PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Irving has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Karlsson's chin.

Karlsson
vs
Irving

185 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

MayheM sportswear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Irving's shoulder, as Irving tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson throws a right hand that Irving ducks under and follows up with a left that Irving also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Irving.
Irving unleashes a big counter combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irving throws a head kick that half lands.
Irving displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with an overhand left.
Irving will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Irving avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irving connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Irving just misses with a punch to the body.
Irving uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Irving fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Irving misses with the combination.
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a swing at Irving's ribcage but misses.
Irving blocks a jab.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Irving is just out of range.
Irving takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irving walks into a stiff left hand from Karlsson.
Nice body punch from Karlsson.
Irving lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irving looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Irving missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Irving wants to land a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irving tries to move into range but Karlsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irving on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irving staying out of range there.
Irving fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Irving ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Irving scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irving moves away.
Irving on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Irving misses.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Irving manages to avoid it.
Irving takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Irving moved out of range nicely.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irving.
Irving walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karlsson.
Irving swings widly with a right hand
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Irving defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Irving misses.
Irving moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irving displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irving fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Irving moves out of range.
Irving throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Karlsson swings for the body but Irving moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Irving throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Irving scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Irving slips the punch.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Irving is just out of range.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irving manages to avoid it.
Irving lands with a straight right. Karlsson didn't see that one coming.
Karlsson avoids the head kick by Irving.
Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karlsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Irving's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
Karlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irving moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Irving looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Irving does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irving with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karlsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Karlsson tries to bum rush Irving with a series of wild strikes but Irving uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Irving.
Karlsson scores with a jab. Irving acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irving stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Karlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Irving misses with the combination.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irving lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Irving moves out of range of the strikes.
Irving is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the body.
Karlsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Irving is looking for the big counter here.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irving stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irving with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Irving doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Irving as he connects with a hook.
Irving needs to keep his hands up - Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Karlsson is rocked!
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irving.
Oh Karlsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karlsson throws a right hand that Irving ducks under and follows up with a left that Irving also avoids with ease.
Karlsson throws out a powerful jab.
Karlsson feints a jab promting Irving to slip. Karlsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Irving slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Irving moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Karlsson scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irving was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Irving moves away from the strike by Karlsson.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Irving might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karlsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Karlsson swinging wildly here.
Irving throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irving can do to turn this around?
Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irving has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karlsson misses with a body shot
and Irving counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irving counters with a left to the body.
Irving uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Irving misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Irving lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irving scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irving moves away.
Irving walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Karlsson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Irving swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Karlsson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Irving!