PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karimov has chosen ACDC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

War
vs
Karimov

197 cm
35
212 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

185 cm
27
220 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War misses the body punch
letting Karimov counter with a right hand.
War throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Karimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karimov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. War doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by War misses
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Karimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karimov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by War.
War listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
War's corner calls for a 1-2. War obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karimov throws a body kick that misses
and War cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karimov looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
Karimov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
War throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karimov counters with a nice low kick that buckles War's knee momentarily.
Nice cross by Karimov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
War slips under a jab from Karimov.
Karimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Karimov.
War moves in looking to clinch but Karimov pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Karimov.
War throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Karimov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Karimov misses its intended target.
Karimov throws out a powerful jab.

War clinches with his opponent.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Karimov - that landed with a thud.

Karimov manages to break the clinch.
War motions for Karimov to come forward. War throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
War throws a lazy uppercut
and Karimov counters with a straight right hand.
Karimov scores with a jab to the head.
Karimov misses with a lunging right hand
and War counters with a nice uppercut.
Karimov scores with a punch to the head.
Karimov jabs War to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.

War rushes Karimov and presses him up against the cage.
Karimov is working War over against the cage.
Karimov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
Karimov misses with a body punch.

Karimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karimov manages to avoid it.
War takes a shot to the body in his stride.
War defending well as Karimov loads up on a big left hand.
War swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karimov misses with a leg kick
and War counters with a lovely straight right hand!
War takes a body punch but keeps moving.
War misses with an uppercut
and Karimov counters with a nice uppercut.
War throws a low kick but Karimov avoids it.
Donk. Karimov catches War right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karimov.
A little feinted left hand from War on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Karimov.
Karimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. War looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
War blocks the body kick.
Karimov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and War counters with a series of strikes. Karimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Karimov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karimov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Karimov misses.
War cracks the inside of Karimov's front leg.
Karimov looks to land a left hand but War moved out of range nicely.
Karimov with a hook.
Karimov takes one to the side of the head.
Karimov punishes War's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Karimov.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karimov.
War throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov 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.

War takes a shot to the body in his stride.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Karimov misses.
Karimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karimov throws a hook but War avoids it easily.
War is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
War misses with an attempted mid kick.
War lands with a good body shot.
War misses the jab.
Karimov scores with a nice right hand.
Karimov blocks the body kick.
Karimov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karimov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from War.
Karimov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from War finds it's way round the side to connect with Karimov's head.
War doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dasha Karimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karimov throws a body kick that misses.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from War.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Karimov as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Karimov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karimov.
War explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karimov.
War slips under a jab from Karimov.
That kick from War tenderised Karimov's leg. Karimov is trying to keep his angry face on.
War tries to clinch but Karimov is having none of it.
Karimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like War wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
War has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karimov lands with a nice body punch.
Karimov misses with a body shot.
War fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with an attempted mid kick.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Karimov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karimov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karimov scores with a body shot.
Karimov throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
War is looking to counter punch.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
Karimov punishes War's body with a nice straight punch.
Karimov misses with a straight left.
Karimov jabs at War's body.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karimov is able to avoid easily.
Karimov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
As Karimov tries to get set, War tries to push him back and clinch up but Karimov manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov connects with a body shot.
War moves in looking to clinch but Karimov pushes him off.
It seemed like Karimov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

War has Karimov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
Karimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karimov lands a hook that snaps the head of War backwards.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Karimov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from War.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karimov tries a body shot but War blocks it.
Karimov working War over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Holy War has been cut.
Karimov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov tries a body shot but War blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karimov.
Dasha Karimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karimov lands a nice shot to the body.
War throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karimov lands a nice shot to the body.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War prevents a body shot from Karimov.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War blocks a body shot from Karimov.
Karimov lands a body shot in the clinch.

Karimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Karimov.
Karimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping War under the eye.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karimov!
Karimov misses with a body punch
and War connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
War throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
War looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
Karimov swings for the body but War moves out of range.
Karimov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karimov ducks under a wild hook from War.
War attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Karimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karimov thumps War with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
War staying out of range there.
War throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karimov counters with an inside leg kick.
Karimov checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War tries to score with a low kick but Karimov moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Karimov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karimov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karimov lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karimov scores with a jab to the body.
Karimov swings for the body but War moves out of range.
War moves forwards but Karimov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karimov lands a nice hook to War's body. War takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karimov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
War pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karimov is out of range and War settles back down.
Karimov lands with an uppercut that bounces War off the cage and back into range.
Karimov connects with a leg kick. War looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
War tries a low kick but Karimov avoids it.
Karimov cracks War with a good jab.
Holy War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dasha Karimov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
War throws a head kick that misses
and Karimov counters with a low kick, right behind War 's knee.
War tries to clinch
and Karimov counters with a left to the body.
Karimov lands with a straight right. War didn't see that one coming.
War on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
War ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
War tries to counter by clinching up but Karimov breaks away and moves out of range.
Karimov's corner calls for a 1-2. Karimov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
War lands with a straight right. Karimov didn't see that one coming.
Karimov blocks a jab.
War misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karimov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karimov jabs War to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karimov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
War scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karimov doesn't seem bothered though.
Karimov moves away from the strike by War.
Karimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from War.
A jab from Karimov finds it's way through War's defenses.
Karimov moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
Karimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Karimov.
War has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karimov.
Karimov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karimov scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War throws out a loose jab but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karimov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
War misses with a hook
and Karimov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps War thinking.
Karimov misses with an uppercut.
War ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
War on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karimov slips under a jab from War.
Karimov thuds a left hand into War's body.
Nice shot by Karimov.
A slapping leg kick lands for War.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
Karimov feints a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dasha Karimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karimov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dasha Karimov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dasha Karimov made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.