PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maroun Caboul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Karim looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Caboul
vs
Karim

197 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maroun Caboul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdul Karim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Caboul - just one landing.

It looks like Abdul Karim has been cut.
Karim looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Karim tries to clinch up but Caboul circles away and keeps his distance.
Karim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karim misses with a two punch combination.
Karim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Caboul - just one landing.
Karim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caboul lunges at Karim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karim's hand.
Caboul catches Karim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caboul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caboul connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Caboul cracks Karim with a big right hand and Karim goes down!

Karim is rocked!

That has opened up Abdul Karim's cut even more.
Caboul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karim is still in real trouble! Can Caboul finish him?
Caboul distracts Karim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caboul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karim keeping moving, preventing Caboul from controlling successfully.
Caboul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karim seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caboul lands a couple of digs.
Caboul wants to stand but Karim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caboul trying to control the position from guard on top but Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caboul working some strikes from top position.
Caboul scoring with some ground and pound.
Caboul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caboul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Caboul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caboul connects with a couple of short punches.
Caboul chips away with some ground and pound.
Caboul arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Karim's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maroun Caboul!