PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sutcliffe (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.

Karimov
vs
Sutcliffe

185 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Spartan Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Sutcliffe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karimov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sutcliffes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sutcliffe slips a jab from Karimov.
Sutcliffe cracks Karimov with a good jab.
Karimov throws a big shot that misses.
Sutcliffe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Karimov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sutcliffe will feel that in the morning.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe walks into a stiff left hand from Karimov.
Karimov throws out a powerful jab.
Sutcliffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Sutcliffe throws a series of punches but Karimov avoids them all with ease.
Karimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sutcliffe is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karimov.
Karimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sutcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sutcliffe with the counter takedown but Karimov avoids it easily.
Karimov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sutcliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karimov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sutcliffe. That did some damage!
Karimov throws a hook but Sutcliffe blocks it.
Karimov looks to throw the jab but Sutcliffe is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutcliffe throws a low kick, looking for Karimov's leg but Karimov calmly moves out of range.
Sutcliffe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karimov pinned against the cage. Karimov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sutcliffe wants to counter the offense by Karimov and move into the clinch position.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karimov.
Karimov cracks Sutcliffe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karimov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sutcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
Dasha Karimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karimov.

Sutcliffe pushes Karimov up against the cage in a clinch.

Karimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutcliffe throws the kick towards the body but Karimov avoids it.
Sutcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov misses the jab.
Sutcliffe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karimov.
Nice sprawl there from Karimov as Sutcliffe shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Karimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutcliffe.
Karimov misses with a left hand
and Sutcliffe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutcliffe moves out of range as Karimov strikes.
Karimov throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karimov, as that shot connected.
Karimov throws a nice looking combination but Sutcliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sutcliffe manages to avoid it.
Karimov throws a jab when Sutcliffe was well out of range.
Sutcliffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Sutcliffe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sutcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sutcliffe tries to counter with a clinch but Karimov shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sutcliffe's sensitive parts.
Sutcliffe wants to clinch up but Karimov keeps it at a distance.
Karimov looks to throw the jab but Sutcliffe is out of range.
Sutcliffe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Karimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karimov. Sutcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karimov lands a head shot.
Sutcliffe throws a head kick but Karimov moves out of range.

Sutcliffe drives through and clinches with Karimov against the cage.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Sutcliffe controls the action.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sutcliffe avoids the damage to the body.
Sutcliffe fails to pull guard.
Karimov is leaning against Sutcliffe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sutcliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Karimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov scores with a three punch combo!
Sutcliffe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov fakes the leg kick and cracks Sutcliffe in the body.
Sutcliffe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karimov.
Karimov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sutcliffe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sutcliffe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body kick from Karimov.
Sutcliffe moves out of range as Karimov strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Karimov misses the target.
Sutcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karimov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karimov misses with a low kick.
Karimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sutcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sutcliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Karimov.
Karimov throws an overhand right that lands on Sutcliffe's shoulder, as Sutcliffe tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sutcliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karimov.
Karimov misses with an uppercut. Sutcliffe saw that one coming.
Sutcliffe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karimov as he jumps to the side.
Karimov misses with a hook.
Karimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sutcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karimov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sutcliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Karimov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sutcliffe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Sutcliffe forces Karimov back against the cage and clinches.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sutcliffe avoids the damage to the body.
Karimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutcliffe can do to turn this around?

