PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Forest Whitiker - Brother Ali as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wyatt
vs
Karlsson

188 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joesph Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.

Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson shows good takedown defense.
Wyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karlsson can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.

Wyatt tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Karlsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karlsson as he avoids it easily.
Andreas Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson shoots in but Wyatt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wyatt goes for a double leg but Karlsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlsson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joesph Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson is trying to push Wyatt away but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wyatt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karlsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Karlsson jumps into guard, dragging Wyatt to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to stand up but Wyatt isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wyatt has gone for a leg lock! Karlsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wyatt's guard.

Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to get back to his feet but Karlsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wyatt trying to control the position here.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wyatt is retaining full guard.
Karlsson is looking to stand up but Wyatt won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karlsson wants to pass the guard but Wyatt is keeping the position.
Wyatt looking for a sweep. Not yet Wyatt, not yet.
Karlsson being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Karlsson tries to sprawl but Wyatt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Karlsson dominated that 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.

Karlsson rushes Wyatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Karlsson tries to circle away but Wyatt has him pinned against the cage.
Wyatt tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Wyatt blocks a body shot from Karlsson.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt slaps away a takedown attempt from Karlsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt blocks a head kick by Karlsson.

Karlsson rushes Wyatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wyatt 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.
Wyatt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Karlsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wyatt defends it easily.
Wyatt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karlsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyatt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Karlsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyatt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Wyatt from controlling successfully.

Wyatt has gone for a leg lock! Karlsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wyatt's guard.

Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wyatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wyatt wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Karlsson has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wyatt wants to stall.
Wyatt is trying to pull guard but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karlsson goes for a takedown attempt but Wyatt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joesph Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Karlsson.

Karlsson has Wyatt up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Karlsson 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Karlsson shoots for a takedown but Wyatt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.

Karlsson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Wyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wyatt.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Wyatt keeps him there for the moment.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Wyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyatt throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Karlsson jumps guard.
Wyatt throws a strike but Karlsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wyatt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.

Karlsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wyatt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karlsson has Wyatt in his guard.

Wyatt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karlsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karlsson has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a strike but Wyatt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Andreas Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wyatt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wyatt wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyatt.
Joesph Wyatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wyatt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karlsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karlsson has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.
Wyatt has his hands on Karlsson's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wyatt is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karlsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andreas Karlsson!