PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin comes into the arena with his shirt says "bout to smack the stepchild out you" blaring out of the sound system. Chris Karter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fuujin
vs
Karter

175 cm
28
146 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Fuujin with a poor takedown
and Karter counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuujin works Karter's body with a nice hook.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuujin.
Fuujin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuujin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with an outside leg kick.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuujin throws out the jab.
Fuujin scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Fuujin scores with a leg kick.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
And Karter responds with a good body kick, but Fuujin manages to step out the way in time.
Karter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Fuujin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuujin.

Fuujin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karter's half guard.

Fuujin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuujin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter wants to get back to full guard.

Fuujin wants to work for an arm triangle but Karter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karter trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fuujin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fuujin is trying to control. Karter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karter tries to get to full guard but Fuujin has control of the leg.
Karter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Fuujin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Fuujin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fuujin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin trying to control from half guard but Karter is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Fuujin is working for a submission of some sort.
Fuujin stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuujin misses with a leg kick
and Karter counters with an inside leg kick.
Chris Karter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin has his takedown stuffed
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin misses with a body punch
and Karter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuujin tries to score with a low kick but Karter moves his leg out of the way.
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fuujin scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter lands a jab to Fuujin's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuka Fuujin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuujin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Fuujin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuujin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Fuujin tries to score with a low kick but Karter moves his leg out of the way.
Fuujin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karter circles away.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuujin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuujin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin misses with a kick to the body
and Karter counters with a left to the body.
Karter misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuujin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuujin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Fuujin had a free shot at his head there.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuujin can pounce on him.
Fuujin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuujin is just out of range.
Chris Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuujin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuujin tries to counter with a takedown but Karter is quick to defend against it.
Karter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fuujin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karter but Karter pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter connects with a solid leg kick.
Karter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fuujin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuujin connects with a solid leg kick.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Fuujin had a free shot at his head there.
Fuujin is looking to wear down Karter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuujin is defended easily by Karter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuka Fuujin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Fuujin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
That kick from Karter tenderised Fuujin's leg. Fuujin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karter scores with the left hand. Fuujin knows he should have avoided that one.
Karter thuds a left hand into Fuujin's body.
Karter throws a solid leg kick but Fuujin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karter.
Karter punishes Fuujin's body with a nice straight punch.
Karter moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuujin.
Fuujin closes the distance and clinches up with Karter, looking for a takedown. Fuujin pushes Karter against the cage but Karter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Karter.
Fuujin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karter.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuujin counters with an outside leg kick.
Karter keeps Fuujin at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuujin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karter's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Karter working a defensive guard here.
Fuujin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Karter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fuujin closes the distance and clinches up with Karter, looking for a takedown. Fuujin pushes Karter against the cage but Karter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuujin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fuujin 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.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the head.
Karter dips to his left and cracks Fuujin with an uppercut!
Fuujin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter takes a swing at Fuujin's ribcage but misses.
Fuujin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuujin misses with a straight left.
Fuujin keeps Karter at a distance using the push kick.
Fuujin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karter momentarily.
Fuujin misses with a looping right.
Fuujin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fuujin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Fuujin has closed the distance and engaged Karter in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karter wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fuujin as Karter tries to tie him up.
Karter throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuujin.
Fuujin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karter's efforts to push away.
Karter tries a body shot but Fuujin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuujin.
Fuujin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fuujin misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuujin throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karter is trying to break the clinch but Fuujin has him pressed against the cage.
Karter lands a shoulder strike.
Fuujin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karter scores with a shot to the side of Fuujin's head.
Fuujin blocks a body shot from Karter.
Karter prevents a body shot from Fuujin.

Fuujin jumps guard and drags Karter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Fuujin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karter has passed into half guard!
Fuujin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karter is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is looking to improve his position.
Fuujin trying to control from the bottom.
Karter trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Chris Karter just about did enough to take it.
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.

Karter thuds a left hand into Fuujin's body.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karter as he avoids it easily.
Karter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Fuujin off balance momentarily.
Karter throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin throws a lazy body kick
and Karter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuujin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fuujin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karter doesn't seem bothered though.
Karter throws a chopping leg kick but Fuujin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Fuujin moved out of range nicely.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter shapes to counter with a head kick.
Karter cracks Fuujin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Fuujin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fuujin is in Karter's guard.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Fuujin looking to sit in guard and control but Karter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fuujin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karter preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fuujin is looking for a triangle but Karter pushes his legs off easily.
Karter trying to control but Fuujin is working from the bottom.
Karter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fuujin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter wants to control from the top but Fuujin keeps moving.

Fuujin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter advances position into side control!
Kazuka Fuujin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuujin regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Fuujin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karter pulls his head out easily.
Karter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karter prevents Fuujin from improving his position.
Fuujin is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuujin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Karter dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fuujin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fuujin showed some decent athleticism there.
Fuujin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuujin is pressing down on Karter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karter is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin is trying to control. Karter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuujin is working for a kimura but Karter is defending it quite comfortably.
Karter is controlling Fuujin's trapped leg to prevent Fuujin from advancing to side control.
Karter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuujin is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter cracks Fuujin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fuujin tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuujin misses with a two punch combination.
Kazuka Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin shoots in for a double leg but Karter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fuujin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karter pinned against the cage. Karter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fuujin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karter defends well and Fuujin ends up having to push Karter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuka Fuujin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuujin throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuujin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karter counters with a nice leg kick.
Fuujin takes one on the button.
Karter digs a good body shot into Fuujin's ribs.
Karter feints a jab promting Fuujin to slip. Karter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuujin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Fuujin catches Karter right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Karter.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuujin is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Karter.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuujin manages to avoid it.
Fuujin thuds his right hand into Karter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karter.
A slow jab from Fuujin misses its intended target.
As Fuujin backs off Karter throws a huge counter combo but Fuujin manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuujin. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karter. Karter obviously looking to wear him down.
Karter throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuujin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karter's waist but Karter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuujin off to one side.
Fuujin avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Karter.
Chris Karter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karter digs a good body shot into Fuujin's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Karter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Karter!
Chris Karter looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I piss excellence! Open your mouth Harris and drink my excellence. I want Brophy.'.