PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karate's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Keith Murray - Slap Somebody. Tripp has chosen Bad Company - The Nine as his entrance music. Karate is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Karate
vs
Tripp

190 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tripp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karate is breathing heavily.
Karate slips a straight right by Tripp.

Tripp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tripp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tripp throws a big right hand that misses.
Tripp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karate is keeping the position for now.
Tripp stands up over Karate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tripp sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tripp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tripp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tripp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tripp distracts Karate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tripp advances to half guard.
Tripp working Karate over with strikes.
Tripp is controlling the pace.
Tripp working over Karate with some ground and pound. Karate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Tripp connects with a nice short shot to Karate's temple.
Tripp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tripp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp is taking a breather. Karate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tripp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tripp lands strikes from half guard.
Tripp thows a huge punch but Karate dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tripp controlling the action here.
Tripp drops an elbow to the side of Karate's head.
Tripp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tripp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karate defending well though.
Tripp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tripp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tripp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tripp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tripp is taking a breather. Karate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tripp passes to side control.
Tripp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karate to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tripp controls the position.
Karate taking a bit of punishment here - Tripp scoring with strikes.

Karate is rocked!
Tripp lands a strong strike to the head of Karate. That's dazed him! Tripp looking to finish here. Karate is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tripp lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Tripp!
An out of breath Evander Tripp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.