PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Karev

195 cm
36
282 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

193 cm
38
252 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Karev scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Karev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel tries a body shot but Karev blocks it.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Karev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Karev tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
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!
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Karev.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Karev.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Karev lands a left hand.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Karev blocks it.
Karev takes a shot to the head.
Karev misses with a knee strike.
Steel misses with some punches.
Karev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karev looks winded!
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Karev is blocking nicely.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Steel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karev's face.
Karev throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karev blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karev lands an elbow just above Steel 's eye.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
A short left from Steel.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karev blocks it with crossed arms.
Karev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karev is defending well for now.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karev avoids it.
Karev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Karev avoids the damage to the body.
Karev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karev tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Steel blocks an elbow strike from Karev.
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Karev.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Steel tries to work over Karev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karev blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Karev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel is working Karev over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karev throws an elbow that misses.
Steel blocks an elbow strike from Karev.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karev blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Karev.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karev's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karev throws an elbow but it misses.
Karev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Steel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel wants to clinch.
Steel tries to clinch
and Karev counters with a stiff right hand.
Karev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Karev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Karev pushes him off.
Karev swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Karev wants to counter with a clinch but Steel pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karev can pounce on him.
Steel is looking to clinch but Karev is avoiding it.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Karev misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Karev blocks with his arms.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped Karev in his tracks for a moment.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steel avoids the elbow strike from Karev, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Karev's head.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Karev blocks it.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karev throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Karev.

Freddy Steel's cut is getting worse.
Karev misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Karev fails to land.
Karev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steel misses with the head strike.
Karev throws a head punch that misses.
Karev blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Karev throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
Steel working the clinch nicely. Karev is working for position but Steel cracks him with a big knee to the head! Karev crumples up against the cage and Steel lands two more shots before the ref can save Karev! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Freddy Steel!
Freddy Steel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.