PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Nyx (ranked 3060 p4p, 375 weight class) and Saif Karama (ranked 4362 p4p, 470 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nyx
vs
Karama

200 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Nyx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Karama!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karama misses with a body punch

and Nyx counters by clinching up.
Nyx connects with a knee to the head.
Nyx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Nyx - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karama can't break the clinch.
Karama swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyx misses with the head strike.
Nyx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nyx landing knees to the head.

It looks like Saif Karama has been cut.
Nyx really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nyx swings wildly with an uppercut but Karama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyx working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nyx stalling the fight.
Karama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nyx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karama backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karama throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karama is trying to push Nyx away but Nyx has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karama can't break the clinch.
Nyx scores with a shot to the side of Karama's head.
Karama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nyx throws a punch but it's blocked by Karama.
Nyx lands with a short shot to the head.
Nyx lands a hook that snaps the head of Karama backwards.
Karama misses with a punch on the inside.
Karama throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyx.
Karama misses with a body punch.
Karama is trying to push Nyx away but Nyx has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nyx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karama backwards.
Karama can't break the clinch.
Karama wants to break free but Nyx has control.
Nyx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karama throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyx.
Karama misses with some punches.
Karama tries a body shot but Nyx blocks it.
Nyx keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karama's efforts to push away.
Nyx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Nyx.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karama misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nyx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nyx looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Karama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karama.
Nyx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karama can't find room to land a body shot as Nyx controls the action.
Nyx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nyx lands a nice uppercut.

Karama is rocked!
Nyx has Karama pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Karama is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Nyx - that's hurt Karama badly! Oh, another knee lands and Karama is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Karama doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jacques Nyx!