PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nurlan Karim (ranked 2229 p4p, 5490 weight class) and Walter Conway (ranked 243 p4p, 495 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Karim
vs
Conway

197 cm
27
185
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
187
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Conway!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway tries to clinch but Karim moves away
and Karim counters with a leg kick.
Conway dives in for a single leg takedown but Karim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conway tries to clinch
and Karim counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Walter Conway has been cut.
Karim throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
And Conway tries to counter it with a takedown but Karim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karim throws a front kick that sends Conway stumbling back into the cage.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Karim to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurlan Karim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Conway.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt
and Karim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway darts in trying to clinch
and Karim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Conway's knee momentarily.
Conway looks winded!
Conway gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Karim counters with a crisp one two that drops Conway! Karim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Conway to his feet! Conway is in big trouble!

Conway is rocked!
Karim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway is still on wobbly legs! Can Karim finish him?
Conway fails with the takedown
and as Conway loses concentration momentarily, Karim counters with a picture perfect head kick! Conway goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nurlan Karim!
Nurlan Karim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.