PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Nuut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes into the arena with Soviet National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuut's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne- I'm Me. Andrus Nuut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Karelin
vs
Nuut

193 cm
20
281 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
253 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrus Nuut!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nuut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nuut wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
Nuut would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karelin trying to control the position.
Nuut trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Nuut wants to get up but he can't break Karelin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karelin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Karelin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karelin passes into side control, despite Nuut's attempt to control the position.
Nuut takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Karelin in side control lands a decent elbow.

Nuut is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuut tries to improve position but can't.
Nuut is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
A big shot lands for Karelin! That's hurt Nuut! Will he recover? Karelin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karelin!