PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Bangarang by Skrillex. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Karl

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karl's coach down at Victory Gym and Spa was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karl swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
Karl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
Karl misses with a wild body shot.
Karl lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karl.
A punch combination from Karl misses.
Karl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karl was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Karl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karl defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Karl scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Karl's head but Karl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
Karl throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Karl misses the target.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
A big left from Jones misses.
Karl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Karl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Karl.
Karl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karl moves out of range of the strikes.
Karl loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Karl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Karl.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Karl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Karl ducks down to avoid it.
Karl lands a two punch combo.
Jones slips a jab from Karl.
Karl walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Karl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones misses with a hook
and Karl counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
Karl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karl doesn't seem phased though.
Karl ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karl.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Samson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Karl is just out of range.
Jab by Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Karl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karl moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones tries a low kick but Karl avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Karl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karl.
Jones tries to move into range but Karl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karl swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Karl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karl misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Karl with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karl throws out the jab.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Jones misses.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses the jab.
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
Karl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Karl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pernell Karl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones throws a hook to the side of Karl's head but Karl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl just misses with a punch to the body.
Karl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karl blocks a jab.
Pernell Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Nice defenses there by Karl.
Karl with a jab.
Karl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones thuds his right hand into Karl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karl lands with a cross.
Karl lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Karl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Karl's head but Karl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Karl is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
Karl checks a leg kick.
Karl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jab by Karl.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Karl counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones slips a straight right by Karl.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Karl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Karl.
Karl cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karl swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Karl throws a good cross that connects.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones stuns Karl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karl connects with a jab.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Jones is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Karl.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karl drops Jones with a big left hand! Jones is injured, injured bad! Karl jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Karl!
Pernell Karl spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Samson Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I took a finger right to the eye that the ref dint see so I never had a chance really. We need to do something about these gloves man, its messed up. I'd like to thank everyone for all their support anyway, thanks guys, hopefully I won't let you down again. '.