PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Olaf Karlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Dodson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Karlsberg
vs
Dodson

196 cm
25
249 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olaf Karlsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bam Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsberg tries to land a leg kick but Dodson saw it coming and moves away.
Dodson's coach down at (Evil Emp)HEAD HUNTERS FIGHT CLUB 88pw Sparring/El was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dodson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karlsberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Dodson's head.
A slow jab from Karlsberg misses its intended target.
Dodson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Karlsberg counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Dodson blocks the elbow strike.
Dodson trying to control the position but instead, Karlsberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dodson into the ropes.
Dodson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karlsberg has Dodson pressed against the ropes, preventing Dodson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsberg throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Karlsberg.

It looks like Bam Dodson has been cut.
Dodson looking to stall.
Dodson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dodson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karlsberg.
Karlsberg working Dodson over with knees to the body.
Dodson looks winded!
Dodson is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlsberg has double underhooks.
Dodson managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg stalling.
Karlsberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dodson blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson avoids a wild elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg lands a damaging elbow.
Karlsberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Dodson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Karlsberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dodson is trying to push Karlsberg away but Karlsberg has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsberg lands an elbow inside.
Dodson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dodson blocks an elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dodson blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karlsberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dodson's brow.
Karlsberg lands an elbow inside that Dodson shrugs off.
Dodson missing with knees to the body.
Karlsberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dodson avoids it.
Dodson dodges an elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg lands an elbow that stopped Dodson in his tracks for a moment.

Dodson is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Karlsberg.
Dodson is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsberg finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson misses with a knee strike.
Karlsberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dodson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Dodson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Karlsberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlsberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karlsberg prevents Dodson from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Karlsberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Dodson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Olaf Karlsberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dodson scores with a head kick. Karlsberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dodson tries to clinch up
and Karlsberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dodson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Karlsberg counters by clinching up.
Dodson has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsberg.
Dodson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dodson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Karlsberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsberg.
Dodson avoids a wild elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Dodson tries to stall but Karlsberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dodson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karlsberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karlsberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dodson.
Karlsberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karlsberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dodson's brow.
Karlsberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dodson blocks the elbow strike.
Dodson trying to control the position but instead, Karlsberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dodson into the ropes.
Karlsberg prevents a body shot from Dodson.
Karlsberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dodson is looking to control Karlsberg's arms but Karlsberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dodson has his back to the ropes.
Karlsberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karlsberg throws an elbow that misses.
Olaf Karlsberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karlsberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dodson dodges an elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg scores with a knee to the head.
Dodson tries to stall but Karlsberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karlsberg prevents Dodson from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson avoids a wild elbow strike from Karlsberg.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Karlsberg is controlling him.
Dodson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karlsberg has him pressed against the ropes.
Karlsberg avoiding damage.
Karlsberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Dodson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dodson avoids a wild elbow strike from Karlsberg.
A head punch on the inside from Dodson fails to land.
Karlsberg lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dodson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson blocks an elbow strike.
Dodson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsberg blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Olaf Karlsberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bam Dodson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dodson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dodson tries to clinch but Karlsberg moves away

and Karlsberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dodson can't break the clinch.
Karlsberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Dodson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dodson tries to circle away but Karlsberg has him pinned against the ropes.
Karlsberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karlsberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dodson's efforts to push away.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Karlsberg is controlling him.
Dodson managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsberg.
Dodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Dodson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dodson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Karlsberg.
Karlsberg has control of Dodson and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Dodson crashing to the mat! Dodson looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Karlsberg looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Olaf Karlsberg!
Olaf Karlsberg 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.