PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fdurtchz Millo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millo has chosen Busta Rhymes, Break ya neck as his entrance music. Fdurtchz Millo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Karelin
vs
Millo

200 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fdurtchz Millo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots for a takedown but Millo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Millo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Millo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karelin quickly recovers to half guard.
Karelin tries to roll over but Millo keeps him under control.
Millo winds up and cracks Karelin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Millo trying to pass the guard but Karelin defending well.
Millo is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karelin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karelin.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Millo postures up.

Millo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Karelin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Millo is trying to defend but Karelin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Millo gets back to full guard.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Millo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Karelin.
Millo wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millo is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.

Millo has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Millo is trying to break the clinch but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.

Millo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millo tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millo wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karelin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Millo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karelin trying to control but Millo is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Millo wants to clinch up but Karelin keeps it at a distance.
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Millo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Millo misses with a takedown attempt - Karelin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millo tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
Millo shoots for a takedown but Karelin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karelin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Millo to the ground. Karelin is now in Millo's guard.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Millo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelin trying to control but Millo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Millo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Karelin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Millo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Millo's guard now.

Millo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karelin is aware though and is defending well.
Millo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karelin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Millo keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Millo looking for a sweep. Not yet Millo, not yet.
Karelin looking to sit in guard and control but Millo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo wants to get back to his feet.
Millo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Millo keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Millo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Alex Karelin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Millo pinned against the cage. Millo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Millo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millo tries to clinch up.
Millo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millo shoots in but Karelin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Millo fails with a takedown attempt.
Millo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Millo pinned against the cage. Millo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin dives in and grabs Millo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Millo pushes down on Karelin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Karelin tries to keep at a distance but Millo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Millo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Millo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Millo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Millo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Karelin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karelin won't allow Millo to get back to his feet.
Millo being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millo looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Millo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Millo advances to half guard.
Karelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Millo on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millo trying to control from half guard but Karelin is working away.
Millo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Millo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Karelin to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fdurtchz Millo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Millo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fdurtchz Millo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Karelin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Millo is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Karelin trying to control the pace.
Karelin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Karelin throwing shots but Millo is blocking nicely.
Millo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millo desperately trying to maintain half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Karelin.
Karelin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Millo is fending him off so far but Karelin persists. Nope, Millo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo misses with a double jab.

Karelin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Millo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karelin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karelin trying to control the action but Millo is working from the bottom.
Millo trying to control here.
Millo is trying to stand.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Millo defending well though.

Millo manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Millo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alex Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millo is one step ahead there.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Millo from controlling successfully.

Millo stands and steps away. Karelin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Millo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.

Karelin gets caught flat footed, as Millo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Millo stands up and waves to Karelin to follow him.

Millo moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millo tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.

Karelin has Millo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Karelin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Millo tumbling to the mat - Karelin dives into Millo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Millo is on top in guard.

Millo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Millo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Millo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fdurtchz Millo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Millo darts in and clinches Karelin up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Millo tightens his grip and picks Karelin up, before dumping him to the ground. Karelin manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin working a defensive guard here.

Millo stands up from Karelin's guard - Millo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Millo tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
Millo punishes Karelin's body with a nice straight punch.
Millo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Millo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karelin avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fdurtchz Millo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Millo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fdurtchz Millo!
Fdurtchz Millo made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.