PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Karlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica as his entrance music. 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.

Karlo
vs
May

175 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Modern Wear Apparel

Perkele!

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Karlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karlo is out of range and May settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from May.
May staying out of range there.
Karlo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karlo scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
May replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karlo blocks it well.
Karlo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karlo throws the kick towards the body but May avoids it.
May only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Karlo swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlo's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karlo tries to clinch but May is having none of it.
Mario Karlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlo throws a jab when May was well out of range.
Karlo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
May takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karlo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Manta in the buildup to the fight.
Karlo misses with an uppercut. May saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo throws a right hand that misses
and May counters with an inside leg kick.
May uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlo.
Karlo swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a left to the body.
Karlo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
May looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karlo throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
Karlo looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
And May responds with a good body kick, but Karlo manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Karlo misses.
Karlo looks for the body kick but May saw that one coming.
Karlo throws a push kick but May slaps the foot to one side.
May tries to bum rush Karlo with a series of wild strikes but Karlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karlo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract May.
May swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karlo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. May's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice body punch from May.
A slapping body kick lands there for May.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlo is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
May scores with a hook.
Karlo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
May is looking to slow Karlo down with leg kicks.
May on the wrong end of a nice hook.
May lands a jab.
May wants to slow Karlo down by chopping away at his legs.
As May tries to get set, Karlo tries to push him back and clinch up but May manages to avoid the attempt.
May throws a solid leg kick but Karlo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at May.
May keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlo.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlo.
Karlo scores with a jab to the body.
May uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlo.
Karlo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karlo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by May.
Karlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mario Karlo has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karlo misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Karlo misses
and May counters with a right hand to the body.
Karlo throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
May is looking for the big counter here.
Karlo misses with a right hand
and May counters with a stiff right hand.
May scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Karlo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlo lands a nice shot to the body.
May tries to throw a body punch but Karlo avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
May is looking to control Karlo's arms but Karlo gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Karlo.
A body shot lands from May.
May lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlo working aggressively here.
Karlo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May lands a nice uppercut.
May blocking some punches.
Karlo misses with a punch on the inside.
May is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlo gets an underhook and turns May into the cage.
May tries to throw a body punch but Karlo avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
Karlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karlo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
May blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Karlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
May softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Karlo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

May walks into a stiff left hand from Karlo.
Karlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlo connects with a nice looking jab.
Karlo throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May throws a nice inside leg kick.
May slips under a jab.
May feints a counter leg kick.
May connects with an inside leg kick.
May takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
May swings for the body but Karlo moves out of range.
Karlo fires out a quick counter leg kick but May just manages to avoid it.
May throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by May!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlo tries to clinch but May moves out of range.
Brad May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlo tries to score with a low kick but May moves his leg out of the way.
Karlo throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlo misses with a looping right.
May looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands with an uppercut that bounces Karlo off the cage and back into range.
May takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
May follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Karlo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
Karlo looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
Karlo misses with a hook
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlo's knee momentarily.
May buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May misses with a few strikes there.
Karlo tries to counter by clinching up but May breaks away and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from May.
Karlo misses with a low kick.
Karlo throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
May scores with a push kick.
May throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karlo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
May takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
May takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karlo's corner calls for a 1-2. Karlo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karlo.
As Karlo backs off May throws a huge counter combo but Karlo manages to avoid it all.
May misses with a low kick.
Karlo misses with a straight left.
Karlo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent May stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
Karlo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karlo misses with a body shot
and May cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
May blocks a jab.
May fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlo on the side of the head.
Karlo scores with a hook to the body. May takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May keeps the fight on the outside.
May keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlo.
May is looking for the big counter here.
May lands with a thumping leg kick.
May avoids a kick to the body.

Karlo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
May scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlo.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Karlo fails to land.
A short left from Karlo.
May blocking some punches.
Karlo scores with a nice hook to the head.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for May.
May stalling in the clinch but Karlo improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlo.
Karlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by May.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
May lands a left hand.

Mario Karlo's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlo.
May wants to stall.
May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May blocking some punches.
Karlo pushes May back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
May is breathing heavily.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Karlo.
May is looking to control Karlo's arms but Karlo gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Karlo.
Karlo misses with a hook to the ribs.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karlo misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Mario Karlo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Karlo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before May can pounce on him.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karlo throws a half hearted mid kick.
May tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karlo is able to avoid easily.
Karlo misses with a jab to the body
and May counters with a good, hard body kick but Karlo shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from May.
May lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karlo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karlo throws a hook to the side of May's head but May sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May avoids the body shot from Karlo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Karlo.
May staying out of range there.
Karlo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karlo throws the kick towards the body but May avoids it.
May scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for May.
May lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for May.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May, as that shot connected.
May is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by May.
Karlo throws a body kick that misses
and May cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karlo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as May backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from May.
Karlo misses with an uppercut
and May counters with a two punch combo.
Karlo looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Mario Karlo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlo scores with a nice head shot.
May takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karlo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
May scores with a hook to the body. Karlo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlo throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Karlo.
The fighters circling - Karlo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract May.
May bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karlo misses with a body shot.
Karlo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karlo tries to clinch up but May circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlo throws a jab but it's blocked by May.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May ducks under a wild hook from Karlo.
May lands a jab to the head.
Karlo checks a leg kick nicely.
Karlo is looking to counter the offense by May and move into the clinch.
May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlo's sensitive parts.
Karlo takes a swing at May's ribcage but misses.
Karlo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karlo tried to score with a low kick but May checks it.
Karlo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
May appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karlo misses with a hook.
Karlo clobbers May with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karlo throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
May raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by May.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from May! But no joy.
Karlo throws a sloppy body shot
and May counters with a good low kick that Karlo was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlo looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karlo avoids a kick to the body.
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlo.
Karlo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. May doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlo is looking to land body kicks.
Karlo throws a shot from downtown. May moves away and avoids it.
May has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Karlo.
May takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlo. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from May. Those never looked like landing.
Karlo lands a slapping body shot.
Brad May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from May.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Karlo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karlo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Karlo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Karlo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.