PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graham
vs
Karl

177 cm
23
166 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Mason Graham has been cut.
Graham throws a jab when Karl was well out of range.
Karl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graham moves out of range of the leg kick from Karl.
Graham misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Karl misses its intended target.
Graham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karl slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Karl throws out a counter right but Graham avoids it with no problem.
Pernell Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karl looks to land a combination but Graham avoids it well.
Karl misses with a hook
and Graham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karl thinking.
Graham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham throws a hook but Karl avoids it easily.
Graham misses with a hook to the body
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Karl throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Graham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham is looking for a counter combo.
Karl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karl lands a glancing blow to the side of Graham's head.
Karl looks to land a combination but Graham avoids it well.
Graham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karl at a distance.
Graham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graham throws a sloppy body shot
and Karl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karl cracks Graham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karl misses with a wild body shot.
Graham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karl lands a glancing blow to the side of Graham's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graham's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl connects with a jab.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
Karl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Graham.
Karl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karl digs a good hook to Graham's body.
Karl is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Graham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graham misses with a straight left.
Karl throws a lazy right hand but Graham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a double jab.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
Karl slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Karl to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Graham is rocked!
Graham throws a right hand that misses
and Karl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graham cracks Karl with an open hand slap.
Karl looks to land a combination but Graham avoids it well.
Graham throwing a counter right hand but Karl manages to avoid it.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Graham misses the body punch
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karl throws a hook to the side of Graham's head but Graham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl misses the jab.
Graham throws a jab but it's blocked by Karl.
Graham seems to have got his legs back now.
Karl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham throwing a counter right hand but Karl manages to avoid it.
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Graham misses
and Karl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karl misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pernell Karl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Graham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham. Karl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graham walks into a straight right hand from Karl.
Karl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Karl misses.
Graham throwing a counter right hand but Karl manages to avoid it.
Karl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graham punishes Karl's body with a nice straight punch.
Karl takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Pernell Karl has been cut.
Graham 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 connects with a body shot.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Karl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graham.
Karl misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graham misses with a hook. Karl ducked under it nicely.
Karl lands with a nice combination. Graham backs away looking to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graham checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karl throws a lazy uppercut
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Graham scores with a nice head shot.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karl misses with a shot to the body
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl misses with an uppercut
and Graham counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karl's corner calls for a 1-2. Karl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Graham needs to keep his hands up - Karl had a free shot at his head there.

Mason Graham's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Karl is predictable there
and Graham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karl lands a body shot.
Graham misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
Karl scores with a jab to the head.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
Karl misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Graham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham cracks Karl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Karl counters with a right hand to the body.
Karl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karl's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karl duly obliges.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham takes a swing at Karl's ribcage but misses.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Karl slips the punch.
Karl lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graham.
Karl now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl throws out a powerful jab.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karl on the side of the head.
Karl blocks a jab.
Karl misses with a body kick.
Graham is looking to counter punch.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Karl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Mason Graham will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Graham moves away from the strike by Karl.
Graham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Karl misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
Karl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pernell Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Graham might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Karl.
As Karl looks to move away, Graham throws a big counter combo bu Karl just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl throws the left hand but Graham avoids the punch easily.
Graham connects with the punch.
Karl misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham is looking for a counter combo.
Karl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karl misses with a jab to the body
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graham.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Karl slips the punch.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karl at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Graham has knocked Karl down with a huge combo! Graham steps away and waves a wobbly Karl back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Karl is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karl is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Karl misses the target.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Karl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Karl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karl seems to have recovered his senses.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Karl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graham misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karl misses with a lunging right hand
and Graham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Pernell Karl's cut even more.
Karl cracks Graham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karl lands with a right hand.
Graham scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a body punch but Graham moves out of range.
Graham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karl misses with a wild body shot.
Karl throws a series of punches but Graham avoids them all with ease.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graham avoids the body shot from Karl.
Karl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Graham throwing a counter right hand but Karl manages to avoid it.
Karl falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Graham does it's job there.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws the left hand but Karl avoids the punch easily.
Karl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graham throws a right hand that Karl ducks under and follows up with a left that Karl also avoids with ease.
Karl throws a body punch but Graham moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karl looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
Graham thuds a left hand into Karl's body.
A jab lands there for Karl.
Karl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graham is out of range.
As Karl looks to move away, Graham throws a big counter combo bu Karl just gets out of the way.
Karl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Karl missing with a left hand there. Graham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

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