PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 1349 p4p, 1989 weight class) and John Karter (ranked 188 p4p, 273 weight class). John Karter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Presley Chai's chin.

Chai
vs
Karter

187 cm
22
185
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
190
3 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Karter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries to clinch but Karter is having none of it.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai cracks Karter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai is looking to clinch.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karter lands with a right hand.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a series of punches but Karter avoids them all with ease.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Karter throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai lands with a straight right. Karter didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Karter lands a big uppercut and Chai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chai looks OK. Karter waves Chai back to his feet!

Chai is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Karter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John Karter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
Karter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Karter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai slips a jab from Karter.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chai darts in and clinches Karter up against the cage.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karter's efforts to push away.
Karter has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.

Chai wants the takedown. Karter is fighting it off but Chai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karter's guard against the cage.
Chai pushing down on Karter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chai is working away from the top position though.
Chai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karter to regain full guard.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karter trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Presley Chai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
Chai thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.

Chai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karter's guard.
Karter trying to control the position here.
Chai trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter wants to control but Chai passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chai lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Karter keeping hold of Chai's head, controlling as best he can.
Chai throwing shots but Karter is blocking nicely.
Karter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai throws a strike but Karter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chai cracks Karter with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karter controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chai pushing down on Karter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai working the head and body with strikes.
John Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai stalling away here and it's allowed Karter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai is fighting to break Karter's control of his arms but Karter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Chai is working Karter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Chai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Chai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up in Karter's guard and throws a big left but Karter blocks it.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Karter seems keen to control Chai's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Presley Chai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Karter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Chai moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Karter! Chai continues to tee off on Karter, landing with a left and a right! Chai connects with a right hand that leaves Karter sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Chai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Presley Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Presley Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.