PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Karleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Yuksel (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.

Karleon
vs
Yuksel

173 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frenk Karleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakan Yuksel!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuksel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuksel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch lands to the side of Yuksel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yuksel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karleon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuksel.
Karleon misses with a wild body shot.

Yuksel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karleon is pressing down on Yuksel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Yuksel is posturing up here but Karleon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yuksel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yuksel has to tap! Slick submission there by Karleon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frenk Karleon!