PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karkmananis
vs
Dog

185 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Dog!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkmananis misses with a body shot.
Karkmananis slips a jab from Dog.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog swings for the body but Karkmananis moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Karkmananis there.
Karkmananis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karkmananis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jay Dog has been cut.
Dog misses with a jab to the body

and Karkmananis counters with a flying knee that drops Dog!

Dog is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karkmananis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dog is still in real trouble! Can Karkmananis finish him?
Karkmananis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Karkmananis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dog seems to have recovered his senses.
Karkmananis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Karkmananis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karkmananis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Karkmananis counters with a good, hard body kick but Dog shrugs it off.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karkmananis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Karkmananis.
Dog takes a swing at Karkmananis's ribcage but misses.
Karkmananis digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Karkmananis has managed to clinch.
Karkmananis lands a nice uppercut.
Karkmananis lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Karkmananis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karkmananis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karkmananis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dog defends it easily.
Karkmananis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Karkmananis has a closed guard, preventing Dog from standing up.
Dog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karkmananis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis has control of Dog's left arm, preventing Dog from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicolas Karkmananis.
Karkmananis moves away from the strike by Dog.
Karkmananis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog scores with a jab to the head.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses

and Karkmananis counters by clinching up.
Karkmananis lands with a light punch inside.

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

Karkmananis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dog is trying to break free.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Dog stuffs the takedown attempt from Karkmananis. Karkmananis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Karkmananis closes the distance and pushes Dog back into the cage.
Karkmananis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog trying to stall but Karkmananis improves his position.
Dog tries to break the clinch but Karkmananis is controlling the position.
Karkmananis has Dog pressed against the cage, preventing Dog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dog is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karkmananis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dog is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Karkmananis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Karkmananis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dog clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Karkmananis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karkmananis working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Dog's cut.
That's time! Karkmananis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dog looks to land a right hand but Karkmananis moved out of range.

Karkmananis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis staying out of range there.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Dog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Karkmananis takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karkmananis.
Dog'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.
A short left from Karkmananis.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karkmananis scoring well with a low kick there.
Karkmananis lands a right hook to the body.
Dog is breathing heavily.

Karkmananis lands a high kick to the side of Dog's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Karkmananis dives into guard, looking to finish.
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 passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dog defending against the ground and pound.

Karkmananis decides to stand back up.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog throws the left hand but Karkmananis avoids the punch easily.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karkmananis tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Karkmananis.

Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Karkmananis.

Karkmananis lands a left and a right that sends Dog crashing to the canvas! Karkmananis dives into mount looking to finish!

That has opened up Jay Dog's cut even more.

Karkmananis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Karkmananis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dog tries to avoid it but Karkmananis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dog to the ground. Dog escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karkmananis.
Nice defenses there by Karkmananis.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Karkmananis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog throws a hook but Karkmananis blocks it.
Jay Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karkmananis slips a straight right by Dog.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karkmananis tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Karkmananis pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Jay Dog's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis trying to control the position but instead, Dog has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karkmananis into the cage.
Dog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Karkmananis.

Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dog's waist but Dog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karkmananis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Karkmananis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog throws an off balance right hand

and Dog is countered with a crisp right hand from Karkmananis that sends him to the canvas! Karkmananis follows him to the mat into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Karkmananis decides to stand back up. Karkmananis steps back and let's Dog get back to his feet.
Dog might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis just misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis avoids the body shot from Dog.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
A big right from Dog misses.
Karkmananis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karkmananis moves away from the strike by Dog.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dog sprawls well. Dog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karkmananis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dog swivels and escapes.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Dog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog misses with a hook. Karkmananis ducked under it nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Karkmananis saw that one coming.
Dog connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karkmananis.
Dog clobbers Karkmananis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Karkmananis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karkmananis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karkmananis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karkmananis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Karkmananis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karkmananis moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karkmananis lands a left hand.

Jay Dog's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Karkmananis successfully pulls guard.

Karkmananis looking for a guillotine here but Dog defends easily.
Karkmananis looking to control.
Jay Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karkmananis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dog can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karkmananis's guard.
Dog must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Karkmananis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dog defends it easily.

Karkmananis scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with the combination.
Dog stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dog wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog throws a right hand that misses

and Karkmananis counters with a series of strikes that sends Dog to the canvas! Karkmananis follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Dog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Karkmananis!