PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iury Sinistrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sinistrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock you like a hurricane. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sinistrov
vs
Karlsson

200 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
27
288 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

KAISER

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iury Sinistrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karlsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinistrov tries to bench press Karlsson off him but Karlsson keeps the position.
Sinistrov is working hard here to advance position.
Sinistrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karlsson thows a huge punch but Sinistrov dodges it nicely.
Karlsson trying to control the pace.
Sinistrov wants to get back to full guard.
Sinistrov trying to control from the bottom.
Karlsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinistrov tries to roll over but Karlsson keeps him under control.
Karlsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson thows a huge punch but Sinistrov dodges it nicely.
Sinistrov pushes Karlsson off looking to stand but Karlsson dives back in and keeps control.
Sinistrov tries to get to full guard but Karlsson has control of the leg.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karlsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinistrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karlsson is thwarting Sinistrov's attempts to control the position.
Karlsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sinistrov's head.
Sinistrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karlsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Karlsson.
Sinistrov trying to control here.
Sinistrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Karlsson working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sinistrov's head.
Karlsson slips a nice elbow through Sinistrov's hands, connecting with Sinistrov's forehead.
Sinistrov is trying to stand.
Karlsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinistrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlsson.
Karlsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinistrov wants to get back to his feet.
Karlsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sinistrov reverses the position - he's now on top in Karlsson's guard.
Sinistrov being controlled here momentarily.
Sinistrov stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Sinistrov from controlling successfully.
Karlsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karlsson keeping full guard, as Sinistrov tries to pass.
Sinistrov stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.
Sinistrov wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karlsson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Iury Sinistrov just wasn't active enough.
Sinistrov throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.

Nice combo by Sinistrov! Oh, that's hurt him - Karlsson falls to the canvas and Sinistrov follows him into side control.

It looks like Alexander Karlsson has been cut.
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!
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Karlsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karlsson wants to get back to full guard.
Sinistrov moves nicely into side control.
Karlsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sinistrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karlsson is trying to control. Sinistrov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karlsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karlsson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karlsson's cut.
That's time! Sinistrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sinistrov throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Sinistrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Sinistrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinistrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.

Karlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sinistrov is trying to stand up here but Karlsson is controlling him well.
Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinistrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karlsson works his way into side control.
Sinistrov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alexander Karlsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sinistrov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Karlsson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karlsson!