PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Karr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Jole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Karr
vs
Jole

225 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Karr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Jole!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jole throws a right and a left that Karr avoids nicely.
Karr throws a nice head kick!
Karr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jole.
A slow jab from Jole misses its intended target.
Karr thuds his shin into the meat of Jole's side.
Karr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jole swings for the body but Karr moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Karr.
Karr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karr!
Karr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jole if he has to take too many more of those.
Karr lands a leg kick that knocks Jole off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jole misses with an uppercut.
Jole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jole misses with a wild body shot.
Jole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jole. Karr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karr throws a counter high kick but Jole was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jole's head.
Karr misses with a head kick.
Karr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jole moves out of range as Karr throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jole throws a series of punches but Karr moves out of range.
Jole blocks a head kick by Karr.
Jole throws a jab when Karr was well out of range.
Karr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karr tries to score with a low kick but Jole moves his leg out of the way.
Karr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jole.
Karr throws a head kick that misses.
Karr lands a leg kick that knocks Jole off balance momentarily.
Jole misses with a series of wild punches.
Karr connects with a leg kick. Jole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karr throws a sloppy head kick and Jole moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karr.
Karr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michael Karr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Karr.
Jole misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karr!
Karr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jole blocks a head kick by Karr.
Jole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karr scores with a head kick. Jole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jole swinging wildly here.
Karr throws a nice head kick!
Jole tries to bum rush Karr with a series of wild strikes but Karr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jole misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from Karr.
Jole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karr connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Karr.
Karr lands a head kick. Jole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karr blocks a jab.
Jole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karr can pounce on him.
Karr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jole's calf.
Jole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karr lands a head kick!
Karr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jole. That did some damage!
Karr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jole.
Karr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jole throws a right and a left that Karr avoids nicely.
Karr avoids the body shot from Jole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Karr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karr misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jole might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karr has got the better of the exchanges.
Karr cracks the inside of Jole's front leg.
Karr scores with a head kick. Jole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Karr.
Jole throws the left hand but Karr avoids the punch easily.
Jole takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jole throws out a counter right but Karr avoids it with no problem.
Karr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jole has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Karr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jole looks to land a combination but Karr avoids it well.
Karr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jole just manages to avoid it.
Karr throws a leg kick which misses Jole's front leg but catches the back leg as Jole tries to avoid it.
Karr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jole tries to bum rush Karr with a series of wild strikes but Karr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jole. That did some damage!
Karr misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jole! But no joy.
Karr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karr ducks under a wild hook from Jole.
Karr tried to counter with a leg kick but Jole avoided it.
Karr cracks the inside of Jole's front leg.
Karr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karr lands a head kick. Jole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karr is looking to slow Jole down with leg kicks.
Jole just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jole misses the target.
Karr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jole can do to turn this around?
Karr connects with a high kick.
Karr lands a head kick. Jole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karr moves away from the strike by Jole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karr throws a low kick but Jole avoids it.
Jole misses with a two punch combination.
Karr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jole's calf.
Karr is looking to slow Jole down with leg kicks.
Jole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karr moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Jole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karr lands with a kick to the temple. Jole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jole takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jole throws a series of punches but Karr moves out of range.
Michael Karr is winning the standup battle so far.
Karr throws a head kick but Jole moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karr pushes Jole away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karr scores with a head kick.
Jole just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jole. Karr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jole looks to throw the jab but Karr is out of range.
Karr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jole.
Black Jole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jole.
Karr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jole.
Jole just misses with a punch to the body.
Karr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karr throws a leg kick which misses Jole's front leg but catches the back leg as Jole tries to avoid it.
Jole lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jole misses with a jab to the body
and Karr counters with a solid body kick.
Karr thows a body kick. Jole tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Karr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karr moves away from the strike by Jole.
Karr throws a low kick but Jole moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Jole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karr lands a nice looking body kick.
Karr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karr. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Karr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Karr fakes the leg kick and cracks Jole in the body.
Karr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jole's calf.
Karr lands a head kick!
Karr ducks under a wild hook from Jole.
Karr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jole misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karr 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 Jole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jole throws out a counter right but Karr avoids it with no problem.
Jole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karr circles away quickly and effectively.
Karr lands with a slapping head kick.
Karr thumps Jole with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jole throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Karr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karr. That's going to slow Jole down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jole throws out a loose jab but Karr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karr lands a leg kick that knocks Jole off balance momentarily.
Jole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Jole does no damage.
Karr throws a leg kick which misses Jole's front leg but catches the back leg as Jole tries to avoid it.
Jole avoids the head kick by Karr.
Karr throws a front kick that sends Jole stumbling back into the cage.
Jole is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karr lands with a kick to the temple. Jole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jole misses with a hook. Karr ducked under it nicely.
Karr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jole's calf.
Jole takes a swing at Karr's ribcage but misses.
Karr blocks a jab.
Karr slips a jab from Jole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jole throws a hook to the side of Karr's head but Karr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karr is looking to chop away at Jole's legs.
Jole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jole if he has to take too many more of those.
Jole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karr.
Karr misses with a leg kick.
Jole unleashes a big counter combination but Karr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Karr.
Jole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karr misses with a head kick.
Jole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jole on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karr lands a leg kick that knocks Jole off balance momentarily.
Karr tries a head kick but it misses.
Karr connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karr connects with an inside leg kick.
Jole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jole! But no joy.
Karr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jole takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jole lands a right hook to the body.
Karr connects with an inside leg kick.
Michael Karr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karr lands a head kick!
Jole misses with a hook. Karr ducked under it nicely.
Jole swinging wildly here.
Karr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Jole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Black Jole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karr scores with a head kick. Jole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karr throws a solid leg kick but Jole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karr.
Karr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Karr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karr 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Karr!
Michael Karr thanked the fans post fight for their support.