PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 273 p4p, 40 weight class) and Kostas Karelis (ranked 408 p4p, 55 weight class). Karelis has chosen Sail - AwolNation as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bailey
vs
Karelis

187 cm
29
210 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

182 cm
27
222 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a front kick aimed at Karelis's knee but Karelis avoids it well.
Karelis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karelis throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Karelis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Karelis tries to land a body kick
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bailey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelis is out of range.
Karelis with a jab.
Karelis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karelis throws a head kick that half lands.

Bailey clinches up with Karelis and pushes him back against the cage.
Karelis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelis controls his hands.
Karelis throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelis.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey managing to block the knees to the body from Karelis.
Bailey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelis connects with a knee to the head.
Karelis working Bailey over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Karelis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Karelis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karelis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey gets through Karelis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Karelis controls the action.
Karelis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey is leaning against Karelis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelis.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Karelis avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Karelis looks winded!
Nice body punch from Bailey.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Karelis avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Karelis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bailey pushes Karelis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey managing to block the knees to the body from Karelis.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelis.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey pushes Karelis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karelis working aggressively here.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Karelis blocking some punches.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Kostas Karelis has been cut.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelis blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.

Karelis is rocked!
Karelis working aggressively here.
Karelis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karelis backwards.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Karelis! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bailey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Bailey!
A very excited looking Devon Bailey 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.