PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Karolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Karolin
vs
Martinez

190 cm
26
235 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Karolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Karolin with that takedown attempt.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karolin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karolin circles away quickly and effectively.
Karolin moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.

Martinez lands a left and a right that send Karolin crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Victor Karolin has been cut.
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!

Karolin gets a double leg takedown into Martinez's guard.
Karolin connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez striking from the bottom here.
Martinez lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Karolin 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.
Karolin throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Martinez lands a decent punch to the body there.
Karolin won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karolin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karolin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karolin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karolin.
Karolin stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez tries to strike from the bottom.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karolin advances position into side control!
Karolin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez misses with a strike from the bottom.
Karolin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Karolin cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Martinez is trying to strike from the bottom but Karolin has passed into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karolin working Martinez over with strikes here.
Karolin with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karolin with good strikes from the mount here!
Karolin blocks Martinez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Karolin maintains control.
Karolin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Karolin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martinez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Martinez is not content to let Karolin control the position.
Martinez throws a strike from the bottom but Karolin passes into side control!

Karolin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Karolin landing a few strikes.

Karolin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karolin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Karolin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Karolin tries to move to mount but Martinez blocks the move with his legs.
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martinez throws a few strikes from the bottom but Karolin takes advantage and mounts!
Martinez can't escape the position.
Karolin wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Karolin prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez is bucking up trying to escape but Karolin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karolin landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Karolin isn't that keen on the idea.
Karolin working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Martinez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Karolin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Martinez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karolin raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karolin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Karolin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Karolin's cut.
That's time! Karolin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez throws a combination that misses

and Karolin counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Martinez is in trouble here! Karolin pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Victor Karolin!