PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Nagkta (ranked 5774 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 645 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nagkta
vs
Karjalainen

193 cm
23
210
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
211
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 London, Judah Nagkta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagkta misses with a straight left.
Nagkta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karjalainen. That one must have hurt.
Nagkta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karjalainen. Karjalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nagkta tests Karjalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah Nagkta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagkta throws a lazy uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Judah Nagkta has been cut.
Karjalainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nagkta on the side of the head.
Karjalainen drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nagkta's head, knocking him out cold! Karjalainen is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Karjalainen!
Karl Karjalainen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.