PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Umar Kwabena (ranked 5657 p4p, 3344 weight class) and John Karter (ranked 496 p4p, 377 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kwabena
vs
Karter

185 cm
21
190
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
190
1 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

Conviction

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Umar Kwabena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Karter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwabena lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umar Kwabena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwabena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter misses with a kick to the body
and Kwabena counters with an outside leg kick.
Kwabena tries to clinch there but Karter circles away.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Kwabena steps away.
A low kick from Karter is predictable there
and Kwabena counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Karter.
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Kwabena avoids it.
Karter keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwabena doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kwabena closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwabena.
Kwabena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwabena working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kwabena changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kwabena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a hook
and Kwabena counters with a nice leg kick.
Kwabena fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Kwabena's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kwabena tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter misses with a hook. Kwabena ducked under it nicely.
Kwabena wants to clinch.
Kwabena tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a combination
letting Kwabena counter with a right hand.
Kwabena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karter throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kwabena to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwabenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwabena connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kwabena rushes Karter and presses him up against the cage.
Kwabena lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kwabena lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwabena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwabena stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kwabena.
Karter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter lands a left hand.

Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwabena looks for the body kick but Karter saw that one coming.
Karter keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwabena closes the distance but Karter moves to the side
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Kwabena tries to clinch up
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwabena throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Karter finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwabena moves out of range of the body kick from Karter.

Kwabena moves into range and clinches up with Karter.
Kwabena digs a right hand underneath Karter's ribcage. Karter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwabena.
Karter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kwabena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwabena misses with some punches.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwabena controls his hands.
Kwabena is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karter is defending well.
Karter blocks a body shot from Kwabena.
Karter lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwabena backwards.

Kwabena turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kwabena content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Karter is not content to let Kwabena control the position.
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 Umar Kwabena 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.

Karter drops Kwabena with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kwabena looks back up at him and smiles so Karter waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Kwabena is rocked!
Kwabena wants to clinch

and Karter counters with a nice right hand that sends Kwabena toppling to the canvas! Kwabena scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karter finish him?!
Oh Kwabena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kwabena darts in and clinches Karter up against the cage.
Kwabena seems to have got his legs back now.
Karter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Karter.
Kwabena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kwabena.
A short right from Karter on the inside.

Karter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwabena has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kwabena misses with a right hand

and Karter counters with a nice right hand that sends Kwabena toppling to the canvas! Kwabena scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karter finish him?!
Kwabena wants to clinch up but Karter keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karter! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kwabena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karter, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwabena.
Kwabena throws a head punch that misses.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Kwabena controls the action.
Karter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Umar Kwabena has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kwabena throws a head punch that misses.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kwabena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Karter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwabena struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Karter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Karter misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwabena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Karter!
An out of breath John Karter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.