PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slash Throat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet comes into the arena with Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Throat's choice of entrance music: Biggie Smalls - Juicy. Slash Throat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Karet
vs
Throat

183 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

188 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slash Throat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Throat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Karet seems content to control.
Karet seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Throat for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jakub Karet just wasn't active enough.

Karet forces Throat back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Throat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karet lands an elbow inside.
Karet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Throat can't break the clinch.
Karet stalling in the clinch but Throat improves position.
Throat managing to block the knees to the body from Karet.
Karet prevents Throat from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karet prevents Throat from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karet throws an elbow but misses.
Karet lands an elbow inside that Throat shrugs off.
Karet lands a damaging elbow.

Throat manages to break the clinch.

Throat moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Throat is trying to break the clinch but Karet has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Throat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Throat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slash Throat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Throat.
Karet shoots in and drives through. Throat sprawls well.

Throat clinches up with Karet and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Karet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Throat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Throat throws a series of punches but Karet moves out of range.
No luck for Karet with that takedown attempt.
Karet wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Throat. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throat misses with the combination.
Karet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Throat's waist but Throat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karet off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Karet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Karet gets the takedown into side control.
Throat being controlled for a moment.
Karet trying to control the action but Throat is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet controlling the position from side mount.

Karet is trying to get an arm triangle but Throat is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Throat is looking to get back to his feet here but Karet is keeping cool and he's managed to take Throat's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Karet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danga de danga de dang - Throat scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Jakub Karet has been cut.
Throat misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Throat misses

and Karet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karet.
Throat tries to break the clinch but Karet is controlling the position.
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Throat has had enough of the clinch but Karet keeps him there for the moment.
Karet prevents Throat from breaking the clinch.
Throat is trying to force a seperation but Karet has the dominant position.
Throat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karet has him pressed against the cage.
Throat is trying to break free.
Throat wants to get back to striking at distance but Karet won't allow it.
Karet has Throat pressed against the cage, preventing Throat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Karet has picked Throat up - he's going for a ride! Karet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet thows a huge punch but Throat dodges it nicely.
Throat taking some punishment here, with Karet in his half guard.
Karet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karet moves into full mount! Throat won't be happy about that!
Throat avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet fails to take his opponent's back.
Karet with shots to the head and body - Throat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karet controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Throat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karet looking to control but Throat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karet trying to control but Throat is having none of it.
Karet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Karet goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Throat is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Karet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Karet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Karet misses with a body kick.
Throat checks the leg kick.
Throat fails to land with a series of punches.
Throat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karet.
Karet misses with an attempted mid kick.

Throat gets a clinch.
Throat working hard to break the clinch.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karet has him pressed against the cage.
Karet keeps control of Throat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Karet rushes Throat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Throat misses with a punch on the inside.
Throat tries to circle away but Karet has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Throat tries to break free but Karet pushes him back against the cage.
Throat scores with a shot to the side of Karet's head.
Throat working hard to break the clinch.
Throat tries to break the clinch but Karet is controlling the position.
Throat wants to get back to striking at distance but Karet won't allow it.
Throat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karet has him pressed against the cage.

Throat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Throat avoids a kick to the body.

Throat has closed the distance and engaged Karet in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Throat's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Throat breaks the clinch.
Slash Throat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karet is looking to chop away at Throat's legs.
Throat throws a combination that misses
and Karet counters with a nice body kick.
Throat leaves Karet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karet throws a push kick but Throat slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karet looks for the body kick but Throat saw that one coming.
Karet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Throat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Throat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Throat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Throat.
Karet misses with a body kick.
Karet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jakub Karet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Throat defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Karet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Throat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throat misses with a double jab.
Throat throws a combination that misses

and Karet counters by moving into the clinch.

Karet decides to pull guard.
Karet is controlling Throat's posture.
Karet wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karet controlling Throat's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jakub Karet just wasn't active enough.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karet.
Some wild striking there from Throat.
Karet tries to clinch up but Throat circles away and keeps his distance.
Throat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Karet is rocked!
Karet misses with a body kick.
Throat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karet.

Throat moves into range and clinches up with Karet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Throat is defending well for now.
Karet trying to control the position but instead, Throat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karet into the cage.
Throat is looking to break free of the clinch but Karet has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Throat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karet 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jakub Karet!

Jakub Karet wins by unanimous decision!
Jakub Karet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.