PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Karkmananis
vs
Zivic

185 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
224 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 3 - 4 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zivic moves into the clinch.
Zivic is trying to break the clinch but Karkmananis is controlling him.

Zivic breaks the clinch.
Karkmananis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic moves out of range as Karkmananis throws a body kick.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Zivic circles away.
Karkmananis misses with a double jab
enabling Zivic to counter with a crisp jab.
Zivic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karkmananis can pounce on him.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Zivic pushes him off.
Zivic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zivic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karkmananis sprawling to the canvas! Karkmananis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zivic finish him?!

Karkmananis is rocked!
Karkmananis is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Zivic doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Karkmananis crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Karkmananis's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.