PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev McKill (ranked 1966 p4p, 257 weight class) and Saif Karama (ranked 3789 p4p, 428 weight class). McKill 's entrance music is Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses.. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Saif Karama enters the cage!

McKill
vs
Karama

179 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Sportivité
Hot Spunk

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Karama!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karama lands the left hand.
Karama throws a body shot but no joy.
McKill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karama.
McKill avoids the body shot from Karama.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karama, as that shot connected.
Karama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saif Karama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karama throws a hook but McKill avoids it easily.
McKill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karama throws a body shot but no joy.
McKill is looking for a counter combo.
McKill misses with a wild body shot.
Karama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKill .

McKill has closed the distance and engaged Karama in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Saif Karama has been cut.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karama wants to break free but McKill has control.
McKill scores with a shot to the side of Karama's head.
Karama tries to break free but McKill pushes him back against the cage.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McKill .
McKill lands a nice elbow.
McKill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKill .
Karama takes an elbow to the forehead.

McKill breaks the clinch.
Karama throws a sloppy body shot
and McKill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

McKill clinches up against the cage.
McKill stalls.
McKill digs a right hand into Karama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karama's gas tank.

McKill 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karama, as that shot connected.

McKill has taken the fight to the clinch.
McKill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

McKill breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karama misses with a wild body shot.
Karama misses with a shot to the body
and McKill counters with a nice uppercut.

McKill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McKill breaks the clinch.
McKill scores with a kick to the body.

McKill takes the fight into the clinch.
McKill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Karama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karama wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKill cracks Karama with a nice body shot.
McKill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karama is looking to break free of the clinch but McKill has double underhooks.
McKill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karama backwards.

McKill manages to break the clinch.
Karama throws a jab when McKill was well out of range.
McKill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karama.
McKill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karama throws a hook to the side of McKill 's head but McKill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKill dodges the punch combination from Karama.
Karama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McKill instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karama is trying to break the clinch but McKill is controlling him.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.

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

McKill instigates a clinch.
McKill cracks Karama with a nice body shot.
Karama has had enough of the clinch but McKill keeps him there for the moment.
Karama wants to get back to striking at distance but McKill won't allow it.
McKill scores with a shot to the side of Karama's head.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama is trying to break free.
McKill lands a body shot.

McKill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karama misses with a lunging right hand
and McKill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Karama tries to keep at a distance but McKill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

McKill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karama is looking to stand up but McKill won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKill wants to get back to his feet but Karama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McKill pulls Karama in close to prevent any damage.
McKill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McKill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McKill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kev McKill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saif Karama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karama sizes up McKill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karama misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKill takes a shot to the body in his stride.

McKill has Karama up against the cage in a clinch.
Karama is trying to break free.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

McKill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karama misses with a two punch combination.
McKill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karama throws the left hand but McKill avoids the punch easily.
Karama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

McKill clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from McKill .

McKill 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karama throws a lazy right hand but McKill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karama looks to land a combination but McKill avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by McKill .
McKill lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karama throws a body punch but McKill moves out of range.
McKill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karama.
Karama throws a combination that misses
and McKill counters with a low kick, right behind Karama 's knee.
Karama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKill .
Karama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saif Karama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKill moves away.
Karama is breathing heavily.
McKill lands a right hook to the body.

McKill gets a clinch.

McKill wants the takedown. Karama is fighting it off but McKill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karama's guard against the cage.
McKill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karama can do to turn this around?
McKill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McKill 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karama wants to stand up but McKill is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McKill wants to pass the guard but Karama is keeping the position.
McKill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McKill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karama is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKill slips a straight right by Karama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karama cracks a nice hook into McKill 's ribs.
A punch combination from Karama misses.
Karama misses with a combination
and McKill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

McKill moves into range and clinches up with Karama.
Karama takes an elbow to the temple.
Karama tries to break the clinch but McKill is controlling the position.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKill is working Karama over against the cage.

McKill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McKill in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karama is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McKill is trying to get an arm triangle but Karama is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKill controlling the position from side mount.
McKill advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kev McKill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saif Karama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Karama misses its intended target.
Karama throws a hook but McKill blocks it.
Karama throws a poor cross that misses
and McKill counters with a series of strikes. Karama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKill was well out of range. Poor timing from Karama.
A shot to the liver by Karama. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karama fails to land with a series of punches.

McKill moves into the clinch successfully.
McKill effectively controlling the action here.
McKill lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKill lands a good knee to the midsection. Karama won't want to take too many of those.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from McKill .
McKill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karama.

McKill pulls guard.
McKill is pulling down on Karama's head. It's preventing any offense from Karama, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

McKill looking for a guillotine here but Karama defends easily.
McKill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karama manages to get himself to full guard.

McKill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McKill is looking to work some ground and pound but Karama has wrist control.
McKill is stalling in the full guard.
McKill throwing strikes but missing.
Karama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karama is working an open guard so McKill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kev McKill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kev McKill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKill slips a jab from Karama.
McKill jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Karama's corner calls for a 1-2. Karama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karama tries to circle away but McKill has him pinned against the cage.
McKill keeps control of Karama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karama's efforts to push away.
McKill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karama is trying to break the clinch but McKill has him pressed against the cage.
McKill presses Karama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

McKill jumps guard and drags Karama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McKill wants to sweep here but Karama controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill seems keen to control Karama's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kev McKill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKill , 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kev McKill !
A victorious Kev McKill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.