PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin's entrance music is CCCP. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Karelin
vs
Smaug

191 cm
25
286 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

199 cm
28
253 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smaug. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smaug.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
Smaug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Smaug slams his shin into Karelin's torso.
Karelin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karelin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smaug connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Smaug has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin trying to control the position but instead, Smaug has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karelin into the cage.
Smaug tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Smaug tries to stall but Karelin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Smaug's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smaug up against the cage.
Karelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Smaug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smaug scores with a hook to the body.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Karelin stalling in the clinch.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smaug presses Karelin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Smaug controls the action.
Smaug is working Karelin over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
Smaug throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smaug pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smaug content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
Smaug misses with some punches.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smaug.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Smaug scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Smaug lands a nice shot to the body.
Smaug has Karelin pressed against the cage.
Karelin blocks a body shot from Smaug.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smaug can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Karelin is working for takedown but Smaug is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin tries for a takedown but Smaug manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksanteri Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smaug has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Smaug.
Smaug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but Smaug improves position.
Smaug digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin tries to work over Smaug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smaug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smaug blocks an uppercut.
Karelin taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smaug tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smaug lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin lands a body punch.
Smaug throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Smaug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karelin is keeping busy.
Smaug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smaug works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Smaug throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smaug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smaug lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Smaug.
A nice left hand lands by Smaug.
Smaug pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smaug is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cinder Smaug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smaug.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Karelin works the jab nicely.
Smaug throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smaug cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smaug.
Smaug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smaug slips under a jab.
Smaug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left lands for Smaug.
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!
Smaug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smaug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karelin's sensitive parts.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smaug.
Smaug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smaug ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smaug connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smaug.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smaug with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Smaug.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Smaug sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Smaug drops Karelin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Karelin looks back up at him and smiles so Smaug waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smaug ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Karelin's jaw. Karelin's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Smaug does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cinder Smaug!
A very excited looking Cinder Smaug made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.