PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Karman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Key
vs
Karman

185 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mon Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Karman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karman moves out of range of the body kick.
Key tries to clinch but Karman is having none of it.
Key looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karman lands a two punch combo.
Karman moves out of range of the strikes.
Key throws a low kick, looking for Karman's leg but Karman calmly moves out of range.
Karman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Key tries to clinch but Karman is having none of it.
Key showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karman.
Karman blocks a head kick by Key.

Karman gets tackled into the cage by Key. Key maintains the clinch.
Karman is trying to push Key away but Key has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Key pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Key gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karman's efforts to push away.
Karman is trying to break the clinch but Key is controlling him.
Key is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key tries to pull guard but Karman holds him up against the cage and eventually Key drops back down to his feet.
Karman has had enough of the clinch but Key keeps him there for the moment.

Key escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Karman does no damage.
Karman looks to land a combination. Key sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Mon Key has been cut.
Karman tries to clinch up.
Key fails to land with a series of punches.
Karman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key.

Key drops Karman with a beautiful combination! Karman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Key is looking for the KO!

It looks like Kevin Karman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Key throws out the jab.
Key takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karman tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Karman scores with a one two! Key had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karman lands a jab-cross combination.
Karman works Key's body with a nice hook.
Key takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karman looks gassed!
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Key has taken the fight to the clinch.
Key is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karman is looking to break free of the clinch but Key has double underhooks.

Key ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Key no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karman wanted to stand there but Key had control of the position.
Karman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Karman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Key has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karman has managed to get both his arms back between Key's legs - danger averted.
Karman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karman being controlled here momentarily.

Key manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Karman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Key manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karman tries to clinch up.

Key rushes Karman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Key tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karman avoids the head kick by Key.
Karman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Key avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Key moves into the clinch.

Key manages to break the clinch.
Karman tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Karman wants to clinch.
Karman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karman tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
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!
Key avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karman duly obliges.

Key moves into the clinch.

Key decides to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key has his hands on Karman's head, controlling the position.

Key pushes Karman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mon Key will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Key gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kevin Karman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Karman misses.
Key throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Key throws the kick towards the body but Karman avoids it.
Key loads up on a big right hand but Karman slips the punch.
Karman fails to land with a series of punches.
Key lands a brutal head kick. Karman looks out on his feet and Key throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mon Key!