PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Makenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makenzie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slim Thug Like A Boss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makenzie
vs
Karlsson

225 cm
25
289 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
288 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Makenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makenzie is looking to clinch.
Makenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Karlsson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karlsson controls the position.
Let's hope that Karlsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karlsson on the ground.
Karlsson landing a few strikes.
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 controls the position.
Karlsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Makenzie is trying to control Karlsson's posture but Karlsson avoids it.
Makenzie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Karlsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karlsson cracks Makenzie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson connects with a bit shot that sees Makenzie covering up! More strikes from Karlsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karlsson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Karlsson!