PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Surfin´ bird. This should be a great matchup!

Po
vs
Karlsson

185 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Po misses with a low kick.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson darts in trying to clinch

and Po counters with a crisp right hand that drops Karlsson! Po lets Karlsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Karlsson is rocked!

It looks like Kurt Karlsson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Po throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Po sends Karlsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Po is motioning to the referee to let Karlsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Po is avoiding it.
Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Po does no damage.
Po swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karlsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Po scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Po looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Po lands with an uppercut that bounces Karlsson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.

Po tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
A body shot lands from Po.
Po is trying to break free.
Karlsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Po won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Po's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po is breathing heavily.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
Po is looking to control Karlsson's arms but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po has his back to the cage.
Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson cracks Po with a nice body shot.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po working hard to break the clinch.
Po tries to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.

Po is rocked!
Karlsson lands a big knee! That's hurt Po! Oh, he's all over the place! Karlsson lands another knee that sends Po to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Karlsson!
Kurt Karlsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.