PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjalainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chamakh
vs
Karjalainen

168 cm
46
159 lbs
42 - 20 - 6

171 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 6, fighting out of Hilo, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Karjalainen lands a left and a right that send Chamakh crashing to the mat, dazed. Karjalainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Chamakh is rocked!

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Chamakh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karjalainen drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Chamakh's head, knocking him out cold! Karjalainen is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teemu Karjalainen!
Teemu Karjalainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.