PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Kerel (ranked 4481 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Mighty Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 431 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.

Kerel
vs
Achilles

203 cm
23
268
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
265
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karel Kerel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mighty Achilles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achilles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerel to score with a decent uppercut.
Achilles looks to land a combination but Kerel avoids it well.
Kerel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kerel misses the jab.
Achilles just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Achilles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kerel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Achilles, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kerel fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kerel fails to land.
Achilles jumps guard but Kerel stands there with Achilles around his waist. Achilles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kerel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerel lands a nice shot to the body.
Achilles misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Achilles.
Achilles misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles misses with some punches.
Kerel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Achilles misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Achilles fails to land.
Kerel lands a hook that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.
Kerel scores with a shoulder strike.
Achilles misses with the head strike.
Kerel has a couple of punches blocked by Achilles.
Achilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Achilles misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerel blocks an uppercut.
Kerel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.
Kerel lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Mighty Achilles has been cut.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Achilles looks winded!
Kerel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.
Kerel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kerel.
Kerel scores with a shot to the side of Achilles's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Kerel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerel.
Achilles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Achilless head.
Kerel lands a body shot.
Kerel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.
Kerel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerel lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Kerel.
Kerel lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kerel.
Kerel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Achilles backwards.

Achilles is rocked!
Kerel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Achilles is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerel finish him?
Kerel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Achilles seems to have recovered his senses.
Achilles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kerel lands with a left to the head.
Kerel lands an uppercut.
Kerel lands with a left to the head.
Kerel working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kerel drops Achilles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Achilles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kerel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Achilles to his knees! Kerel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karel Kerel!
Karel Kerel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.