PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykk comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sykk
vs
Karter

172 cm
36
155 lbs
32 - 19 - 1

175 cm
25
154 lbs
15 - 4 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sykk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter throws a right hand that misses
and Sykk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karter's knee momentarily.
Karter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykk looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Sykk dodges the punch combination from Karter.
Karter lands an overhand right.
Karter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Sykk off the cage and back into range.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sykk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karter swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykk.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter misses with a low kick.
Sykk throws a series of punches but Karter moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sykk throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Karter slips under a jab from Sykk.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykk.
Karter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sykk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Sykk.
Crunch! Karter slams his shin into Sykk's torso.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sykk.
Sykk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Sykk misses the target.
Karter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sykk checks it well.
Sykk misses with a left hand
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
Chris Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sykk.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Sykk pushes him away.
Sykk staying out of range there.
Karter throws a body punch but Sykk moves out of range.
Karter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karter moves forwards but Sykk connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykk digs a good hook to Karter's body.
Sykk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DJs Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karter. That's going to slow Sykk down.
Karter scores with a shot to the body.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykk.
Sykk swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karter throws a right and a left that Sykk avoids nicely.
That kick from Karter tenderised Sykk's leg. Sykk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sykk checks a leg kick.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
Sykk throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Sykk moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter misses with a combination
letting Sykk counter with a right hand.
Sykk looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
A punch combination from Karter misses.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Sykk thumps Karter with a low kick.
Karter moves forwards but Sykk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sykk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sykk back to the cage. Karter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykk. Sykk obviously looking to wear him down.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykk throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Karter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sykk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karter staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sykk has time to react.
Karter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Karter misses.
Sykk throws a head kick that misses.
Sykk throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sykk throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykk.
Karter is looking to chop away at Sykk's legs.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Sykk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter blocks a head kick by Sykk.
Karter throws a body punch but Sykk moves out of range.
Karter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Karter misses.
Sykk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sykk throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Sykk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Karter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
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.

A punch combination from Karter misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sykk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sykk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sykk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykk.
Sykk throws a body shot but no joy.
Sykk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sykk throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Sykk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sykk - just one landing.
Karter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter misses with a straight right.
Karter walks into a left hand.
Karter cracks Sykk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sykk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Sykk misses with an uppercut.
Karter throws a front kick aimed at Sykk's knee but Sykk avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sykk counter with a right hand.
Sykk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter moves out of range as Sykk strikes.
A jab lands there for Karter.

Karter tries to keep at a distance but Sykk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karter's defenses.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sykk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter lands with a right to the head.
Sykk lands a body punch.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sykk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sykk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Sykk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sykk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Sykk avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Karter throws a head punch that misses.
Karter lands a left hand.
Karter lands with a short shot to the head.
Karter blocks an elbow strike from Sykk.
Karter effectively controlling the action here.
Sykk throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter cracks Sykk with a nice body shot.
Sykk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vesa Sykk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sykk blocks a body shot from Karter.
Sykk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Sykk.
Sykk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sykk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Karter misses with some punches.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Karter blocks an elbow strike from Sykk.
Karter stalling.
Karter lands a body shot.
Karter slowing the pace effectively.
Karter blocks an elbow strike.
Sykk blocks a body shot from Karter.
Sykk working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sykk.
Sykk blocks a body shot from Karter.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykk.
Sykk lands a nice shot to the body.
Karter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Sykk throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Sykk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karter blocks an elbow strike.
Karter trying to stall but Sykk improves his position.
Karter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.

Sykk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sykk is adopting a defensive guard.
Sykk looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vesa Sykk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
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!

Sykk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter throws a leg kick but Sykk moved away.
Sykk connects with a looping right hand.
Sykk misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter staying out of range there.
Sykk throws a sloppy head kick and Karter moves out of range easily.
Sykk lands with a slapping head kick.
Karter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Sykk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sykk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chris Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter misses with a leg kick.
Sykk ducks right into an uppercut from Karter.
Sykk lands a glancing blow to the side of Karter's head.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter defending well as Sykk loads up on a big left hand.
Karter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sykk.
Karter misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Karter. Beautiful body shot.
Karter is looking to chop away at Sykk's legs.
Karter misses with a body punch
enabling Sykk to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Sykk.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
Sykk checks a low kick from Karter.
Sykk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Sykk avoids it.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykk throws out the jab.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sykk has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Sykk.
Sykk throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sykk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sykk looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Sykk dodges the punch combination from Karter.
Sykk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykk throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Sykk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sykk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Karter motions for Sykk to come forward. Karter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sykk misses the target.
Karter is looking to slow Sykk down with leg kicks.
Karter blocks a head kick by Sykk.
Karter throws out a counter right but Sykk avoids it with no problem.
Karter throws a push kick but Sykk slaps the foot to one side.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Sykk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sykk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Sykk checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
Sykk just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykk digs a good hook to Karter's body.
Karter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sykk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Karter misses the body punch
letting Sykk counter with a right hand.
Sykk blocks the body kick.
Karter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sykk.
Sykk tries to land a leg kick but Karter saw it coming and moves away.
Sykk throws a big shot that misses.
Sykk scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykk. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sykk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Sykk moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sykk throws an elbow but misses.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sykk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That has opened up Chris Karter's cut even more.

Karter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sykk blocks a jab.
Sykk looks to land a combination but Karter avoids it well.
Sykk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sykk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sykk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Sykk pushes him away.
Sykk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karter.
Sykk throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Karter is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykk connects with a nice looking jab.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykk throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vesa Sykk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sykk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesa Sykk!
In his post fight interview, Vesa Sykk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.