PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kristofferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Kar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kristofferson
vs
Kar

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
239 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Kristofferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Kar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kristofferson looking for a takedown.
Kar slowing the pace effectively.

Kar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kristofferson is controlling him.
Kar controlling the position.
Kar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kristofferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kar has Kristofferson pulled in close to control his posture.
Kristofferson working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kristofferson gets to his feet - Kar follows without any prompting.

Kar clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Kar to work.
Kristofferson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kristofferson is breathing heavily.
Kar is trying to break free.
Kar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kar - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Kristofferson.
Kar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kristofferson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kristofferson takes a shot to the head.
Kar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kristofferson's defenses.
Kristofferson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kar breaks from the clinch.

Kar moves into the clinch.

Kar breaks the clinch.
Kristofferson tries to clinch up

and Kar moves into the clinch.

Kar jumps guard and drags Kristofferson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kar has a closed guard, preventing Kristofferson from standing up.

Kar wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kristofferson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristofferson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kar connects with a decent elbow.

Kar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kristofferson to his feet.

Kar scores with a takedown into Kristofferson's guard.
Kar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kristofferson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kristofferson is looking to stand up but Kar isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Kar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Kar pushes Kristofferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kar is pressed up against the cage. Kristofferson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kar down to the mat. Kar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kristofferson looks to clinch

and Kar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kristofferson clinches with his opponent.
Kristofferson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kar.
Kristofferson landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kristofferson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kar swinging wildly here.

Kar instigates a clinch.
Kristofferson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kristofferson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kar tries to pull guard but Kristofferson won't allow it.
Chris Kristofferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Kar.
Kristofferson with a knee to the head.

Kar breaks the clinch.
Kristofferson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kar.
Kar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kar rushes Kristofferson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristofferson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kristofferson prevents the takedown attempt.
Kar tries to circle away but Kristofferson has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Kar on the inside.
Kristofferson pushes Kar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kristofferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Kar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kar.
Kar stands up over Kristofferson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kar works over Kristofferson with some ground and pound from guard.
Kar distracts Kristofferson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kristofferson, up you get!

Kar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kristofferson!

Kar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kristofferson is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kristofferson gets to his feet. Kar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kar forces Kristofferson back against the cage and clinches.

Kar pulls guard effortlessly.
Kristofferson pushing down on Kar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kristofferson is trying to work for a kimura but Kar is defending well.
Kristofferson prevents Kar from standing back up.
Kristofferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kar defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristofferson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristofferson is trying to control. Kar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kristofferson is pressing down on Kar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kar is holding on for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kristofferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kar moves away.
Kristofferson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kristofferson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kristofferson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kristofferson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kar goes for a takedown attempt but Kristofferson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kristofferson closes the distance looking to clinch

so Kar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristofferson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kar landing with the ground and pound.
Kristofferson has his hands on Kar's head, controlling the position.

Kristofferson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kristofferson is looking to clinch but Kar is avoiding it.

Kar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kristofferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kar stalling.

Kar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kristofferson looks to clinch

and Kar counters by moving into the clinch.

Kristofferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kar tries to clinch up but Kristofferson circles away and keeps his distance.

Kristofferson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kar leaning against his opponent.

Kar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kar is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristofferson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kar's head.
Kar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kristofferson.
A head kick misses from Kar.
Chris Kristofferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kar moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Kar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kristofferson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kristofferson darts in trying to clinch
and Kar counters with a two punch combo.

Kar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kristofferson, pushing him back against the cage.

Kar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Kristofferson - just one landing.

Kar pushes Kristofferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kar stalling the fight.
Kar tries to pull guard but Kristofferson won't allow it.
Kristofferson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kar landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Kar successfully pulls guard.
Kristofferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kar is retaining full guard.
Kristofferson throws a strike but Kar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kar gets to his feet - Kristofferson follows without any prompting.
Kar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristofferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kristofferson shoots in and drives through. Kar sprawls well.
Kar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristofferson as he jumps to the side.
Kar shoots in for a double leg but Kristofferson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Kristofferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Kar.
Kristofferson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kar.
Kar slaps away a takedown attempt from Kristofferson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kar misses with an elbow over the top.
Kristofferson looking to throw knees to the head but Kar is blocking nicely.
Kar lands an elbow just above Kristofferson 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kristofferson as Kar tries to tie him up.
Kristofferson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kar tries to pull guard but Kristofferson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kar drops back down to his feet.
Kristofferson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kristofferson backwards.
Kar lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kar avoiding damage as Kristofferson throws knees to the body.
Kristofferson working Kar over with knees to the body.

Kar pulls guard.
Kristofferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kar keeping moving, preventing Kristofferson from controlling successfully.
Kar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kristofferson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kar tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristofferson is retaining full guard.

Kar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kristofferson, up you get!

Kar drives through and clinches with Kristofferson against the cage.
Kristofferson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Kar.
Kristofferson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kar walks away with a smile on his face. Kristofferson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristofferson as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristofferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kristofferson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kar tries for a takedown but Kristofferson manages to get underhooks.
Kar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marc Kar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristofferson is trying to break the clinch but Kar has him pressed against the cage.
Chris Kristofferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristofferson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kristofferson scores with a knee to the head.
Kristofferson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kar avoids it.
Kristofferson lands a knee to the body.
Kristofferson has Kar pressed against the cage, preventing Kar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kristofferson lands an elbow that stopped Kar in his tracks for a moment.
Kar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kristofferson is keeping busy.
Kristofferson can't break the clinch.
Kar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kristofferson.
Kristofferson is trying to stall.
Kar can't break the clinch.
Kar takes an elbow to the temple.
Kristofferson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marc Kar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kristofferson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kar avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Kar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kar 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Kar!