PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Karrnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Goin Down by T.C.. Joshua Perez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perez
vs
Karrnson

197 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ultra Fight Gear
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Karrnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karrnson.
Karrnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Perez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karrnson tries to break the clinch but Perez is controlling the position.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karrnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karrnson is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perez tries to pull guard but Karrnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perez successfully pulls guard.

Perez is looking for a triangle but Karrnson pushes his legs off easily.
Karrnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Karrnson defends easily.

Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karrnson is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karrnson is aware though and is defending well.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Karrnson defends easily.
Karrnson wants to get up but he can't break Perez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karrnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karrnson wanted to stand there but Perez had control of the position.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Perez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karrnson defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karrnson wants to get up but he can't break Perez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Perez looking for a guillotine here but Karrnson defends easily.
Karrnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perez's guard.

Perez is looking for a triangle but Karrnson pushes his legs off easily.
Karrnson is looking to stand up but Perez won't let him.
Karrnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Perez working for a triangle but Karrnson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez is looking for a triangle but Karrnson pushes his legs off easily.

Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karrnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karrnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Karrnson wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Perez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karrnson defends well.
Karrnson wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karrnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Karrnson shows good takedown defense.
Karrnson throws a leg kick which misses Perez's front leg but catches the back leg as Perez tries to avoid it.
Karrnson looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Karrnson scores with a leg kick.
Karrnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez wants to clinch up but Karrnson keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karrnson, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karrnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karrnson.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Karrnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Karrnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karrnson scores with a leg kick.
Perez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karrnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karrnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karrnson counters with a good low kick that Perez was not able to check.
Karrnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joshua Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karrnson misses with the combination.
Karrnson misses with a double jab.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
Karrnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karrnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Karrnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Perez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karrnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karrnson. Karrnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karrnson, right into the meat.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Karrnson.
Karrnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karrnson throws a leg kick

and Perez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karrnson's guard.

Karrnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Perez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karrnson lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karrnson misses with a double jab.
Karrnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karrnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Karrnson lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Karrnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Karrnson tenderised Perez's leg. Perez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karrnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch but Karrnson moves out of range.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karrnson swinging wildly here.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karrnson pinned against the cage. Karrnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karrnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karrnson.
Karrnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karrnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Karrnson settles back down.
Karrnson throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karrnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Perez counters by clinching up.
Perez tries to pull guard but Karrnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez fails to pull guard.
Karrnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karrnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.

Karrnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karrnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karrnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karrnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karrnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karrnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Karrnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Karrnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karrnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Karrnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Karrnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Karrnson misses with a combination

and Perez counters by clinching up.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karrnson walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karrnson throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Karrnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Karrnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karrnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looks for a takedown but Karrnson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez tries to clinch but Karrnson is having none of it.
Perez wants to clinch
and Karrnson counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Karrnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jake Karrnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karrnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karrnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Karrnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karrnson cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
Karrnson throws a leg kick which misses Perez's front leg but catches the back leg as Perez tries to avoid it.
Karrnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karrnson throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Jake Karrnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karrnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karrnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Karrnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karrnson but Karrnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karrnson.
Karrnson misses with a double jab.
Perez tries to clinch but Karrnson moves away
and Karrnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt - Karrnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karrnson.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karrnson as he jumps to the side.
Karrnson cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karrnson looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Karrnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karrnson is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Karrnson scores with a one two! Perez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jake Karrnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karrnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karrnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Karrnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karrnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Karrnson!