Karimov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutcliffe dips to his left and cracks Karimov with an uppercut!
Karimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karimov throws a looping overhand right but Sutcliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Karimov misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Sutcliffe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karimov.
Karimov throws an overhand right that lands on Sutcliffe's shoulder, as Sutcliffe tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutcliffe tries to clinch up.
Karimov misses with a looping right.
Sutcliffe wants to counter with a clinch but Karimov pushes him away.
Sutcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch but Karimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sutcliffe moves out of range of the body kick.
Sutcliffe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sutcliffe or perhaps it was just good defense by Karimov, which made it look bad.
Karimov throws a nice looking combination but Sutcliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutcliffe is looking for the big counter here.
Dasha Karimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutcliffe motions for Karimov to come forward. Sutcliffe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sutcliffe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karimov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sutcliffe is in Karimov's guard.
Sutcliffe postures up in Karimov's guard and throws a big left but Karimov blocks it.
Sutcliffe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sutcliffe is pushing down on Karimov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karimov is fighting to maintain full guard but Sutcliffe has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov tries to kick Sutcliffe off but Sutcliffe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sutcliffe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Karimov has one foot on Sutcliffe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sutcliffe misses with a head kick.
Sutcliffe takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutcliffe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Sutcliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karimov.
Karimov stuffs the takedown.
Dasha Karimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Sutcliffe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karimov.
Sutcliffe is looking to clinch.
Karimov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karimov lands with a shot to the body.
Karimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sutcliffe is just out of range.
Karimov lands with a hook. Sutcliffe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karimov tries to bum rush Sutcliffe with a series of wild strikes but Sutcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karimov looks to land a right hand but Sutcliffe moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutcliffe is looking to clinch.
Sutcliffe shoots in for a takedown but Karimov shows good takedown defense.
Karimov lands a head kick. Sutcliffe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karimov.
Sutcliffe avoids the body shot from Karimov.
Sutcliffe fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karimov.
Sutcliffe tries to clinch up but Karimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Karimov connects with a right hand. Sutcliffe shakes it off.
Karimov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karimov scores with a nice strike.
Sutcliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karimov misses with a straight right.
Karimov misses with an uppercut.
Karimov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sutcliffe has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutcliffe has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.

Karimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutcliffe.
Karimov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe ducks right into an uppercut from Karimov.
A big left from Karimov misses.
Sutcliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sutcliffe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karimov.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sutcliffe has Karimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karimov obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Karimov.
Karimov pushes Sutcliffe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karimov lands a body punch.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sutcliffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sutcliffe managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Karimov lands a shot to the body.
Karimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sutcliffe avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Karimov.
Sutcliffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutcliffe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karimov after a bit of a struggle.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sutcliffe controls his hands.
Sutcliffe avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Sutcliffe avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Sutcliffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sutcliffe tries to pull guard but Karimov holds him up against the cage and eventually Sutcliffe drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sutcliffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sutcliffe working hard to break the clinch.
Sutcliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karimov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Karimov lands an elbow just above Sutcliffe 's eye.

Karimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Karimov.
Karimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sutcliffe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sutcliffe throws a sloppy head kick and Karimov moves out of range easily.
That kick from Karimov tenderised Sutcliffe's leg. Sutcliffe is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Sutcliffe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Karimov misses.
Dasha Karimov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dasha Karimov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peter Sutcliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karimov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dasha Karimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sutcliffe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karimov tries to avoid it but Sutcliffe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karimov to the ground. Karimov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dasha Karimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Sutcliffe.
Karimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sutcliffe is just out of range.
Sutcliffe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Karimov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karimov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karimov misses with a straight right.
Sutcliffe shoots in for a takedown but Karimov shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Karimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sutcliffe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karimov cracks Sutcliffe with a good jab.
Sutcliffe takes one to the chin there.
Nice cross by Karimov.
Sutcliffe tries to clinch up
and Karimov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
Karimov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sutcliffe.
Karimov thumps Sutcliffe with a low kick.
Karimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sutcliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sutcliffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sutcliffe slips a jab and a cross from Karimov.
As Karimov backs off Sutcliffe throws a huge counter combo but Karimov manages to avoid it all.
Karimov cracks Sutcliffe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karimov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sutcliffe's head.
Karimov misses with a double jab.
Sutcliffe fails with a takedown attempt.
Karimov misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutcliffe misses with a takedown attempt - Karimov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karimov misses the jab.
Karimov throws a sloppy head kick and Sutcliffe moves out of range easily.
Karimov misses with a looping left.
Karimov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sutcliffe counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Karimov misses.
Sutcliffe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karimov throws the left hand but Sutcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Karimov slips a jab and a cross from Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peter Sutcliffe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutcliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dasha Karimov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karimov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dasha Karimov!