PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Karm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Turner
vs
Karm

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
21
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Killer Karm!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karm is looking to clinch.
Karm shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but Karm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner tries for a takedown but Karm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner throws a right and a left that Karm avoids nicely.
Karm shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karm shoots in but no luck this time.
Jonas Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Karm.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Karm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turner tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Karm lands strikes from half guard.
Karm trying to mount his opponent but Turner defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karm trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner wants to improve his position but Karm is controlling well.
Karm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Killer Karm wasn't active enough on the ground.
Turner misses with a head kick.

Karm darts in and clinches Turner up against the cage.

Karm manages to break the clinch.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karm.
Karm with a poor takedown
and Turner counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karm gets slowly back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Karm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Karm has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
Karm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karm.

Turner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karm to the ground. Turner is now in Karm's guard.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karm on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Karm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Karm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Karm with a lazy takedown attempt

and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Turner wants the takedown. Karm is fighting it off but Turner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karm's guard against the cage.
Karm wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard.
Karm stops Turner from standing up.
Karm trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karm is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Karm from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Killer Karm.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karm's waist but Karm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turner off to one side.
Karm throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Karm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jonas Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Karm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body kick from Turner.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karm dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Karm's head and hops out.

Turner looking to score a takedown here. Karm is defending well but Turner drives through and ends up in Karm's guard.
Karm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Karm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Karm!
Karm trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karm throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Karm from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Killer Karm was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Turner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karm to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karm works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karm prevents Turner from improving his position.
Karm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Karm sits in half guard.
Karm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Killer Karm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Karm wants to clinch.
Turner lands with a kick to the temple. Karm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Turner tries to clinch but Karm is having none of it.
Karm throws a sloppy head kick
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Karm connects with a high kick.
Karm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karm doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner with the ground and pound but Karm uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Turner is sitting in close to Karm's body. Karm has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Turner is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Turner is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Karm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Killer Karm!