PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karamazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chelios might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No one gets left behind. Karamazin has chosen Low Rider as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chelios
vs
Karamazin

173 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios throws out a loose jab but Karamazin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamazin shoots in and drives through. Chelios sprawls well.
Karamazin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Chelios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karamazin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karamazin walks into a straight right hand from Chelios.
Chelios lands a head shot.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamazin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Chelios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karamazin on the side of the head.
Karamazin blocks a jab.
Karamazin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Chelios finds it's way through Karamazin's defenses.

Karamazin scores a takedown into full mount!

Karamazin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chelios to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chelios shrugs it off.

Karamazin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chelios to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chelios shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Karamazin looking to secure an arm triangle but Chelios defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karamazin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chelios manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Karamazin throws an elbow but Chelios slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chelios prevents Karamazin from improving position.
Chelios dodges the ground and pound from Karamazin.
Karamazin throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Karamazin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chelios looks calm but he's in trouble here. Karamazin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chelios is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Karamazin lets go of the hold and Chelios can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Karamazin!