PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe Conwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Bowie ft David Guetta - Just For One Day (Heroes). Nicolas Karkmananis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karkmananis
vs
Conwell

185 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
31
202 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roscoe Conwell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conwell slips under a jab from Karkmananis.
Nice takedown defense from Conwell. No joy for Karkmananis on that attempt.
Conwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis dodges the punch combination from Conwell.
Conwell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karkmananis fails with the takedown.
Karkmananis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Karkmananis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.

Karkmananis clinches up with Conwell and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Conwell keeps it at a distance.
Conwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conwell moves away from the strike by Karkmananis.
A cross from Conwell lands.
Karkmananis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Karkmananis rushes Conwell and presses him up against the cage.
Karkmananis can't break the clinch.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conwell lands a left hand.
Conwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis jumps guard but Conwell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karkmananis is trying to break the clinch but Conwell is controlling him.
Conwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Karkmananis has double underhooks.
Karkmananis digs a right hand into Conwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conwell's gas tank.
Karkmananis can't break the clinch.
Conwell misses with the head strike.
Karkmananis blocks a body shot from Conwell.
Conwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conwell can't break the clinch.
Karkmananis is trying to pull guard but Conwell has him pressed against the cage.
Karkmananis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karkmananis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Roscoe Conwell has been cut.
Conwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karkmananis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karkmananis throws a knee to the head but misses.

Karkmananis successfully pulls guard.
Conwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Karkmananis has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conwell looking to pass the guard.
Conwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Conwell wants to control from the top but Karkmananis keeps moving.
Karkmananis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Karkmananis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karkmananis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karkmananis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conwell is able to avoid easily.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karkmananis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Conwell gets the takedown into side control.
Conwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karkmananis is being controlled here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conwell wants to control but Karkmananis is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Conwell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roscoe Conwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roscoe Conwell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karkmananis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a double jab.
Conwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Conwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Karkmananis. Those never looked like landing.
Karkmananis needs to keep his hands up - Conwell had a free shot at his head there.
Conwell lands a nice shot that snaps Karkmananis's head back.
Conwell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Conwell blocks a low kick nicely.
Conwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Conwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis slaps away a takedown attempt from Conwell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conwell just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Conwell is avoiding it.
Conwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karkmananis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Conwell is avoiding it.
Karkmananis slips a jab and a cross from Conwell.
Conwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up

and Conwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Conwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Karkmananis pulls Conwell in close to his closed guard and prevents Conwell from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!

Karkmananis pushes Conwell off and gets back to his feet.

Conwell drives through with a takedown into Karkmananis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Conwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Conwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis trying to keep a closed guard but Conwell is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis throws a low kick but Conwell moves out of range easily.
Conwell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Conwell is having none of it.
Karkmananis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conwell.
Conwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis shoots in but Conwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conwell throws a leg kick but Karkmananis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karkmananis throws a nice looking combination but Conwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conwell misses with a low kick.

Karkmananis rushes Conwell and presses him up against the cage.
Karkmananis is looking to break free of the clinch but Conwell has double underhooks.
Conwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conwell keeps control of Karkmananis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Conwell dives in and scores a takedown into Karkmananis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conwell trying to control but Karkmananis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roscoe Conwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roscoe Conwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karkmananis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.

Oooh a lovely combination from Karkmananis sends Conwell down but not out. Karkmananis dives into side control looking to finish.

Conwell is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karkmananis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Conwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Karkmananis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Conwell connects with a nice looking jab.
Conwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karkmananis circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Karkmananis as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conwell tries for a takedown but Karkmananis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karkmananis tries to bum rush Conwell with a series of wild strikes but Conwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karkmananis cracks Conwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conwell.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis looks to land a right hand but Conwell moved out of range.
Conwell shoots for a takedown but Karkmananis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Conwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karkmananis's half guard.
Conwell is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Karkmananis reverses the position - he's now on top in Conwell's guard.
Conwell keeping moving, preventing Karkmananis from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conwell seems keen to control Karkmananis's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conwell keeping full guard, as Karkmananis tries to pass.
Karkmananis pushes down on Conwell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karkmananis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conwell is trying to control but can't.
Karkmananis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Conwell controls his leg.
Roscoe Conwell 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.
Conwell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Roscoe Conwell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkmananis misses with a straight left.

Karkmananis gets caught napping as Conwell dives in and scores a takedown. Karkmananis manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karkmananis holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karkmananis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Conwell defends it easily.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karkmananis keeping full guard, as Conwell tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Karkmananis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conwell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roscoe Conwell!