PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadian Karskin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Blood Sugar - Pendulum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karskin Jr
vs
Kane

199 cm
25
279 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cadian Karskin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Merrick Kane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karskin Jr lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane works Karskin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice straight punches there by Karskin Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karskin Jr.
Kane misses with a body shot
and Karskin Jr counters with a left to the body.
Karskin Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karskin Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Kane looks gassed!
Karskin Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karskin Jr stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Karskin Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karskin Jr controlling from the top position.
Karskin Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane has momentary wrist control but Karskin Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Karskin Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karskin Jr distracts Kane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karskin Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karskin Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is trying to keep Karskin Jr in close.
Karskin Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karskin Jr trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Karskin Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karskin Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Karskin Jr wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt
and Karskin Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadian Karskin Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merrick Kane.
Kane throws a head kick that Karskin Jr semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane tries to clinch up.
Karskin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Karskin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
Karskin Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karskin Jr. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karskin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Nice shot lands for Karskin Jr.
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!
Karskin Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kane moves into the clinch.
Karskin Jr lands a body punch.
Karskin Jr is trying to break the clinch but Kane is controlling him.
Karskin Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Karskin Jr is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karskin Jr has his back to the cage.
Karskin Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karskin Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karskin Jr lands an uppercut.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Karskin Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Karskin Jr tries for a takedown but Kane manages to get underhooks.
Karskin Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kane up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karskin Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karskin Jr taking a breather.
Karskin Jr is trying to break free.
Karskin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Karskin Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karskin Jr tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Karskin Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karskin Jr misses with a body punch.
Kane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Karskin Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kane.
Karskin Jr works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karskin Jr manages to break the clinch.

Kane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karskin Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karskin Jr content to stall in guard here.
Karskin Jr trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Karskin Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Karskin Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Kane's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadian Karskin Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karskin Jr lands a body shot.
Karskin Jr tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kane clinches.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Karskin Jr is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karskin Jr backwards.
Karskin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karskin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Karskin Jr is blocking nicely.
Karskin Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kane prevents a body shot from Karskin Jr.
Kane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karskin Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karskin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Karskin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Cadian Karskin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karskin Jr lands with a shot to the body.
No luck for Karskin Jr with that takedown attempt.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karskin Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karskin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
Karskin Jr scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Karskin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Karskin Jr throws a shot to the body.
Kane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karskin Jr.
A punch combination from Karskin Jr misses.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Karskin Jr - just one landing.
Karskin Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karskin Jr fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karskin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Karskin Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Karskin Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karskin Jr 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.
Karskin Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karskin Jr scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karskin Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Karskin Jr digs a good body shot into Kane's ribs.
Karskin Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Karskin Jr is looking to wear down Kane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Karskin Jr.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane slips a jab from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karskin Jr. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karskin Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karskin Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kane staying out of range there.
Kane scores with a hook.
Karskin Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Kane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karskin Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karskin Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Karskin Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cadian Karskin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Karskin Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karskin Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karskin Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karskin Jr thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karskin Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karskin Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karskin Jr connects with the punch.
Karskin Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Karskin Jr duly obliges.
Karskin Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kane moves forwards but Karskin Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karskin Jr stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karskin Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadian Karskin Jr dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Kane dodges the punch combination from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Kane is rocked!
Karskin Jr lands with a cross.
Karskin Jr dips to his left and cracks Kane with an uppercut!
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Karskin Jr finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Karskin Jr.
A left lands for Karskin Jr.
Kane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr cracks Kane with a hook to the temple - Kane is on wobbly legs here! Karskin Jr swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kane falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Karskin Jr wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cadian Karskin Jr!