PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Jesus Karter (ranked 477 p4p, 232 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 78 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karter
vs
Jukassa

180 cm
27
190
10 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
195
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pound Town INC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Jesus Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Jukassa moves out of range easily.
Karter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Karter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Karter misses
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
Karter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Jesus Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jukassa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Jukassa unleashes a big counter combination but Karter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Karter lands a head kick. Jukassa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Jukassa misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Jukassa ducks down to avoid it.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukassa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jukassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jukassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jukassa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jukassa slips a jab and a cross from Karter.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukassa misses with a looping left.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Jukassa. No joy for Karter on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zett Jukassa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jukassa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Karter catches Jukassa right on the button with a cross.
Karter tries for a takedown but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karter has his takedown stuffed
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa 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.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Karter.
Zett Jukassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karter misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karter with a body shot.
No luck for Karter with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Jesus Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Karter misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Karter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karter with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Karter looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
Karter misses with a hook
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karter throws a lazy head kick
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Karter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jukassa!

Jukassa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zett Jukassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jukassa staying out of range there.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Karter swings widly with a right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter with a poor takedown
and Jukassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter has his takedown stuffed
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Red Jesus Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zett Jukassa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Karter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karter thinking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jukassa or perhaps it was just good defense by Karter, which made it look bad.
Jab from Jukassa.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter throws a head kick but Jukassa moves out of range.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jukassa looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukassa throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jukassa in his tracks.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karter momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukassa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
In his post fight interview, Zett Jukassa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.