PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Karkmananis

195 cm
38
218 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
14 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karkmananis moves into range and clinches up with Bitch!.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karkmananis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karkmananis missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitch! is defending well for now.
Bitch! keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karkmananis's efforts to push away.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Karkmananis.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karkmananis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bitch! keeps control of Karkmananis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karkmananis.
A head punch on the inside from Bitch! fails to land.
Karkmananis lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis wants to stall.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.
Bitch! pushes Karkmananis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karkmananis lands an uppercut.
Bitch! doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karkmananis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! misses with a short punch on the inside.

Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bitch! motions for Karkmananis to come forward. Bitch! throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karkmananis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karkmananis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch! moves away.
Bitch! dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Bitch! circles away.
A jab from Bitch! misses.
A nice side step and Karkmananis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Karkmananis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitch! misses with a body shot.
Bitch! feints and then cracks Karkmananis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karkmananis down.
Bitch! bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bitch! throws a series of punches but Karkmananis avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Karkmananis does no damage.
Karkmananis checks a low kick from Bitch!.
A telegraphed right hand from Bitch! misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Bitch!.
Bitch! throws a body punch but Karkmananis moves out of range.

Karkmananis darts in and clinches Bitch! up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karkmananis has Bitch! pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but Bitch! avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Karkmananis shrugs off.

It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karkmananis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitch! throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karkmananis looks to land a right hand but Bitch! moved out of range.
Bitch! avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.

Karkmananis forces Bitch! back against the cage and clinches.
Bitch! creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karkmananis's defenses.
Karkmananis trying to control the position but instead, Bitch! has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karkmananis into the cage.
Bitch! lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
Bitch! lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bitch! misses with an elbow strike.
Karkmananis is looking to control Bitch!'s arms but Bitch! gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karkmananis has his back to the cage.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitch! blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
Karkmananis pushes Bitch! back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitch! swings wildly with an uppercut but Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitch! keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karkmananis's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.
Karkmananis slowing the pace effectively.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitch! working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis taking a breather.
Karkmananis blocks an uppercut.
Karkmananis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitch! is defending well for now.
Karkmananis can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.
Bitch! misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karkmananis is trying to stall.

Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
Karkmananis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up
and Bitch! counters with a right hand to the body.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitch! swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karkmananis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitch!.
Bitch! avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bitch! motions for Karkmananis to come forward. Bitch! throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Karkmananis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Karkmananis moves forwards but Bitch! connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bitch! throws a right and a left that Karkmananis avoids nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitch! circles away.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bitch! swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bitch! wants to clinch up but Karkmananis keeps it at a distance.
Karkmananis takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Karkmananis.
Bitch! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karkmananis can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Bitch! lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karkmananis doesn't seem phased though.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitch! swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Karkmananis moves into the clinch successfully.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.

That has opened up Nicolas Karkmananis's cut even more.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bitch! lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitch!.
A head punch on the inside from Karkmananis fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bitch! managing to block the knees to the body from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Karkmananis fails to land.
Karkmananis blocks an elbow strike.
Karkmananis tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Bitch! is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis is looking to control Bitch!'s arms but Bitch! gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karkmananis has his back to the cage.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bitch! lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! tries a body shot but Karkmananis blocks it.
Bitch! lands with a short shot to the head.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karkmananis blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! stalling against the cage.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis slowing the pace effectively.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch! working aggressively here.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Bitch! to work.
Bitch! throws a punch but it's blocked by Karkmananis.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Bitch! circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Bitch! on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bitch! circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis wants to clinch but Bitch! slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karkmananis looks to land a right hand but Bitch! moved out of range.
Bitch! swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karkmananis swinging wildly here.
A jab from Bitch! misses.
Bitch! swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitch! manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Bitch! circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karkmananis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitch! cracks Karkmananis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Bitch! pushes him off.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bitch! swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! misses with a wild body shot.
Karkmananis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitch!.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitch! swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitch! jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitch! dodges the punch combination from Karkmananis.
Bitch! throws a low kick, looking for Karkmananis's leg but Karkmananis calmly moves out of range.
Bitch! wants to clinch.
A jab from Karkmananis finds it's way through Bitch!'s defenses.
Bitch! keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitch! moves out of range of the body kick from Karkmananis.
Nice body punch from Karkmananis.
Bitch! listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James, Bitch! dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Karkmananis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Bitch! does it's job there.
Karkmananis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karkmananis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karkmananis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitch! moves away.
Rick James, Bitch! is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitch! scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bitch! darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Karkmananis has Bitch! up against the cage in a clinch.
Bitch! working aggressively here.
Karkmananis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bitch!.
Karkmananis looking to slow down the pace here.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karkmananis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karkmananis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bitch! uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Karkmananis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitch! is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karkmananis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitch! is defending well for now.
Bitch! misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karkmananis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitch! up against the cage.
Karkmananis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Karkmananis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitch! avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.
Karkmananis misses with the head strike.
Karkmananis is looking to control Bitch!'s arms but Bitch! gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karkmananis has his back to the cage.
Karkmananis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch!'s elbow.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karkmananis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karkmananis can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch! controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitch!.
Karkmananis tries to break the clinch but Bitch! is controlling the position.
Bitch! trying to land knees to the body.
Bitch! blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karkmananis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bitch!'s face.
Karkmananis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Karkmananis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bitch! takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karkmananis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitch! keeps the fight on the outside.
Bitch! avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitch!.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the head.
Karkmananis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bitch! counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitch! fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karkmananis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Karkmananis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis drops his hands momentarily and Bitch! takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bitch! missing with a left hand there. Karkmananis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bitch! moves into range and clinches up with Karkmananis.
Bitch! lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
Karkmananis takes an elbow to the temple.
Karkmananis trying to land knees to the body.
Bitch! lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karkmananis.
Karkmananis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karkmananis blocking some punches.
Karkmananis tries to work over Bitch!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karkmananis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bitch! lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bitch! taking a breather.
Bitch! lands with a light punch inside.

Karkmananis is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Bitch!.
Karkmananis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitch! finish him?
Bitch! missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis is trying to force a seperation but Bitch! has the dominant position.
Bitch! pushes Karkmananis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karkmananis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Bitch!.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karkmananis tries to break the clinch but Bitch! is controlling the position.
Bitch! lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Karkmananis to his knees! Bitch! keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Our winner, Rick James, Bitch!, 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.