PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 2239 p4p, 2320 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 281 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pratoomwong
vs
Karjalainen

195 cm
27
211
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
27
211
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Karjalainen misses its intended target.
Pratoomwong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karjalainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Chakrit Pratoomwong has been cut.
Jab by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen slips a jab and a cross from Pratoomwong.
Pratoomwong swinging wildly here.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karjalainen.
Pratoomwong misses with a head kick.
Pratoomwong throws a head kick but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pratoomwong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karjalainen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pratoomwong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karjalainen with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karjalainen tried to score with a low kick but Pratoomwong checks it.
Chakrit Pratoomwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pratoomwong throws a sloppy head kick

and Karjalainen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pratoomwong! Karjalainen lets Pratoomwong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Pratoomwong is rocked!
Pratoomwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Pratoomwong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pratoomwong is breathing heavily.
Karjalainen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pratoomwong tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Karjalainen wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Karjalainen!
Karl Karjalainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.