PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svend Karlsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derka Derka's chin.

Derka
vs
Karlsson

187 cm
26
234 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

195 cm
27
264 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svend Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Derka misses.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Derka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Derka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karlsson.

It looks like Svend Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Derka tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Derka to the ground. Derka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karlsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karlsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Derka scores with a push kick.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Derka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derka throws a push kick but Karlsson slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Derka, as that shot connected.
Derka throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Derka as Karlsson tries to tie him up.
Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derka blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karlsson.
Derka is trying to push Karlsson away but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Karlsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Karlsson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Derka has denied him.
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but Derka blocks with his arms.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but Derka blocks with his arms.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but Derka blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Derka scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Derka fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Derka is blocking nicely.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Derka is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karlsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Derka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Derka avoids it.
Derka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Derka.
Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Derka avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Derka lands a right hand.
Karlsson tries to stall but Derka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Derka fails to land.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Derka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karlsson slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Karlsson.
Derka is breathing heavily.
Karlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Derka throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derka is keeping busy.
Karlsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derka.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Derka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Derka is trying to push Karlsson away but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Derka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karlsson.
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!
Derka throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.

Karlsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Derka pulls Karlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Karlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Derka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Svend Karlsson 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.

Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Karlsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Derka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Derka prevents Karlsson from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Derka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karlsson is looking to take a break and control but Derka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derka pushes Karlsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karlsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Derka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Karlsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Derka circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Derka. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Derka Derka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derka throws a head kick that misses.
Derka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Derka - that will leave a mark!
Derka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svend Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Derka pushes him off.
Derka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Derka scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derka with a nice cross.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derka.
Good leg kick by Derka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Derka throws a right and a left that Karlsson avoids nicely.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Karlsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Derka.
Derka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Derka. No joy for Karlsson on that attempt.
Karlsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Derka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlsson's knee momentarily.
Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derka keeps the fight on the outside.

Karlsson dives in and scores a takedown into Derka's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Derka is retaining full guard.
Karlsson content to stall in guard here.
Derka wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Derka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson looking to pass the guard.
Derka trying to keep a closed guard but Karlsson is proving a slippery customer.
Derka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karlsson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Derka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Derka.
Karlsson shoots in but Derka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Derka Derka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svend Karlsson.
Derka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derka circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Karlsson.
Derka slips under a jab.
Derka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Derka.
Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Derka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derka Derka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Karlsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karlsson stopping the sweep attempt from Derka.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Derka holds on and takes a little breather.
Derka looking for a sweep. Not yet Derka, not yet.
Karlsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Karlsson trying to control but Derka is working from the bottom.
Karlsson prevents Derka from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Derka is keeping the position for now.
Karlsson trying to control but Derka is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice combination there by Derka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Derka.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Derka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karlsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Derka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Derka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
Derka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson shoots for a takedown but Derka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derka Derka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svend Karlsson.
Derka lands a really nice looking cross but Karlsson seems unphased.
Derka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Derka throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Derka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Derka.
Derka looks to land a body kick but Karlsson moved away.
Derka throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Derka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Derka jabs Karlsson right on the nose. Karlsson blinks but takes it well.
Derka lunges at Karlsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karlsson's hand.
A jab lands there for Derka.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
Derka lands a nice hook to Karlsson's body. Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derka misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Derka pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka connects with an inside leg kick.
Derka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Derka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Derka Derka is winning the standup battle so far.
Derka with a nice cross.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Derka tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Derka to the ground. Derka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Derka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karlsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Derka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Derka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Derka looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Derka lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Derka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka throws a front kick that sends Karlsson stumbling back into the cage.
Derka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Derka throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Derka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karlsson.
Derka scores with a push kick.
Derka lands a jab to Karlsson's midsection.
Karlsson blocks the body kick.
Derka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karlsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Derka, which made it look bad.
Karlsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Derka.
Derka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derka Derka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Derka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derka Derka!
Derka Derka very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.