PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Karinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Sayaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karinen comes to the ring accompanied by Big Baali & Tomigun - Kruisin´. Sayaf has chosen Brand Nubian - Allah U Akbar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Karinen
vs
Sayaf

179 cm
26
150 lbs
16 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Karinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Sayaf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karinen misses the jab.
Karinen takes a swing at Sayaf's ribcage but misses.
Sayaf takes a swing at Karinen's ribcage but misses.
Karinen tries to clinch up.
Karinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayaf counters with a nice body shot.
Karinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karinen throws a good cross that connects.
Sayaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karinen manages to avoid it.
Karinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sayaf counters with a left to the body.
Karinen lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayaf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sayaf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karinen.
Karinen wants to clinch up but Sayaf keeps it at a distance.
Karinen misses with a body shot
and Sayaf counters with a body kick that stops Karinen in his tracks momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Sayaf.
Kimbo Karinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayaf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayaf walks into a stiff left hand from Karinen.
Karinen digs a good body shot into Sayaf's ribs.
Sayaf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sayaf defending well as Karinen loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinen lands a jab to Sayaf's midsection.
A jab from Karinen misses.
Karinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayaf.
Karinen misses the shot to the body.
Karinen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karinen tries to clinch there but Sayaf circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karinen misses with a body shot.
Sayaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Karinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Karinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sayaf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karinen cracks a nice hook into Sayaf's ribs.
Sayaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Karinen.
Karinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karinen scores with a hook to the body. Sayaf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sayaf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayaf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayaf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sayaf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karinen doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinen throws a looping overhand right but Sayaf ducks down to avoid it.
Karinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karinen with a nice cross.
Karinen jabs Sayaf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karinen tries to clinch up but Sayaf circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayaf looks to land a left hand but Karinen moved out of range nicely.
Kimbo Karinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Karinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayaf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayaf counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Karinen misses
and Sayaf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Karinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Karinen is looking to clinch.
Sayaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayaf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayaf thows a body kick. Karinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karinen swings for the body but Sayaf moves out of range.
Sayaf circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Sayaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayaf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Karinen throws a body punch but Sayaf moves out of range.
Karinen throws a series of punches but Sayaf moves out of range.
Karinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayaf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karinen misses with a hook
and Sayaf counters with a left to the body.
Karinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sayaf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sayaf feints and then cracks Karinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karinen down.
Karinen swings widly with a right hand
and Sayaf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karinen thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karinen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayaf throws a lazy right hand but Karinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karinen tries to clinch there but Sayaf circles away.
Sayaf jabs at Karinen's body.
Karinen moves in looking to clinch but Sayaf pushes him off.
Sayaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karinen avoids the body shot from Sayaf.
Sayaf misses with a body shot.
Sayaf scores with a jab. Karinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karinen throws an off balance right hand
and Sayaf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Karinen misses
and Sayaf counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayaf scores with the left hand. Karinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Karinen moves away from the strike by Sayaf.
Karinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayaf counters with a left to the body.
Karinen tries to clinch up.
Karinen wants to clinch.
Karinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Sayaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sayaf 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Abu Sayaf!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Abu Sayaf!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Abu Sayaf!

Abu Sayaf wins by unanimous decision!