PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Karlsson
vs
Parker

188 cm
29
223 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

193 cm
29
224 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker with a hook.
A jab from Parker misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Parker avoids the body shot from Karlsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Parker throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karlsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker throws a series of punches but Karlsson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Andrew Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parker throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker lands with a nice body punch.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karlsson with a jab.
Karlsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parker finds it's way round the side to connect with Karlsson's head.

Karlsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Karlsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Karlsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karlsson slips a nice elbow through Parker's hands, connecting with Parker's forehead.
Karlsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Parker!
Karlsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson scoring with strikes but Parker is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karlsson tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Karlsson looking to finish with strikes here!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson cracks Parker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karlsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karlsson punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karlsson landing punches.
Karlsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Parker because Karlsson loaded up on that one.

Karlsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Parker is surviving well by controlling Karlsson's body position as best he can.
Karlsson with good strikes from the mount here!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karlsson with shots to the head and body - Parker looks very uncomfortable down there.

Karlsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Parker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karlsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Parker working to try and regain half guard.
Karlsson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Parker! More shots from Karlsson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Karlsson!
Jimmy Karlsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.