PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1319 p4p, 197 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 1244 p4p, 187 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Karlsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 300 Violin Orchestra . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wylde
vs
Karlsson

196 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

195 cm
36
218 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsson's head.

Wylde rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wylde won't allow it.
Wylde lands a right hand.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Wylde seems unphased.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Wylde counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Wylde finds it's target.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Wylde tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Karlsson.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Karlsson 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.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.

Wylde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.

Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Karlsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wylde. Wylde obviously looking to wear him down.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Wylde tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
Karlsson unleashes a big counter combination but Wylde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wylde throws a nice head kick!
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wylde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wylde digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wylde circles away quickly and effectively.
Karlsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wylde counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Wylde to acknowledge the strikes.

Karlsson is rocked!
Wylde throws an overhand right that has Karlsson reeling! Wylde follows up with more punches and Karlsson is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnar Wylde!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Wylde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.