fish back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fish is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karter walks into a jab.
Karter defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter .
Karter seems to be stalking Fish here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Fish drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sugar Ray Karter !