PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Karras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fists
vs
Karras

200 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Fists!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Karras!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists looks for the body kick but Karras saw that one coming.
Karras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.

Fists gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karras to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karras stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fists swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karras looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karras trying to control the position from guard on top but Fists is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karras passes Fists's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Karras is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karras is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karras has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Karras working for a guillotine from mount but Fists is in no mood to give up.
Fists knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karras on the ground.
Karras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fists is looking to escape.
Fists working to try and regain half guard.
Karras fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists can't escape the position.
Karras trying to control but Fists is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Karras.
Karras looking to control but Fists is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fists is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fists is looking to get to half guard.

Karras working for a submission but Fists is keeping him at bay.

Karras looking for a guillotine from mount but Fists is having none of it.

Fists defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karras.
Karras looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists working to try and regain half guard.
Karras scoring with strikes but Fists is staying in there.
Fists really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karras landing punches.
Karras prevents Fists from getting the reversal.
Karras wants to control the pace but Fists is squirming around nicely.

Karras working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Karras prevents Fists from getting the reversal.
Fists tries to hold on but Karras pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists is desperately trying to improve his position but Karras has a good base and remains in mount.
Karras lands a heavy elbow.
Fists reaches up to try and control the position but Karras seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Fists rolls and tries to escape and now Karras has his back!
Will Karras go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Karras is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Karras is hanging on to Fists's back as he tries to escape.

Fists fending off the submission attempt from Karras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Karras is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fists defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Karras dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mr Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fists shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karras but Karras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fists.
Nice takedown defense from Fists. No joy for Karras on that attempt.
Fists defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karras.
Mr Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Karras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fists decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fists is thwarting Karras's attempts to control the position.
Fists really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fists is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karras is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karras is trying to stand up here but Fists is controlling him well.
Fists lands with a punch from half guard.
Karras tries to roll over but Fists keeps him under control.
Karras wants to control but Fists is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fists throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karras slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Karras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fists wants to control from the top but Karras keeps moving.
Fists wants to pass the guard but Karras is keeping the position.
Fists will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Karras has his foot on Fists's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fists works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karras is keeping the position for now.
Fists connects with a couple of short punches.
Karras keeping moving, preventing Fists from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fists in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Karras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Karras throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fists would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fists with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karras is proving hard to escape from.

Karras is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fists lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fists has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fists trying to control but Karras is working from the bottom.

Karras has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fists can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karras throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Karras keeping full guard, as Fists tries to pass.

Fists avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras wants to sweep here but Fists controlling him for the moment.

Karras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fists trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Karras working for a triangle but Fists defends it easily.
Fists wants to control from the top but Karras keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Karras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Karras slips a jab and a cross from Fists.
Karras is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fists.

It looks like Damien Karras has been cut.
Fists just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists misses with a double jab.

Karras shoots in and bounces Fists off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Karras drops back looking for a leg! Fists is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fists manages to kick Karras off! Karras jumps back into Fists's guard.
Karras sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fists's guard.
Karras wants to pass the guard but Fists is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fists wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karras scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karras is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fists on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fists tries to get out of the position.

Karras is working for a guillotine from mount but Fists frees his head quite easily.
Fists is desperately trying to improve his position but Karras has a good base and remains in mount.
Karras landing shots from mount.
Karras looking to control but Fists is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fists squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Karras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fists is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fists keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Karras looking to secure an arm triangle but Fists defends it well.
Fists is working to get back to half guard.

Karras looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Karras with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fists is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karras landing strikes from the mount and Fists is in trouble!
Fists is trying desperately to improve position.
Karras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fists is looking to escape.
Karras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fists really wants to buck Karras off and get back to his feet.
Fists taking shots to the head.

Karras working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Karras with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists is in all sorts of trouble here.

Karras has hold of Fists's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fists manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fists is trying desperately to improve position.
Fists flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fists is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mr Fists has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien Karras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karras controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Karras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karras winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Karras!