PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Karamarko (ranked 7280 p4p, 587 weight class) and Hammer Time Cant Touch This (ranked 8334 p4p, 615 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karamarko
vs
Time Cant Touch This

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Karamarko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hammer Time Cant Touch This!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cant Touch This fails with the takedown

and Karamarko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karamarko lands with a left to the head.
Karamarko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karamarko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cant Touch This wants a takedown but no success here.
Karamarko presses Cant Touch This against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karamarko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Karamarko on the inside.
Cant Touch This's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Karamarko.
Karamarko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamarko scores with a shot to the side of Cant Touch This's head.

Cant Touch This is rocked!
Karamarko lands a shoulder strike.
Cant Touch This is still on wobbly legs! Can Karamarko finish him?

It looks like Hammer Time Cant Touch This has been cut.
Cant Touch This looks winded!
Karamarko throws a punch but it's blocked by Cant Touch This.
Come on Karamarko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cant Touch This is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karamarko is defending well.
Ivan Karamarko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Time Cant Touch This.
Cant Touch This blocking some punches.
Karamarko throws a punch but it's blocked by Cant Touch This.
Karamarko working aggressively here.
Karamarko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cant Touch This blocks an uppercut.
Karamarko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karamarko working aggressively here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cant Touch This has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karamarko.
Karamarko swings wildly with an uppercut but Cant Touch This uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cant Touch This seems to have recovered his senses.
Cant Touch This takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Karamarko.
Karamarko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Karamarko.
Cant Touch This is trying to pull guard but Karamarko has him pressed against the cage.
Karamarko lands a shoulder strike.
Karamarko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Karamarko as the two fighters clinch.
Karamarko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cant Touch This! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Karamarko is unloading with more strikes now! Cant Touch This drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Karamarko!