PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaxon Karman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karman has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Klaxon Karman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cifer Jr
vs
Karman

200 cm
20
264 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

194 cm
23
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaxon Karman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karman moves out of range of the leg kick from Cifer Jr.
Karman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Cifer Jr clinches up with Karman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Karman jumps guard but Cifer Jr stands there with Karman around his waist. Karman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karman is defended easily by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr looks to land a left hand but Karman moved out of range nicely.
Karman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cifer Jr closes the distance and pushes Karman back into the ropes.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch.

Cifer Jr rushes Karman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Cifer Jr is looking to clinch but Karman is avoiding it.
Karman shoots in and drives through. Cifer Jr sprawls well.
Lou Cifer Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaxon Karman.

Cifer Jr has Karman up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karman fails with the takedown.
Karman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cifer Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Karman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Karman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cifer Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr wants to stand and escape but Karman is having none of it.
Karman is looking to stand up but Cifer Jr won't let him.
Cifer Jr wants to stand but Karman is controlling the position.
Karman tries to free his leg and advance position but Cifer Jr is retaining full guard.
Karman trying to control but Cifer Jr is working from the bottom.
Karman looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cifer Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Karman's shoulder, as Karman tries to avoid the shot.
Karman has a takedown stuffed.
Cifer Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Cifer Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cifer Jr.
Karman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch but Karman moves out of range.

Cifer Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch there but Karman circles away.

Karman has closed the distance and engaged Cifer Jr in a clinch.

Cifer Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch up but Karman circles away and keeps his distance.
Cifer Jr is looking to clinch but Karman is avoiding it.
Cifer Jr stuffs the takedown.

Cifer Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cifer Jr breaks the clinch.
Cifer Jr moves in looking to clinch but Karman pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Cifer Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karman moves forwards but Cifer Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cifer Jr misses with a double jab.
Karman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cifer Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Karman wants a takedown.
Karman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cifer Jr manages to break the clinch.
Cifer Jr throws a hook but Karman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cifer Jr circles away.
Lou Cifer Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaxon Karman.
Karman slips a straight right by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cifer Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karman on the side of the head.
Cifer Jr is looking to clinch.
Cifer Jr misses with a head kick.
Cifer Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Karman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cifer Jr is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karman is keen to just control but Cifer Jr is a slippery customer.

Karman seems to be looking for submissions.
Karman passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr is trying to stand.
Karman trying to control but Cifer Jr is having none of it.
Cifer Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karman on the ground.
Cifer Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Karman has hold of Cifer Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cifer Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cifer Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Karman wants to control the pace but Cifer Jr is squirming around nicely.
Cifer Jr is controlling an arm, preventing Karman from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cifer Jr bucks Karman off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cifer Jr misses the shot to the body.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch but Karman moves away

and Karman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cifer Jr's guard.
Karman wants to control from the top but Cifer Jr keeps moving.
Cifer Jr wants to stand and escape but Karman is having none of it.

Cifer Jr is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cifer Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karman fails with the takedown.
Lou Cifer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cifer Jr has Karman up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cifer Jr breaks from the clinch.
Cifer Jr tries to clinch but Karman moves out of range.
Lou Cifer Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cifer Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cifer Jr connects with a stiff jab that staggers Karman - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lou Cifer Jr!