PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafik Arfah (ranked 7256 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Christiansen (ranked 4264 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Karl Christiansen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Arfah
vs
Christiansen

150 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 22 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafik Arfah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Christiansen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Rafik Arfah has been cut.
Arfah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiansen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christiansen dips to his left and cracks Arfah with an uppercut!
Karl Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arfah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arfah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christiansen moves out of range of the leg kick from Arfah.
Arfah misses with a low kick.
Arfah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christiansen checks it well.
Christiansen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arfah really is a fat lump.
A left lands for Christiansen.
A slow jab from Arfah misses its intended target.
Christiansen lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiansen scores with a decent looking hook.

Arfah is rocked!
Christiansen connects with a body shot that sends Arfah's belly button to the back.
Oh Arfah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christiansen cracks Arfah with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Arfah falls to his knees and Christiansen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Christiansen!