PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razkan Karmax (ranked 1202 p4p, 668 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 152 p4p, 90 weight class). Karmax's entrance music is BloodSports. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karmax
vs
Rodgers

184 cm
30
177
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
33
171
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Razkan Karmax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karmax loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers , as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodgers .
Karmax throws a right and a left that Rodgers avoids nicely.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karmax checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Karmax fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully.

Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers feints and then cracks Karmax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karmax down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karmax misses with a looping right.
Karmax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Karmax.
Rodgers feints a counter leg kick.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karmax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karmax digs a good body shot into Rodgers 's ribs.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Rodgers is predictable there
letting Karmax counter with a right hand.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karmax.
Karmax needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karmax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodgers misses with a body shot
enabling Karmax to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karmax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodgers jabs Karmax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karmax slips a straight right by Rodgers .
A quick step to the side and Karmax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers walks into a jab.
Rodgers throws a nice head kick!
Rodgers slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Karmax takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karmax moves away.
Karmax circles away from the clinch attempt

and Karmax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karmax wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Karmax stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .

Rodgers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karmax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karmax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karmax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Rodgers looking for subs off his back but Karmax has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karmax scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodgers wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodgers is looking to control Karmax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodgers avoid being mounted?
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Karmax 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.
Karmax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Karmax.
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!
Karmax prevents Rodgers from improving his position.
Karmax scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod.
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.

Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karmax doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers scores with a hook.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers stuns Karmax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Rodgers .
Karmax swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers sizes up Karmax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Rodgers clinches up with Karmax and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Karmax can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
Karmax lands a body shot.
Karmax presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Karmax.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karmax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karmax.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Karmax blocks it.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Karmax controls the action.
A short left from Karmax.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rodgers tightens his grip and picks Karmax up, before dumping him to the ground. Karmax manages to land in guard.
Karmax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karmax pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Karmax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Karmax.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is fighting to break Karmax's control of his arms but Karmax is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rodgers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax is trying to hold Rodgers in close to prevent damage but Rodgers has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karmax keeps working.
Karmax tries to get to full guard but Rodgers has control of the leg.
Karmax wants to control but Rodgers is keeping busy.
Rodgers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karmax manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karmax wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a solid left hand.
Rodgers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodgers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karmax has control of Rodgers 's left arm, preventing Rodgers from doing any damage.
Rodgers is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
Rodgers lands a couple of elbows.
Karmax wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karmax is keeping the position for now.
Karmax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Razkan Karmax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodgers taking some punishment here, with Karmax in his half guard.
Rodgers is trying to get back to full guard.

Rodgers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Karmax is controlling well.
Rodgers has a hand on Karmax's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Karmax takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Karmax with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodgers to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Rodgers .
Rodgers connects with a crisp jab.
Rodgers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karmax counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karmax.
Karmax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karmax is looking to wear down Rodgers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Rodgers .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Karmax slips the punch.
Karmax is looking to counter punch.
Karmax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karmax misses with a body shot.
Rodgers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Karmax is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karmax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karmax takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Karmax didn't see that one coming.
Karmax feints and then cracks Rodgers 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.
Karmax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Karmax checks it.
Karmax misses with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Karmax misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karmax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodgers .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karmax scores with a jab to the head.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karmax lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Karmax misses its intended target.
Rodgers throws a leg kick which misses Karmax's front leg but catches the back leg as Karmax tries to avoid it.
Karmax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers feints a counter leg kick.
Rodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers scores with a nice strike.
Rodgers scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Rodgers .
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
As Rodgers tries to get set, Karmax tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodgers manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Karmax circles away easily
and Karmax counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karmax.
Keith Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karmax blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers .
Karmax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodgers finds it's way round the side to connect with Karmax's head.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karmax.
Rodgers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karmax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Karmax dips to his left and cracks Rodgers with an uppercut!
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karmax thuds a left hand into Rodgers 's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karmax lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karmax ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rodgers out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razkan Karmax!
A very excited looking Razkan Karmax made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.