PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thane Krios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Karzai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed Karzai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Krios
vs
Karzai

178 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thane Krios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammed Karzai!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krios at a distance.
Karzai moves away from the strike by Krios.
Krios missing with a left hand there. Karzai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karzai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Krios - just one landing.
Krios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krios misses with a hook. Karzai ducked under it nicely.
Karzai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karzai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krios misses with a lunging right hand
and Karzai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karzai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karzai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krios moves away.
Thane Krios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krios dives in and grabs Karzai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karzai pushes down on Krios's head and hops out.
Krios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karzai, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karzai.
A big left from Krios misses.
Krios slips a straight right by Karzai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Karzai.
Krios throws a looping overhand right but Karzai ducks down to avoid it.
Karzai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krios fails with an attempt to clinch.

Karzai clinches.
Krios tries to work over Karzai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krios has a couple of punches blocked by Karzai.
Krios presses Karzai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karzai misses with an elbow strike.
Krios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karzai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krios is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Krios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karzai avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krios misses with a punch on the inside.
Krios stops a takedown attempt from Karzai.
Krios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karzai pushes Krios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krios can't break the clinch.

Karzai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karzai lands a really nice looking cross but Krios seems unphased.

Krios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krios is leaning against Karzai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Krios - that landed with a thud.
Krios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karzai looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krios has a couple of punches blocked by Karzai.
Krios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krios just leaning against Karzai, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karzai throws an elbow but misses.
Krios is trying to force a seperation but Karzai has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krios.
Krios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karzai has Krios pressed against the cage, preventing Krios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krios is pushing Karzai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krios is trying to force a seperation but Karzai has the dominant position.
Krios is trying to break the clinch but Karzai has him pressed against the cage.

Karzai breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krios connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karzai. Karzai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karzai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karzai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krios on the side of the head.
Krios is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karzai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karzai looks to land a combination but Krios avoids it well.
Krios walks into a stiff left hand from Karzai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karzai misses with a double jab.
Krios slips under a jab from Karzai.
Krios throws an off balance right hand
and Karzai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krios's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karzai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karzai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karzai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karzai lands a jab to Krios's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Muhammed Karzai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Karzai keeps the fight on the outside.
Krios is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karzai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krios.
Krios misses with an uppercut
and Karzai counters with a nice uppercut.
Krios throws a lazy uppercut
and Karzai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karzai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krios throws a big shot that misses.
Karzai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karzai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Krios closes the distance and pushes Karzai back into the cage.
Karzai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krios tries to circle away but Karzai has him pinned against the cage.
Krios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karzai has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzai keeps control of Krios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Krios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karzai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krios has had enough of the clinch but Karzai keeps him there for the moment.
Karzai scores with a shoulder strike.
Krios is trying to break the clinch but Karzai has him pressed against the cage.
Krios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karzai is keeping busy.
Krios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krios lands a right hand.
Karzai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krios is stalling here.
Krios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krios wants to get back to striking at distance but Karzai won't allow it.

Karzai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Krios forces Karzai back against the cage and clinches.
Karzai prevents Krios from breaking the clinch.
Karzai throws an elbow but it misses.

Karzai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karzai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karzai ducks right into an uppercut from Krios.
Krios misses with a combination
letting Karzai counter with a right hand.
Muhammed Karzai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karzai throws a jab but it's blocked by Krios.
Karzai throws a body punch but Krios moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krios misses the jab.
Karzai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karzai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krios is trying to force a seperation but Karzai has the dominant position.

Karzai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Karzai.
Karzai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krios on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krios shoots in and drives through. Karzai sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krios just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karzai.
Krios tries to clinch up but Karzai circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzai lands an overhand right.
Karzai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karzai wants it to stay on the feet.
Krios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karzai doesn't manage to clinch there - Krios circles away.
A nice combination there by Karzai.
Karzai slips a straight right by Krios.
Karzai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krios on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krios throws a hook to the side of Karzai's head but Karzai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhammed Karzai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Karzai.
Krios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krios wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karzai walks into a left hand.
Karzai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammed Karzai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Krios.
Karzai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krios.
Krios swings for the body but Karzai moves out of range.
Krios misses with a looping left.
Karzai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krios on the side of the head.
Karzai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Karzai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krios cracks Karzai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krios misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Karzai.
Karzai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karzai tries to bum rush Krios with a series of wild strikes but Krios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krios misses with a left hand
and Karzai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Krios is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Karzai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karzai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Krios misses.
Karzai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karzai scores with a leg kick.
Krios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karzai was well out of range. Poor timing from Krios.
Krios slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karzai lands a jab to the head.
Krios misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Krios there.
Karzai lands with a slapping head kick.
Karzai lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krios wants to clinch up but Karzai keeps it at a distance.
Karzai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krios.
Karzai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karzai thuds a left hand into Krios's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krios looks to land a left hand but Karzai moved out of range nicely.
Karzai scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karzai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krios's calf.
Krios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karzai.
Krios misses with a body shot.
Karzai throws a right and a left that Krios avoids nicely.
Karzai throws a jab but it's blocked by Krios.
Nice cross by Krios.
Krios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karzai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karzai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krios moves away.
Krios walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krios is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karzai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karzai fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karzai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karzai throws a hook to the side of Krios's head but Krios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Karzai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karzai lands an uppercut.
Karzai throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krios.
Krios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karzai is keeping busy.

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

Karzai clinches with his opponent.
Krios working aggressively here.
Muhammed Karzai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Krios's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Karzai breaks the clinch.
Karzai lands with a nice body punch.
Krios 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krios 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.
Karzai throws a looping overhand right but Krios ducks down to avoid it.
Krios throws out a loose jab but Karzai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karzai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krios scrambles back to his feet.
Krios misses with a hook
and Karzai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karzai counters with a nice body kick.
Krios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karzai throws the left hand but Krios avoids the punch easily.
Karzai misses with a head kick.
Krios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karzai to score with a decent uppercut.
Thane Krios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karzai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammed Karzai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karzai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammed Karzai!