PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karlsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling In The Deep. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tate's choice of entrance music: Engine No. 9. Erik Karlsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Tate's chin.

Karlsson
vs
Tate

188 cm
26
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Last Minute Power Clothing

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tate!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Karlsson.
Karlsson stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karlsson pinned against the cage. Karlsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karlsson stuffs the takedown.
Tate's coach down at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tate's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jackson Tate has been cut.
Karlsson connects with a single shot there.

Tate is rocked!
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Karlsson! Tate is backing up but he can't get away as Karlsson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tate and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Erik Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Erik Karlsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.