PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugrahan Alparslan Karakas (ranked 5658 p4p, 4701 weight class) and Jack Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 571 weight class). Karakas is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Bugrahan Alparslan Karakas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Karakas
vs
Hanson

185 cm
25
198
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bugrahan Alparslan Karakas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karakas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hanson is looking to slow Karakas down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Karakas is looking for a counter combo.
Hanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karakas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanson sprawls and moves away.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson throws a head kick that Karakas semi-blocks.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Karakas is looking to counter the offense by Hanson and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
Karakas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jack Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Karakas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Hanson looks to move away, Karakas throws a big counter combo but Hanson just gets out of the way.
Hanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
Karakas is looking for a counter combo.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Karakas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karakas moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanson.
As Hanson looks to move away, Karakas throws a big counter combo but Hanson just gets out of the way.
Hanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karakas is out of range.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Karakas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakas avoids the head kick by Hanson.
It looked like Karakas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanson.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Karakas attempts a counter takedown but Hanson avoids it well and moves away.
Karakas slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Hanson lands a leg kick that knocks Karakas off balance momentarily.
Hanson throws a right hand that Karakas ducks under and follows up with a left that Karakas also avoids with ease.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karakas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karakas back to the cage. Hanson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Karakas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Karakas attempts a counter takedown but Hanson avoids it well and moves away.
A low kick from Hanson is predictable there

and Karakas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karakas controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hanson seems keen to control Karakas's posture.
Karakas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karakas postures up in Hanson's guard and throws a big left but Hanson blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hanson dominated that round.
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.

A head kick misses from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Karakas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body.
Hanson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karakas.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Karakas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karakas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karakas is looking to counter the offense by Hanson and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a low kick as Karakas jumps back.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karakas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanson tried to score with a low kick but Karakas checks it.
Hanson is looking to chop away at Karakas's legs.
Karakas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hanson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karakas eats them both and turns towards Hanson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karakas avoids the head kick by Hanson.
Karakas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Karakas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karakas tries to counter with a takedown but Hanson is quick to defend against it.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
Karakas appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakas blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Hanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Karakas avoids them all with ease.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson throws a lazy head kick
and Karakas counters with a left and a right that stings Hanson.
Hanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Bugrahan Alparslan Karakas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Karakas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses
and Karakas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Karakas avoids nicely.
Hanson throws a wild body kick that Karakas sees coming a mile off.
Karakas blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
As Hanson tries to get set, Karakas tries to push him back and clinch up but Hanson manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses

and Karakas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Karakas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson scores with a head kick. Karakas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Karakas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses
and Karakas counters with a series of strikes. Hanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karakas blocks a head kick by Hanson.
A lazy body kick from Hanson
and Karakas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karakas counters with a one-two to the body.
Karakas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanson can pounce on him.
Karakas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karakas.
Karakas avoids the head kick by Hanson.
Jack Hanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
Karakas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Hanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a head kick. Karakas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karakas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanson throws a leg kick
and Karakas counters with a series of strikes. Hanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Karakas counters with a left and a right that stings Hanson.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karakas counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karakas.
Karakas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karakas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson throws the kick towards the body but Karakas avoids it.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karakas.
Karakas is looking to counter the offense by Hanson and move into the clinch.
Karakas blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Karakas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanson.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Karakas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Karakas tries to counter by clinching up but Hanson breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karakas's sensitive parts.
Karakas avoids the head kick by Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Karakas moves out of range easily.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karakas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Bugrahan Alparslan Karakas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karakas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Karakas tries to counter with a takedown but Hanson is quick to defend against it.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karakas throws a big counter combination but Hanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body
and Karakas counters with a left and a right that stings Hanson.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Karakas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karakas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karakas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Karakas checks the leg kick.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Karakas checks it.
Karakas is looking for a counter combo.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Karakas tries to counter with a takedown but Hanson is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Hanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karakas attempts a counter takedown but Hanson avoids it well and moves away.
Jack Hanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karakas blocks a head kick by Hanson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanson!