PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karinzo comes into the arena with BLUNT - Self Medicated blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Karinzo
vs
Jersey

190 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karinzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jersey swivels and escapes.
Karinzo jabs Jersey right on the nose. Jersey blinks but takes it well.
Jersey throws a head kick but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey throws a body punch but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey misses with a low kick as Karinzo jumps back.
Jersey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jersey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jersey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karinzo throws a leg kick but Jersey moved away.
Jyn Karinzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jersey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jersey wants it to stay on the feet.
Karinzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jersey.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick from Karinzo.
Jersey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jersey looks for the body kick but Karinzo saw that one coming.
Jersey throws out a powerful jab.
Karinzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jersey.
Jersey is looking to clinch.
Jersey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jersey.
Jersey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karinzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jersey.
Karinzo throws a hook to the side of Jersey's head but Jersey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karinzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Jersey throws a body kick that misses.
Jersey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick.
Karinzo checks the leg kick.
Karinzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karinzo throws a leg kick
and Jersey counters with a stiff right hand.
Karinzo blocks the body kick.

Jersey forces Karinzo back against the cage and clinches.
Jersey lands with a short shot to the head.
Jersey letting Karinzo take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey misses with a punch on the inside.
Jersey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jersey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jersey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karinzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jersey trying to stall but Karinzo improves his position.
Jersey lands an uppercut.
Karinzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jersey just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyn Karinzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Jersey.
Karinzo is trying to break the clinch but Jersey has him pressed against the cage.

Karinzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jersey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karinzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jersey misses with a body shot.
Karinzo tries to move into range but Jersey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karinzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karinzo ducks under a wild hook from Jersey.
Karinzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karinzo needs to keep his hands up - Jersey had a free shot at his head there.

Karinzo tries to keep at a distance but Jersey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jersey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karinzo backwards.
Jersey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karinzo is defending well for now.
Karinzo is trying to push Jersey away but Jersey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jersey lands a shoulder strike.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Jersey presses Karinzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karinzo misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jersey.
Jersey misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.

It looks like Jyn Karinzo has been cut.
Karinzo has had enough of the clinch but Jersey keeps him there for the moment.
Jersey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karinzo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jersey.
Karinzo has Jersey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jersey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jersey tries to work over Karinzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.
Jersey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karinzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jersey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Jersey.
Karinzo can't find room to land a body shot as Jersey controls the action.
Karinzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jersey lands a left hand.
Jersey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karinzo is breathing heavily.
Jersey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jersey slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karinzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Jersey blocks a body shot from Karinzo.
Jersey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Jersey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyn Karinzo's cut.
That's time! Karinzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jersey throws a push kick but Karinzo slaps the foot to one side.
Jersey lands a lovely overhand right.
Karinzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karinzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jersey's sensitive parts.
Jersey is looking to slow Karinzo down with leg kicks.
Karinzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jersey under the eye.
Jersey misses with an uppercut. Karinzo saw that one coming.
Karinzo throws a series of punches but Jersey avoids them all with ease.
Karinzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jersey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karinzo throws a leg kick
enabling Jersey to counter with a crisp jab.
Jersey throws a jab but it's blocked by Karinzo.
Karinzo misses with a shot to the body
letting Jersey counter with a right hand.
Jersey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jersey cracks a nice hook into Karinzo's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo throws the kick towards the body but Jersey avoids it.
Karinzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jersey.
Jersey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jersey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karinzo throws a hook but Jersey blocks it.
Jersey looks to score with a jab to the body but Karinzo is just out of range.
Crunch! Jersey slams his shin into Karinzo's torso.
Jersey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karinzo throws out the jab.
Karinzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jersey is out of range.
Jersey lands with a cross.
Karinzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jersey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karinzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karinzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jersey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jersey connects with a high kick.
Jersey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karinzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karinzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jersey lands a leg kick that knocks Karinzo off balance momentarily.
Jersey throws a lazy right hand but Karinzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jersey jabs Karinzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jersey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jersey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karinzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jersey missing with a left hand there. Karinzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jersey throws a right hand that Karinzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karinzo also avoids with ease.
Jersey throws a right and a left that Karinzo avoids nicely.
Jersey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karinzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey throws a head kick but Karinzo moves out of range.
Jersey avoids a kick to the body.
Karinzo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jersey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karinzo.

Jersey gets a clinch.
Jersey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jersey misses with a punch to the body.
Dan Jersey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jersey.
Jersey misses with a body punch.
Jersey lands a hook that snaps the head of Karinzo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karinzo.
Karinzo blocks an uppercut.
Karinzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karinzo blocking some punches.
Jersey tries to throw a body punch but Karinzo avoids it by throwing Jersey back against the cage.
Karinzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jersey controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jersey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karinzo wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Jersey.
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!
Jersey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jersey lands with a short shot to the head.
Jersey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jersey.
Karinzo is working for takedown but Jersey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyn Karinzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jersey.
A short uppercut from Jersey.
Jersey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Karinzo is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jersey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Karinzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jersey throws a big uppercut that drops Karinzo! More strikes from Jersey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karinzo lies dazed against the cage as Jersey celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Jersey!