PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Karpatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bo Karpatz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Karpatz
vs
Akiyama

182 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Karpatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karpatz cracks Akiyama with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Akiyama looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karpatz finish him?
Akiyama dives in and grabs Karpatz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karpatz pushes down on Akiyama's head and hops out.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karpatz fails to land with a series of punches.
Karpatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akiyama dodges the punch combination from Karpatz.
Karpatz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karpatz misses with a kick to the body.
Karpatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karpatz throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Karpatz misses with a head kick.

Akiyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Karpatz 's eye.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Akiyama.
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!
Akiyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Karpatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Karpatz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karpatz is breathing heavily.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Karpatz in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Bo Karpatz has been cut.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Karpatz 's eye.
Akiyama lands an elbow that stopped Karpatz in his tracks for a moment.

Karpatz is rocked!
Akiyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Karpatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karpatz blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Karpatz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Karpatz dodges an elbow strike from Akiyama.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karpatz's brow.
Karpatz seems to have got his legs back now.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Karpatz 's eye.
Akiyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karpatz's defenses.
Akiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Karpatz 's eye.
Akiyama creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Karpatz! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Akiyama.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masato Akiyama!