PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between kalsong karln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hardhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

karln
vs
Hardhand

165 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kalsong karln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Hardhand!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardhand fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardhand throws a series of punches but karln avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for karln.
Hardhand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardhand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
karln falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardhand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
karln misses with the combination.
karln looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
karln lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
karln throws a shot to the body.
karln throws a combination that misses
and Hardhand counters with a nice low kick that buckles karln's knee momentarily.
karln fails to land with a series of punches.
karln connects with a body shot.
Hardhand wants to clinch.

karln shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karln throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

karln is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardhand tries to get to full guard but karln has control of the leg.
Hardhand wants to control but karln is keeping busy and won't allow it.
karln is keen to just control but Hardhand is a slippery customer.
karln is pressing down on Hardhand's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardhand is holding on for now.

karln is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardhand sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardhand is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardhand scoring well with a low kick there.
karln throws a right hand that Hardhand ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardhand also avoids with ease.
Hardhand throws a chopping leg kick but karln manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardhand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
karln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
karln avoids a punch combination nicely.
karln on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardhand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
karln uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardhand has time to react.
Hardhand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from karln.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardhand lands a really nice looking cross but karln seems unphased.
karln shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardhand defends it nicely.
karln keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardhand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but karln circles away quickly and effectively.
karln throws a right hand that Hardhand ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardhand also avoids with ease.
karln falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardhand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
karln shoots in for a double leg but Hardhand sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
karln misses with a combination
and Hardhand counters with a left and a right that stings karln.
karln scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
karln swinging wildly here.
Hardhand throws a hook but karln avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hardhand.
kalsong karln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hardhand closes the distance and clinches.
Hardhand manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

karln gets control of Hardhand's arms and successfully pulls guard. karln will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardhand sitting in guard, not really doing much.

karln is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
karln is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
karln preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardhand stopping the sweep attempt from karln.
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 kalsong karln will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardhand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt karln.
karln fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardhand avoids it really well and circles away.
karln throws a hook but Hardhand blocks it.
karln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardhand.
karln fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
karln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardhand.
karln misses the jab.
karln misses with a double jab
and Hardhand counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Hardhand clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
karln jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardhand walks away with a smile on his face. karln gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
karln lands with a good body shot.
Hardhand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
karln on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like kalsong karln has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhand lands a slapping body shot.
Hardhand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardhand stuns karln with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardhand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardhand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
karln takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
karln on the wrong end of a nice hook.
karln takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardhand throws a left and a right that both miss
and karln counters with a lovely shot to the body.
karln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardhand lands a nice leg kick that just misses karln's sensitive parts.
karln misses with a straight right.

Hardhand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
karln is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardhand gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kalsong karln. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardhand unloads a knee to the mid-section. karln lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
karln walks into a jab.
Hardhand doesn't manage to clinch there - karln circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as karln checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
karln swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardhand.
Hardhand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
karln scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
karln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardhand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardhand.
karln slips a straight right by Hardhand.
karln misses with a combination
and Hardhand counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardhand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
karln connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardhand's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hardhand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
karln misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardhand counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardhand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardhand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from karln.
Hardhand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Hardhand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardhand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
karln throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardhand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but karln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
karln misses with the combination.
Hardhand is looking to clinch.
Hardhand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. karln doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardhand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and karln counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hardhand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by karln as Hardhand tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhand gets underhooks to prevent karln's takedown attempt.
Hardhand is leaning against karln and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardhand has karln pushed against the cage.

Hardhand breaks from the clinch.
Frank Hardhand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardhand throws a right and a left that karln avoids nicely.
Hardhand throws a right hand that karln ducks under and follows up with a left that karln also avoids with ease.
Hardhand takes one to the side of the head.

karln drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
karln is looking to take a break and control but Hardhand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardhand is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hardhand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on kalsong karln's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

karln throws a one two combo.
kalsong karln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
karln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardhand.
karln with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hardhand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hardhand breaks from the clinch.
karln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardhand moves away.
karln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardhand.

Hardhand gets a clinch.
Hardhand gets underhooks to prevent karln's takedown attempt.
karln tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardhand smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kalsong karln. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardhand falls off balance throwing a combination
and karln counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardhand thinking.
Hardhand tries to bum rush karln with a series of wild strikes but karln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
karln slips a jab and a cross from Hardhand.
karln misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhand dodges the punch combination from karln.
Hardhand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and karln counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardhand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardhand just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardhand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on karln. That did some damage!
Hardhand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab from karln.
Hardhand moves forwards but karln connects with a nice, crisp jab.
karln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
karln is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardhand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
karln tries to bum rush Hardhand with a series of wild strikes but Hardhand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardhand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardhand misses with a series of wild punches.
karln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
karln throws a right hand that Hardhand ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardhand also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
karln throws a nice looking combination but Hardhand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Hardhand misses.
The crowd cheers as karln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardhand doesn't seem phased though.
karln misses with the combination.
Hardhand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
karln on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hardhand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hardhand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with karln, pushing him back against the cage.

karln jumps into guard, dragging Hardhand to the mat.

karln escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardhand gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
karln is trying to keep Hardhand in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karln keeping full guard, as Hardhand tries to pass.
Hardhand trying to control the position from guard on top but karln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardhand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
karln is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardhand trying to control the position from guard on top but karln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
karln working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardhand preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
karln slips a jab and a cross from Hardhand.
karln moves out of range as Hardhand strikes.
karln throws a right and a left that Hardhand avoids nicely.

karln shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardhand's guard.
Hardhand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
karln trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardhand wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
karln pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardhand is keeping the position for now.
karln is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
kalsong karln showed his dominance in that final round.
I think karln 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... kalsong karln!