PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karimov has chosen ACDC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Dasha Karimov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Flores
vs
Karimov

195 cm
32
215 lbs
20 - 6 - 3

185 cm
28
220 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
Karimov lands with a cross.
Karimov defending well as Flores loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Karimov misses.
Karimov looks to land a left hand but Flores moved out of range nicely.
Flores looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Flores misses with a kick to the body
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Karimov throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Karimov. Beautiful body shot.
Karimov cracks Flores with a good jab.
Flores missing with a left hand there. Karimov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flores swings widly with a right hand
and Karimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Karimov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Flores.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karimov misses with a looping left.
Karimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karimov moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flores, right into the meat.
Flores keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flores appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flores lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karimov tries to move into range but Flores moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flores throws a body punch but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
Karimov sizes up Flores with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karimov slips a jab from Flores.
Karimov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karimov lands with a shot to the body.
Flores listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flores slips a jab from Karimov.
Flores fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov scores with a shot to the body.
Flores sizes up Karimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Karimov moves away and avoids it.
Karimov throws out a counter right but Flores avoids it with no problem.
Flores lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karimov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flores takes a step back to recover.
Flores throws a wild body kick that Karimov sees coming a mile off.
Karimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Flores on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rafael Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
Karimov checks a leg kick.
Karimov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Karimov is rocked!
Karimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
Karimov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov connects with a right hand. Flores shakes it off.
Flores blocks the body kick.
Karimov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flores lands with a right hand.
Karimov misses with a series of wild punches.
Karimov slips under a jab from Flores.
Flores takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flores connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karimov. Karimov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flores rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flores misses with a shot to the body
and Karimov counters with a thumping low kick.
Karimov misses with a hook to the body
and Flores counters with a straight right hand.
Flores looks to land a body kick but Karimov moved away.
Karimov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karimov throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Flores throws a looping overhand right but Karimov ducks down to avoid it.
Karimov misses with a low kick.
Flores sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flores staying out of range there.
Flores misses with a jab to the body
enabling Karimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Flores scores with the left hand. Karimov knows he should have avoided that one.
Karimov moves away from the strike by Flores.
Flores takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flores is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Flores takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karimov misses with a straight left.
Flores swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karimov moves forwards but Flores connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Flores lands a big right hand that sends Karimov crashing to the mat! Flores stays standing though and waves Karimov back to his feet!
Karimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flores uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Flores will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karimov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karimov seems to have recovered his senses.

Flores cracks Karimov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Flores has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karimov to stand back up!
Karimov slips under a jab from Flores.
Flores throws a looping overhand right but Karimov ducks down to avoid it.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karimov thuds a left hand into Flores's body.
A big left from Karimov misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flores.
Flores scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karimov doesn't seem bothered though.
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karimov can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Karimov.
Flores throws a shot to the body.
Flores fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karimov.
Karimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Karimov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Flores has got the better of the exchanges.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flores.
Karimov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Flores wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karimov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flores to score with a decent uppercut.
Flores avoids the head kick by Karimov.
Nice defenses there by Karimov.
Rafael Flores is winning the standup battle so far.
Karimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flores under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Flores.
Flores scores with a jab.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Karimov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Flores throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flores misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Flores half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flores.
Karimov blocks a jab.
Flores works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flores fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karimov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karimov moves out of range as Flores strikes.
Karimov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karimov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flores's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Karimov misses the target.
Flores staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karimov. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores swings widly with a right hand
and Karimov counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Karimov misses the target.
Karimov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flores throws a nice looking combination but Karimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karimov throws a fast counter high kick but Flores manages to duck under it in time.
Flores misses with a two punch combination.
Karimov staying out of range there.
Karimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flores.
Karimov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flores doesn't seem bothered though.
Karimov misses the shot to the body.
Karimov swings widly with a right hand
and Flores counters with a straight right hand.
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Karimov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karimov moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov catches Flores with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flores loads up on a big right hand but Karimov slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Karimov misses
and Flores counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karimov punishes Flores's body with a nice straight punch.
Flores misses with a looping left.
Karimov checks a leg kick nicely.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
Karimov throws a hook but Flores blocks it.
Karimov slips a jab from Flores.
Karimov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flores takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flores looks to land a right hand but Karimov moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Flores dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Karimov takes one to the chin there.
Flores on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flores misses with an uppercut.
Flores throws a wild body kick that Karimov sees coming a mile off.
Flores stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karimov.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big left from Flores misses.
Karimov scores with a decent looking hook.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karimov.
Karimov shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores connects with a nice looking jab.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flores.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
Karimov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov blocks the body kick.
Flores misses with a left hand
and Karimov counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flores with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karimov moves forwards but Flores connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Karimov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karimov throws a body punch but Flores moves out of range.
Karimov checks the leg kick.
Karimov throws a head kick that misses.
Flores throws a body punch but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov connects with a looping right hand.
Crunch! Flores slams his shin into Karimov's torso.
Dasha Karimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores takes a swing at Karimov's ribcage but misses.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
Karimov lands a nice hook to Flores's body. Flores takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karimov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Flores connects with a body shot.
Karimov slips under a jab from Flores.
Karimov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Flores lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karimov doesn't seem phased though.
Karimov slips a jab and a cross from Flores.
Karimov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karimov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karimov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flores.
Flores misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karimov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov slips a straight right by Flores.
Karimov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flores throws a low kick but Karimov avoids it.
Flores chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flores checks a low kick from Karimov.
Karimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flores.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karimov!
Flores misses with a body shot.

Flores drops Karimov with a beautiful combination! Karimov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flores is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores misses with a hook.
Karimov connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Flores as he checks the leg kick.
Karimov avoids the body shot from Flores.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karimov will feel that in the morning.
Flores is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Karimov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Karimov from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Flores thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.