PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella comes to the ring accompanied by Rollin. Drake Kartella has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kartella
vs
Thane

191 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thane!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
Kartella needs to keep his hands up - Thane had a free shot at his head there.
Kartella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Thane.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Thane.
Thane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Thane.
Kartella lands with a slapping head kick.
Kartella takes a swing at Thane's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartella tries to bum rush Thane with a series of wild strikes but Thane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thane throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thane moves away.
Kartella avoids the body shot from Thane.
Thane looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well.
Thane sizes up Kartella with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thane misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thane. Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kartella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thane.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thane misses with a hook to the body
and Kartella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kartella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kartella misses the shot to the body.
Thane misses with a straight left.
Kartella connects with a looping right hand.
Kartella scores with a hook.
Kartella uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thane.
Thane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kartella looks to score with a jab to the body but Thane is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Kartella, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kartella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thane.
Kartella jabs Thane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thane lands with a nice combination. Kartella backs away looking to recover.
Kartella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Thane swings for the body but Kartella moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kartella counters with a nice uppercut.
Thane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kartella.
Good exchange - Thane coming out on top.
Thane looks to throw the jab but Kartella is out of range.
A combination from Kartella does no damage.
Kartella takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kartella lands a jab to Thane's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thane. Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kartella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kartella throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kartella misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Kartella.
No joy there for Thane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thane misses with a few strikes there.
Thane throws a series of punches but Kartella moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella misses with a wild body shot.
Kartella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thane circles away quickly and effectively.
Thane throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Kartella is looking to wear down Thane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kartella misses with a wild combination.
Thane lands a two punch combo.
Thane lands a nice shot to the body.
Thane misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Kartella misses.
Kartella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thane clobbers Kartella with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kartella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kartella lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Thane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella lands a glancing blow to the side of Thane's head.
Thane misses with a looping left.
Thane looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well.
Thane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thane misses with a shot to the body
and Kartella counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kartella avoids the body shot from Thane.
Kartella scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kartella misses with the combination.
Thane misses the body punch
and Kartella counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thane looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well.
Thane throws the left hand but Kartella avoids the punch easily.
Thane misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thane looks winded!
Thane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thane misses with a hook
and Kartella counters with a one-two to the body.

Thane is rocked!
Kartella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Thane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Kartella.
Kartella jabs at Thane's body.
Kartella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kartella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kartella punishes Thane's body with a nice straight punch.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Thane throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake Kartella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kartella slips under a jab.
Thane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thane loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch.
Thane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michael Thane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Thane moves out of range easily.
Thane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kartella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kartella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kartella counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thane at a distance.
Kartella is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thane misses the shot to the body.
Kartella misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Thane misses
and Kartella counters with a left to the body.
Thane is breathing heavily.
Kartella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thane. Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kartella shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thane eats them both and turns towards Kartella to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thane misses with a wild combination.
Kartella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Kartella does no damage.
Thane walks into a left hand.
Thane misses with a body punch
and Kartella counters with a stiff right hand.
Thane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kartella.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartella throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kartella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thane manages to avoid it.
Thane connects with a body shot that sends Kartella's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thane. Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Thane. Those never looked like landing.
Kartella scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thane is still on wobbly legs! Can Kartella finish him?
Thane swinging wildly here.
Thane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kartella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kartella swinging wildly here.
Kartella is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thane throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Thane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kartella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thane throws out the jab.
Kartella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thane.
Kartella cracks the inside of Thane's front leg.
Kartella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thane digs a good body shot into Kartella's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thane misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kartella to counter with a crisp jab.
Thane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kartella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thane cracks a nice hook into Kartella's ribs.
Kartella moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kartella misses with a hook. Thane ducked under it nicely.
Thane defending well as Kartella loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kartella. Thane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartella is just out of range.
Kartella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thane.
Thane misses with a left hand
and Kartella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kartella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kartella.
Thane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartella is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kartella throws a right and a left that Thane avoids nicely.
Kartella misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thane misses with a jab to the body
and Kartella counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kartella throws a series of punches but Thane moves out of range.
Thane tests Kartella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kartella misses with a body shot.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Thane misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thane takes one to the side of the head.
Thane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kartella.
Kartella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Kartella dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thane misses with a looping right.
Thane throws a body shot but no joy.
Kartella connects with the punch.
Kartella scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thane cracks Kartella with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kartella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thane avoids the head kick by Kartella.
Thane swings for the body but Kartella moves out of range.
Thane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away.
Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Thane moves out of range easily.
Thane throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Kartella misses with a two punch combination.
Kartella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Thane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kartella misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kartella.
Kartella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thane.
Kartella lands a head kick!
Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thane.
Thane lands with a good body shot.
Thane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kartella counters with a nice body shot.
Thane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kartella on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kartella throws a lazy right hand but Thane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kartella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thane throws out the jab.
Kartella swings for the body but Thane moves out of range.
Kartella scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartella fails to land with a series of punches.
Kartella moves away from the strike by Thane.
Thane works the jab nicely.
Thane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kartella takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kartella circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Kartella.
Kartella avoids the body shot from Thane.
Kartella throws a body punch but Thane moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kartella misses.
Kartella misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thane just misses with a punch to the body.
Thane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kartella.
A combination from Kartella does no damage.
Kartella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kartella misses with a hook.
No joy there for Thane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kartella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kartella misses with a body shot.
Thane scores with a hook to the body. Kartella takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thane moves out of range as Kartella strikes.
Kartella throws a jab but it's blocked by Thane.
Thane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella drops his hands momentarily and Thane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartella takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Thane.
Kartella digs a good hook to Thane's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kartella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thane manages to avoid it.
Thane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thane has time to react.
Kartella lands with an overhand left.
Kartella lands with a good body shot.
Thane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thane takes a swing at Kartella's ribcage but misses.
Kartella throws a right hand that Thane ducks under and follows up with a left that Thane also avoids with ease.
Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Thane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kartella circles away quickly and effectively.
Thane misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Thane.
I think Thane 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!