PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 1664 p4p, 23 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 1230 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to West Side Connection Bow Down. Karlsson has chosen Carolus Rex - Sabaton as his entrance music. Kalle Karlsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

George
vs
Karlsson

186 cm
35
227 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

215 cm
33
295 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
George misses with a body punch
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from George.
Horrible takedown attempt by George or perhaps it was just good defense by Karlsson, which made it look bad.
Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from George.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
George drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from George. George gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
George blocks a jab.
George is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George scores with a kick to the midsection.
George ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
George moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.

George shoots in and bounces Karlsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but George is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
George throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
George throws a big right hand that misses.
George advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
George working the ground and pound.

It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut.

George is trying to get an arm triangle but Karlsson is defending well.

George tries for a kimura but Karlsson is defending well.
George fails to land a wild elbow strike.

George swings around for an armbar but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into George's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Karlsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. George swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
George has a closed guard, preventing Karlsson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karlsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karlsson wants to stand but George has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karlsson throws a strike but George rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

George throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

George drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karlsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karlsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karlsson!

George tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

George changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karlsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

George is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karlsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karlsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, George asserts his dominance and retains side control.

George looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

George swings around for an armbar but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into George's guard.
George has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George pulls Karlsson in to control the position.
George preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is stalling in the full guard.
George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tearrius George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karlsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karlsson tries to stand but George is controlling from the bottom.
George keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
George being controlled here, momentarily.

Karlsson gets to his feet - George follows without any prompting.
George thuds a left hand into Karlsson's body.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karlsson! But no joy.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
George thows a body kick. Karlsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George shoots for a takedown but Karlsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karlsson! But no joy.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
George feints a jab promting Karlsson to slip. George then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karlsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George slips under a jab.
George misses with a takedown
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

George shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karlsson is trying to defend but George finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

George is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
George takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

George is looking for a kimura but Karlsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for George to get the leverage.

George is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Karlsson is just riding it out for now. George eventually gives up the hold.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kalle Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Kalle Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from George lands but Karlsson takes it in his stride.
George wants to clinch up but Karlsson keeps it at a distance.
No luck for George with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from George both land. Nice combination.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Karlsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by George misses
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.
George misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
George is looking to wear down Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

George closes the distance and pushes Karlsson back into the cage.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George misses with the head strike.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tearrius George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tearrius George's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George feinted with a counter takedown.
George lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
George drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George misses with a looping right.
Karlsson digs a good hook to George's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a push kick but Karlsson slaps the foot to one side.
George tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from George is predictable there
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jeez, Tearrius George's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kalle Karlsson!
Kalle Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.