PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tran's choice of entrance music: Theme from Mortal Kombat. Harry Tran acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kari
vs
Tran

170 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harri Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran tries to clinch
and Kari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Kari tries to keep at a distance but Tran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tran takes a shot to the head.
Kari is leaning against Tran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kari seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Harri Kari has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tran as Kari tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harri Kari.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kari swinging wildly here.
Kari cracks Tran with a good jab.

It looks like Harry Tran has been cut.
Kari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tran doesn't manage to clinch there - Kari circles away.
Kari lands a nice looking body shot.
Kari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran looks to clinch
and Kari counters with a left and a right that stings Tran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kari counters with a left and a right that stings Tran.
Tran is looking to clinch but Kari is avoiding it.
Tran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kari scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Kari. Beautiful body shot.
Kari lands a nice looking body shot.
Tran looks gassed!
A cross from Kari lands.
Tran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tran tries to clinch but Kari moves away
and Kari counters with a nice uppercut.

Tran is rocked!
Kari lands a slapping body shot.
Tran is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
Kari cracks Tran's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Tran slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kari can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harri Kari!