PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Caruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koty Kahtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Caruso
vs
Kahtin

185 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgie Caruso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koty Kahtin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahtin tries for a takedown but Caruso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caruso misses with a low kick.
Kahtin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kahtin blocks a low kick nicely.
Caruso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahtin.
Caruso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kahtin.
Caruso misses the jab.
Kahtin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahtin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caruso.
Caruso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kahtin.
Kahtin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kahtin tries to move into range but Caruso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caruso misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruso misses with a wild body shot.
Georgie Caruso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahtin shoots in but Caruso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caruso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Georgie Caruso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koty Kahtin.
Kahtin shoots in for a takedown but Caruso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Caruso. Those never looked like landing.
Kahtin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kahtin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caruso avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Caruso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahtin slips under a jab from Caruso.
Kahtin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahtin under the eye.
Kahtin shoots in but no luck this time.
Caruso tried to counter with a leg kick but Kahtin avoided it.
A slow jab from Caruso misses its intended target.
Caruso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caruso swings widly with a right hand
and Kahtin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caruso fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahtin has his takedown stuffed
and Caruso counters with a stiff right hand.
Kahtin looks winded!
Caruso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahtin has his takedown stuffed
and Caruso counters with a stiff right hand.
Caruso throws a leg kick that misses.
Caruso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caruso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Georgie Caruso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahtin tries to clinch up.
Caruso leaves Kahtin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caruso throwing a counter right hand but Kahtin manages to avoid it.
Caruso misses with a hook. Kahtin ducked under it nicely.
Kahtin moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahtin shoots in but no luck this time.
Caruso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahtin.
Caruso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caruso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kahtin is out of range and Caruso settles back down.
Kahtin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahtin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahtin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caruso throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caruso scores with a jab to the body.
Caruso misses with a double jab.
Kahtin slips a straight right by Caruso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgie Caruso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kahtin walks into a straight right hand from Caruso.
Caruso throws an overhand right that lands on Kahtin's shoulder, as Kahtin tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Kahtin.
Caruso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caruso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahtin can do to turn this around?
Kahtin darts in looking for a takedown but Caruso gets double underhooks and turns Kahtin into the cage.
Koty Kahtin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahtin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caruso looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahtin is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruso looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahtin is just out of range.
Kahtin dodges the punch combination from Caruso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahtin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caruso is fending him off so far but Kahtin persists. Nope, Caruso circles away and we're back to standing.
Kahtin defending well as Caruso loads up on a big left hand.
Kahtin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caruso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caruso misses with a looping left.
Kahtin slips a straight right by Caruso.
Caruso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahtin.
Kahtin walks into a straight right hand from Caruso.
Kahtin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caruso tries to avoid it but Kahtin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caruso to the ground. Caruso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Caruso misses the target.
Georgie Caruso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koty Kahtin.
Kahtin is breathing heavily.
Kahtin shoots in and drives through. Caruso sprawls well.
Caruso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caruso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kahtin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahtin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahtin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caruso jabs at Kahtin's body.
Caruso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahtin.
Despite the aggression on Kahtin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kahtin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caruso is fending him off so far but Kahtin persists. Nope, Caruso circles away and we're back to standing.
Caruso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kahtin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Caruso has got the better of the exchanges.
Caruso stuffs the takedown attempt from Kahtin. Kahtin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahtin staying out of range there.
Caruso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Caruso.
Kahtin shoots in for a takedown but Caruso shows good takedown defense.
A lazy left from Caruso finds it's target.
Caruso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caruso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kahtin on the side of the head.
Caruso throws a hook to the side of Kahtin's head but Kahtin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Caruso as he connects with a hook.
Caruso connects with a looping right hand.
Kahtin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caruso swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahtin moves away.
Caruso throws a hook but Kahtin blocks it.
Georgie Caruso is winning the standup battle so far.
Caruso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kahtin at a distance.
Kahtin slips a jab from Caruso.
Caruso misses with a few strikes there.
Kahtin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Caruso looks to land a right hand but Kahtin moved out of range.
Kahtin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Caruso defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caruso misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Kahtin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caruso misses with a hook. Kahtin ducked under it nicely.
Caruso swings for the body but Kahtin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgie Caruso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Caruso throws an off balance right hand
and Kahtin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahtin looks for a takedown but Caruso sprawls well.
Kahtin checks a leg kick.
Caruso lands with a right hand.
Kahtin looks to score with a jab to the body but Caruso is just out of range.
Kahtin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Kahtin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahtin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahtin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahtin has a takedown stuffed.
Caruso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahtin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caruso circles away.
Georgie Caruso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koty Kahtin.
Caruso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahtin moves away.
Kahtin moves away from the strike by Caruso.
Caruso stalks Kahtin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kahtin's face. Kahtin staggers backwards, shaken.
Kahtin avoids the body shot from Caruso.
Kahtin slips a straight right by Caruso.
Caruso thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Kahtin misses.
Caruso throws the left hand but Kahtin avoids the punch easily.
Caruso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kahtin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruso throws an overhand right that lands on Kahtin's shoulder, as Kahtin tries to avoid the shot.
Caruso lands with an uppercut that bounces Kahtin off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Kahtin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kahtin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caruso swivels and escapes.
Caruso misses with a looping left.
Kahtin is looking for the big counter here.
Caruso misses with an uppercut.
Kahtin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caruso lands a jab to the nose.
Caruso slips under a jab from Kahtin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahtin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Caruso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahtin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Caruso is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kahtin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caruso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kahtin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kahtin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kahtin slips a straight right by Caruso.
Nice sprawl there from Caruso as Kahtin shoots in.
Kahtin slips a straight right by Caruso.
Kahtin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Caruso throws a leg kick that misses.
Koty Kahtin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caruso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahtin manages to avoid it.
Caruso throws a body shot but no joy.
Caruso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Kahtin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruso missing with a left hand there. Kahtin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahtin feints the counter takedown.
Caruso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahtin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahtin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahtin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caruso's waist but Caruso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kahtin off to one side.
Kahtin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caruso.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caruso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahtin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahtin! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caruso.
Georgie Caruso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Caruso. That snapped Kahtin's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Caruso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caruso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgie Caruso!