PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke comes into the arena with Discoboys - I came for you blaring out of the sound system. Karinzo has chosen BLUNT - Self Medicated as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Burke
vs
Karinzo

188 cm
28
192 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
195 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karinzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karinzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burke counters with a nice leg kick.
Burke lands a nice shot to the body.
Burke throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Burke there.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Karinzo is just out of range.
Burke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burke misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burke checks a leg kick.
Karinzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burke moves away.
Burke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karinzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burke.
Karinzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karinzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Karinzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke working a defensive guard here.
Karinzo prevents Burke from getting back to his feet.
Karinzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Karinzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karinzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karinzo is trying to escape the mount.

Burke is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo throws a lazy right hand but Burke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karinzo missing with a left hand there. Burke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karinzo misses with an uppercut.

Burke pushes Karinzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Karinzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karinzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Burke tries to land knees in the clinch but Karinzo avoids the damage to the body.
Burke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karinzo avoids it.
Burke is trying to force a seperation but Karinzo has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karinzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burke blocks an uppercut.
Karinzo prevents a body shot from Burke.
Burke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Burke breaks the clinch.
Karinzo lands with a straight right. Burke didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Karinzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Karinzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burke was well out of range. Poor timing from Karinzo.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burke lands with a good body shot.
Burke throws a body punch but Karinzo moves out of range.
Karinzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karinzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karinzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karinzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burke is looking to wear down Karinzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burke takes a swing at Karinzo's ribcage but misses.
Burke tries to clinch there but Karinzo circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
Karinzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solomon Burke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyn Karinzo.
Karinzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karinzo walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karinzo avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke tries to clinch there but Karinzo circles away.
Solomon Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karinzo slips a jab and a cross from Burke.
Burke connects with a leg kick. Karinzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burke throws a body punch but Karinzo moves out of range.
Karinzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
Jyn Karinzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burke checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Burke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karinzo throws the kick towards the body but Burke avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Burke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Karinzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burke counters with a thumping low kick.
Karinzo 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karinzo, as that shot connected.
Burke tries to land a leg kick but Karinzo saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burke slips under a jab from Karinzo.
Burke lands with a good body shot.

Karinzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burke dodges the ground and pound from Karinzo.
Karinzo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burke is avoiding damage well.
Burke tries to buck Karinzo off but Karinzo is having none of it.
Burke defending against the ground and pound.
Karinzo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karinzo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo slips a nice elbow through Burke's hands, connecting with Burke's forehead.
Burke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karinzo looking to sit in guard and control but Burke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karinzo has a closed guard, preventing Burke from standing up.
Burke wants to control from the top but Karinzo keeps moving.

Karinzo looking for a triangle here. Burke is fighting it but it looks tight! Karinzo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Burke is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jyn Karinzo!
Jyn Karinzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.