PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nango Chekananwangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekananwangi comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower. 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.

Chekananwangi
vs
Karlsson

190 cm
24
244 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nango Chekananwangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svend Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekananwangi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
That kick from Chekananwangi tenderised Karlsson's leg. Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chekananwangi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chekananwangi.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekananwangi moves away.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chekananwangi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Chekananwangi.

It looks like Svend Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Chekananwangi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karlsson circles away.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Chekananwangi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chekananwangi.

Chekananwangi has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Chekananwangi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chekananwangi blocks it with crossed arms.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chekananwangi controls his hands.
Chekananwangi blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chekananwangi tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Chekananwangi back against the cage.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Chekananwangi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chekananwangi avoids a wild elbow strike from Karlsson.
Chekananwangi throws a head punch that misses.
Chekananwangi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Chekananwangi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekananwangi lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Chekananwangi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi misses with some punches.
I was talking to Chekananwangi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chekananwangi lands with a right to the head.
Chekananwangi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chekananwangi tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson taking a breather.
Chekananwangi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chekananwangi up against the cage.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Chekananwangi avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Chekananwangi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chekananwangi avoiding damage as Karlsson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chekananwangi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Karlsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chekananwangi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a knee to the body.
Chekananwangi takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson leaning against his opponent.
Karlsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Chekananwangi prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Karlsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chekananwangi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chekananwangi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karlsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Chekananwangi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Chekananwangi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karlsson trying to control the position but instead, Chekananwangi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karlsson into the cage.
Karlsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chekananwangi tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Chekananwangi struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Chekananwangi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Svend Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Svend Karlsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karlsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chekananwangi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Chekananwangi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekananwangi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage!
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Chekananwangi avoids nicely.
Chekananwangi throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chekananwangi sprawls well. Chekananwangi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Chekananwangi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chekananwangi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Chekananwangi misses with a body kick.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Chekananwangi counters with a stiff right hand.

Chekananwangi moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson leaning against his opponent.
Chekananwangi blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Chekananwangi prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chekananwangi presses Karlsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Chekananwangi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Chekananwangi working aggressively here.
Chekananwangi misses with some punches.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekananwangi trying to control the position but instead, Karlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chekananwangi into the cage.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chekananwangi lands a nice uppercut.
Chekananwangi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chekananwangi scores with a shoulder strike.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chekananwangi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chekananwangi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chekananwangi misses with some punches.
Chekananwangi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Chekananwangi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekananwangi tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chekananwangi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson avoiding damage.
Karlsson looking to stall.
Chekananwangi is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Chekananwangi into the cage.
Chekananwangi managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Chekananwangi's ribcage. Chekananwangi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chekananwangi misses with the head strike.
Chekananwangi tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi blocking some punches.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chekananwangi is keeping busy.
Chekananwangi takes an elbow to the temple.
Chekananwangi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Chekananwangi tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chekananwangi throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Chekananwangi blocks it.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Chekananwangi scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svend Karlsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Chekananwangi blocks it.
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 Nango Chekananwangi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Svend Karlsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Karlsson lands a jab.
Karlsson with a nice cross.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karlsson sizes up Chekananwangi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karlsson lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chekananwangi throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Chekananwangi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chekananwangi avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson takes a swing at Chekananwangi's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi slips a jab and a cross from Karlsson.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Chekananwangi.
Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Chekananwangi. Chekananwangi gets slowly back to his feet.
Chekananwangi defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Chekananwangi lands with an uppercut that bounces Karlsson off the cage and back into range.
Karlsson throws a combination. Chekananwangi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Chekananwangi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Chekananwangi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chekananwangi misses.
Karlsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chekananwangi backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Karlsson enables Chekananwangi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karlsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Karlsson has momentary wrist control but Chekananwangi slips an elbow through the middle.
Chekananwangi forces his way into half guard.
Karlsson is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chekananwangi is controlling the pace.
Karlsson is looking to control Chekananwangi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karlsson avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to improve his position but Chekananwangi is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Svend Karlsson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chekananwangi clobbers Karlsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Karlsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chekananwangi doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chekananwangi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekananwangi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svend Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chekananwangi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlsson.
Chekananwangi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chekananwangi defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but Chekananwangi moves out of range.
Chekananwangi connects with a body shot that sends Karlsson's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Karlsson!
Our winner, Svend Karlsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.