PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (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.

Karev
vs
Bantrell

193 cm
27
252 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

192 cm
29
270 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell avoids the body shot from Karev.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Bantrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oleg Karev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bantrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bantrell obliges.
Karev throws a punch but it's blocked by Bantrell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bantrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karev throws a head punch that misses.
Karev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karev tries a knee to the head but Bantrell blocks it.
Karev misses with a body punch.
Karev avoiding damage as Bantrell throws knees to the body.
Karev tries to circle away but Bantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Karev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bantrell's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karev looking to stall.
Karev missing with knees to the body.
Karev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bantrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Karev avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Karev.
Bantrell managing to block the knees to the body from Karev.
Karev is trying to push Bantrell away but Bantrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bantrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Karev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Bantrell lands a leg kick that knocks Karev off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karev, right into the meat.
Karev throws an off balance right hand
and Bantrell counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bantrell throws a body kick that misses.
Bantrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev thows a body kick. Bantrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karev throws out a loose jab but Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karev connects with a jab.
A low kick from Karev misses
and Bantrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karev misses the jab.
Karev takes a swing at Bantrell's ribcage but misses.
Karev swings for the body but Bantrell moves out of range.
Karev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bantrell moves away.
Bantrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karev misses with a body shot
and Bantrell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karev really felt that one!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bantrell. That's going to slow Karev down.
Karev is breathing heavily.
Bantrell loads up on a big right hand but Karev slips the punch.
Karev is looking to wear down Bantrell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bantrell misses with a head kick.
Bantrell ducks under a wild hook from Karev.
Karev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell slips under a jab.
Karev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bantrell.
Karev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bantrell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Karev misses with the combination.
Karev throws a leg kick but Bantrell moved away.
Karev throws a nice looking combination but Bantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bantrell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Bantrell blocks a leg kick.
Karev cracks Bantrell with an open hand slap.
Bantrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bantrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karev.

Bantrell closes the distance and pushes Karev back into the cage.
Bantrell tries a knee to the head but Karev blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karev has Bantrell pushed against the cage.
Bantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karev is looking to break free of the clinch but Bantrell has double underhooks.
Karev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bantrell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside.
Karev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karev gets through Bantrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karev looking to throw knees to the head but Bantrell is blocking nicely.
Bantrell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bantrell.
Bantrell tries a body shot but Karev blocks it.
Bantrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karev avoids it.
Karev trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Bantrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Karev'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.

Bantrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karev manages to avoid it.
Karev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bantrell thuds his shin into the meat of Karev's side.
A big left from Karev misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bantrell - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Bantrell.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bantrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karev momentarily.

Bantrell drops Karev with a beautiful combination! Karev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bantrell is looking for the KO!

Karev is rocked!
Karev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bantrell.
Oh Karev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karev walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Karev limp body while Bantrell jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastian Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.