PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nutradinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Czech. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Karel
vs
Nutradinov

175 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oleg Nutradinov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutradinov cracks a nice hook into Karel's ribs.
Karel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nutradinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nutradinov.
Nutradinov lands a right hook to the body.
Nutradinov misses with a two punch combination.
Karel ducks under a wild hook from Nutradinov.
Nutradinov misses with a body shot.
Karel moves out of range as Nutradinov strikes.
Nutradinov lunges at Karel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karel's hand.
Karel ducks under a wild hook from Nutradinov.
A big left from Nutradinov misses.
A jab from Nutradinov finds it's way through Karel's defenses.

Karel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nutradinov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutradinov taking a bit of punishment here - Karel scoring with strikes.
Karel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nutradinov is trying to escape the position but Karel is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutradinov is trying to get back to half guard.
Karel moves into full mount!
Karel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutradinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nutradinov is trying desperately to improve position.

Karel throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Nutradinov has his hands clasped together but Karel breaks the hold and Nutradinov is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Karel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rydolf Karel!
Rydolf Karel looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.