PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McKormac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Karlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McKormac
vs
Karlov

150 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

213 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh McKormac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Karlov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlov lands a jab.

It looks like Josh McKormac has been cut.
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!
Karlov fails to land with a series of punches.
Karlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKormac.
Karlov throws a leg kick but McKormac checks it.

McKormac shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McKormac could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McKormac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karlov is looking for a sweep. McKormac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McKormac lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKormac working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKormac drops an elbow to the side of Karlov's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karlov can do anything to dispel that myth.
McKormac throwing shots but Karlov is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlov trying to control here.
McKormac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McKormac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karlov is looking to improve his position.
Karlov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKormac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McKormac lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karlov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McKormac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karlov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKormac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karlov defending well though.
McKormac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKormac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karlov defending well though.
McKormac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKormac 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKormac thows a huge punch but Karlov dodges it nicely.
Karlov blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKormac.
McKormac lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McKormac working the head and body with strikes.
Karlov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McKormac scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karlov trying to control from the bottom.
McKormac lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karlov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKormac.
Karlov tries to get to full guard but McKormac has control of the leg.
McKormac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKormac not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from McKormac.
McKormac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karlov's head.
McKormac throwing shots but Karlov is blocking nicely.
Karlov is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
McKormac thows a huge punch but Karlov dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKormac connects with a nice short shot to Karlov's temple.
McKormac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKormac is nestled in close to Karlov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karlov is looking for a sweep. McKormac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karlov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McKormac throwing shots but Karlov is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKormac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karlov wants to control but McKormac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McKormac working the head and body with strikes.
Karlov looks gassed!
McKormac landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McKormac connects with a nice short shot to Karlov's temple.
McKormac scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McKormac is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKormac takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McKormac lands a nice short elbow.
McKormac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karlov is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh McKormac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh McKormac'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.

McKormac shoots in for a double leg but Karlov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karlov lands with a nice body kick.
McKormac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlov throws a leg kick but McKormac moved away.
McKormac fails with a takedown attempt.
Karlov works over McKormac's head and body with a nice combination.

Josh McKormac's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlov connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by McKormac or perhaps it was just good defense by Karlov which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh McKormac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Karlov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKormac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Jeez, Josh McKormac's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karlov lands a hook that stumbles McKormac back into the cage. Karlov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping McKormac to the canvas! Karlov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - McKormac has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yuri Karlov!