PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Kicasstis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kicasstis
vs
Karelin

188 cm
27
267 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

191 cm
27
286 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Kicasstis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Kicasstis misses its intended target.

Kicasstis tries to keep at a distance but Karelin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kicasstis tries to pull guard but Karelin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Kicasstis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Karelin uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Kicasstis pushes Karelin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Karelin tries to clinch there but Kicasstis circles away.
A big right from Kicasstis misses.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicasstis.
Kicasstis looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin tries to move into range but Kicasstis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicasstis scores with a nice strike.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Kicasstis is avoiding it.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Kicasstis.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Kicasstis circles away and keeps his distance.
Kicasstis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Kicasstis's ribs.
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Kicasstis pushes him off.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kicasstis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kicasstis is breathing heavily.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicasstis throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
Kicasstis looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karelin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kicasstis dodges the punch combination from Karelin.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Kicasstis is avoiding it.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Kicasstis avoids them all with ease.

Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
Kicasstis avoids a wild elbow strike from Karelin.
Karelin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicasstis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karelin walks away with a smile on his face. Kicasstis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kicasstis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin slips under a jab from Kicasstis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karelin swings for the body but Kicasstis moves out of range.
Kicasstis throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Kicasstis.
Karelin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kicasstis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin tries to clinch but Kicasstis is having none of it.
Kicasstis throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kicasstis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karelin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicasstis tries to pull guard but Karelin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Kicasstis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karelin.

It looks like Fedor Kicasstis has been cut.
Kicasstis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kicasstis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karelin walks away with a smile on his face. Kicasstis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kicasstis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kicasstis looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.

Karelin steps into range and cracks Kicasstis with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kicasstis flops backwards and Karelin dives into his guard looking to finish!

Kicasstis is rocked!

Karelin stands and steps away. Kicasstis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Kicasstis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kicasstis loses concentration momentarily and Karelin pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Kicasstis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Karelin finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Karelin!