PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Karumaa (ranked 545 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 36 p4p, 70 weight class). Karumaa comes to the cage accompanied by MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid . Tico is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Kratos Karumaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tico Tico's chin.

Karumaa
vs
Tico

168 cm
29
137
16 - 11 - 0

163 cm
28
139
18 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karumaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Karumaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tico looks to score with a jab to the body but Karumaa is just out of range.
Tico throws a right hand that misses
and Karumaa counters with a straight right hand.
Tico misses with a shot to the body
and Karumaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tico misses with a two punch combination.
Karumaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karumaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice cross by Tico.
Karumaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karumaa.
Karumaa missing with a left hand there. Tico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Tico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Karumaa.
Karumaa misses with a leg kick
and Tico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karumaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tico on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Karumaa.
Tico is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karumaa scores with a hook.
Tico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karumaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tico.
Karumaa lands with a straight right. Tico didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but Tico sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karumaa jabs Tico right on the nose. Tico blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Tico has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karumaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Tico coming out on top.
Tico throws an off balance right hand
and Karumaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tico's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karumaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tico scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Karumaa misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tico! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
Karumaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tico walks into a stiff left hand from Karumaa.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karumaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico with the inside leg kick.
Karumaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karumaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karumaa takes one to the side of the head.
Tico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
Tico throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Kratos Karumaa has been cut.
Tico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tico misses with a lunging right hand
and Karumaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Karumaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karumaa. Karumaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karumaa avoids the body shot from Tico.
Karumaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tico moves out of range of the body kick from Karumaa.
Tico throws a poor cross that misses
and Karumaa counters with a leg kick.
Karumaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a hook
and Karumaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Tico tenderised Karumaa's leg. Karumaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karumaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karumaa looks to land a body kick but Tico moved away.
Tico throws a head kick that misses.
Tico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karumaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karumaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Karumaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Karumaa misses.
Tico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karumaa connects with the punch.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
and Karumaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos Karumaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kratos Karumaa'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.

Tico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karumaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Tico takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karumaa lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tico scores with a four punch combination!
Karumaa throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tico avoids a kick to the body.
Karumaa blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Karumaa - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Karumaa lands.
Karumaa stuns Tico with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karumaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tico can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Karumaa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karumaa looks to throw the jab but Tico is out of range.
Karumaa slips a jab and a cross from Tico.
A low kick from Karumaa misses
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karumaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karumaa slips a jab from Tico.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karumaa.
Karumaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Karumaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tico throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Karumaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karumaa lands with a straight right. Tico didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karumaa.
A shot to the liver by Karumaa. Beautiful body shot.
Kratos Karumaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Karumaa staying out of range there.
Karumaa connects with the punch.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Tico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karumaa throwing a counter right hand but Tico manages to avoid it.
Karumaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karumaa lands with a good body shot.
Karumaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tico counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tico throws a looping overhand right but Karumaa ducks down to avoid it.
Karumaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico avoids the body shot from Karumaa.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karumaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karumaa throws a low kick but Tico moves out of range easily.
Karumaa cracks Tico with a good jab.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karumaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tico's head.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karumaa.
Karumaa walks into a left hand.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tico throws a head kick but Karumaa moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa clobbers Tico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Tico misses
and Karumaa counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Karumaa.
Karumaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tico doesn't seem bothered though.
Karumaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tico thinks about the counter body kick.
A good leg kick by Tico.
Karumaa lands with a shot to the body.
Karumaa catches Tico with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Tico throws out a counter right but Karumaa avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Karumaa.
Karumaa looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karumaa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos Karumaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kratos Karumaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tico throws a shot to the body.
Tico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karumaa counters with a straight right hand.
Tico has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tico there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karumaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Tico counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tico might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karumaa has got the better of the exchanges.
Tico smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karumaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tico at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tico.
Karumaa scores with a body shot.
Jab from Karumaa.
Tico avoids the head kick by Karumaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karumaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Karumaa lands but Tico takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karumaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karumaa misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Tico. Those never looked like landing.
Tico throws a lazy uppercut
and Karumaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tico tries a low kick but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karumaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tico misses with a head kick.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Karumaa.
Tico appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karumaa lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Karumaa.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Karumaa does it's job there.
Karumaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karumaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Karumaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karumaa.
Karumaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karumaa needs to keep his hands up - Tico had a free shot at his head there.
Tico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karumaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Tico's head.
Tico moves out of range of the leg kick from Karumaa.
Tico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karumaa on the side of the head.
Tico scores with a jab. Karumaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a double jab.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
Karumaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tico blocks a leg kick.
Karumaa scores with a shot to the body.
Tico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karumaa moves out of range as Tico strikes.
Karumaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karumaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tico misses the jab.
Tico throws a lazy body kick
letting Karumaa counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tico's head backwards.
Tico cracks Karumaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tico throws a jab but it's blocked by Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tico misses with the combination.
Karumaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tico.
Tico misses with a head kick.
Kratos Karumaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karumaa connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Karumaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karumaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Karumaa!
Kratos Karumaa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.