PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorgrim Karth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trout
vs
Karth

195 cm
29
216 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

193 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Empire Threads

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorgrim Karth!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karth just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Karth misses.
Trout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trout is looking to score with low kicks.
Karth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trout counters with a series of strikes. Karth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karth throws a hook but Trout blocks it.

Trout closes the distance and clinches.
Karth blocks a body shot from Trout.
Karth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trout stalling against the cage.
Trout is looking to control Karth's arms but Karth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trout has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trout is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Trout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karth misses with an uppercut. Trout saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout lands a head kick. Karth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trout on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karth jabs at Trout's body.
Karth lands a jab.
Karth swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Karth throws out a loose jab but Trout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trout throws a head kick but Karth moves out of range.
Karth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trout loads up on a big right hand but Karth slips the punch.
Karth throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.
Donk. Karth catches Trout right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trout pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karth fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Karth does no damage.
Trout looks to land a right hand but Karth moved out of range.
Trout ducks under a wild hook from Karth.
Karth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karth throws a body punch but Trout moves out of range.
Trout drops his hands momentarily and Karth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trout.
Trout throws a front kick aimed at Karth's knee but Karth avoids it well.
Karth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trout. That one must have hurt.
Karth throws a poor cross that misses
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Karth. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Karth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karth throws a body punch but Trout moves out of range.
Karth looks to throw the jab but Trout is out of range.
Karth misses with an uppercut
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karth misses with a lunging right hand
letting Trout counter with a right hand.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karth looks to throw the jab but Trout is out of range.
Karth misses with a few strikes there.
Trout walks into a stiff left hand from Karth.
Karth scores with a punch to the head.
Karth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karth throws out a loose jab but Trout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trout tried to score with a low kick but Karth checks it.
Karth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trout scores with a punch to the head.
Karth throws a sloppy body shot
and Trout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Karth.
Karth works Trout's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karth punishes Trout's body with a nice straight punch.
Karth jabs Trout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karth misses the shot to the body.
Karth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karth throws a hook but Trout avoids it easily.
Trout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karth. Trout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trout is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karth.
That kick from Trout tenderised Karth's leg. Karth is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trout swings for the body but Karth moves out of range.
Yorgrim Karth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karth digs a good hook to Trout's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yorgrim Karth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trout tries a head kick but it misses.
Karth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trout eats them both and turns towards Karth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trout gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karth misses with an uppercut. Trout saw that one coming.
Karth throws a sloppy body shot
and Trout counters with a left to the body.
Karth swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Karth misses with a right hand
and Trout counters with a thumping low kick.

Trout rushes Karth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trout just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karth's brow.
Trout lands a good knee to the midsection. Karth won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.
Karth lands with a right to the head.
Karth has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.
Trout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karth.
Karth is trying to maintain a safe position but Trout gets an underhook and turns Karth into the cage.
Karth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trout backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karth tries to circle away but Trout has him pinned against the cage.
Trout throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trout prevents a body shot from Karth.
Karth tries to work over Trout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karth tries to stall but Trout uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trout.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karth is defending well for now.
Karth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Karth avoids the damage to the body.
Trout missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Karth.
Karth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karth fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karth.
Karth misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karth misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karth lands a left hand.
Karth throws a head punch that misses.
Karth misses with a short punch on the inside.

Trout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Karth moves out of range as Trout throws a body kick.
That kick from Trout tenderised Karth's leg. Karth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Trout slams his shin into Karth's torso.
Trout throws a head kick but Karth moves out of range.
Karth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karth throws a hook but Trout avoids it easily.
Karth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trout sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trout misses with a body kick.
Karth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karth moves out of range of the leg kick from Trout.
Trout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karth throws a nice looking combination but Trout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karth swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Trout lands a head kick. Karth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karth misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Karth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karth thuds a left hand into Trout's body.
Karth misses with a wild body shot.
Yorgrim Karth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trout delivers a nice body kick.
Karth misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trout.
Karth blocks a leg kick.
Karth fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karth lands a body shot.
Trout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karth misses with an uppercut.
Trout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trout walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trout avoids the body shot from Karth.
Karth takes a swing at Trout's ribcage but misses.
Karth misses the jab.
Trout takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karth at a distance.
Karth throws a jab when Trout was well out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yorgrim Karth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karth misses with a body punch
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trout pushes Karth away with a front kick.
Trout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trout moves away.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karth connects with a jab.
Karth loads up on a big right hand but Trout slips the punch.
Trout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karth.
Karth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karth moves away.
Karth misses with an uppercut
and Trout counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karth thinking.
Trout misses the shot to the body.
Trout slips a jab from Karth.
Trout cracks Karth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karth misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karth keeps the fight on the outside.
Karth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trout counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karth's knee momentarily.
Karth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trout on the side of the head.
Donk. Karth catches Trout right on the button with a cross.
Trout thows a body kick. Karth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trout swings for the body but Karth moves out of range.
Karth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trout counters with a nice leg kick.
Trout throws a leg kick that misses.
Trout scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Trout moves into the clinch.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Karth avoids the damage to the body.
Karth is trying to break free.

Trout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trout explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trout looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trout misses with a kick to the body.
Trout throws out a leg kick but Karth moves out of range and Trout only half commits.
Trout misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Karth. Those never looked like landing.
Karth misses with the combination.
Karth throws a body punch but Trout moves out of range.
Karth throws the left hand but Trout avoids the punch easily.
Trout takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trout goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karth's sensitive parts.
Trout throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trout tries to clinch there but Karth circles away.
Nice body kick from Trout.
Karth throws a lazy uppercut
and Trout counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trout turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karth misses the body punch
and Trout counters with a thumping low kick.
Karth throws a poor cross that misses
and Trout counters with a solid body kick.
Trout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karth.
Trout throws a chopping leg kick but Karth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trout fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karth misses with a lunging right hand
and Trout counters with a three punch combo that has Karth backing up. Karth nods at Trout to acknowledge the strikes.
Karth throws a poor cross that misses
and Trout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trout throws a low kick but Karth moves out of range easily.
Rainbow Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karth misses.
Karth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karth blocks a head kick by Trout.
An inside leg kick lands from Trout.
Trout blocks a jab.
Trout takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trout ducks under a wild hook from Karth.
Trout is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karth throws a lazy right hand but Trout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trout moves out of range as Karth strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trout. Karth does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yorgrim Karth!
An out of breath Yorgrim Karth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.