PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bullet (ranked 706 p4p, 809 weight class) and Ruslan Karelin (ranked 25 p4p, 29 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bullet
vs
Karelin

192 cm
37
312
18 - 8 - 1

190 cm
26
280
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HELLBENT

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bullet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullet counters with a leg kick.
Bullet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Bullet fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karelin just manages to avoid it.
Karelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bullet walks into a jab.
Bullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin lands with a straight right. Bullet didn't see that one coming.
Karelin digs a good body shot into Bullet's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karelin lands a jab to Bullet's midsection.
Karelin scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karelin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Bullet.

It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Bullet circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullet throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Bullet leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bullet is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bullet as Karelin shoots in.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Bullet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bullet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bullet avoids it really well and circles away.

Karelin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bullet has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Karelin is on him like a limpet, forcing Bullet back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullet.
Karelin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin goes for a takedown attempt but Bullet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bullet wants to land a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin slips a jab from Bullet.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Bullet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karelin swings for the body but Bullet moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bullet is predictable there
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Karelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Bullet trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bullet into the cage.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullet jumps guard but Karelin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karelin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bullet prevents it.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullet.
Karelin missing with knees to the body.
Karelin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bullet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bullet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karelin up against the cage.
Bullet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bullet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin lands a right hook to the body.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Bullet's body. Bullet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Karelin closes the distance and pushes Bullet back into the cage.
Bullet can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Bullet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bullet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Bullet lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet being controlled against the cage.

Bullet decides to pull guard.
Karelin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karelin prevents Bullet from getting back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karelin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bullet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karelin controls the pace.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bullet keeps moving.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Bullet wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet is looking to stand up but Karelin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karelin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.

Karelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karelin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Karelin blocks an elbow strike from Bullet.
Karelin is working for takedown but Bullet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bullet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karelin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bullet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
A knee to the head by Karelin.

Bullet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bullet has time to react.

Karelin forces Bullet back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin trying to stall but Bullet improves his position.
A short right from Bullet.
Karelin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bullet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.

Karelin has picked Bullet up - he's going for a ride! Karelin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Karelin prevents Bullet from standing back up.
Bullet is in trouble now - Karelin has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullet wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a big shot there that rocks Bullet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bullet wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bullet tries to buck Karelin off but he can't manage it.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karelin with good strikes from the mount here!
Bullet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bullet's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bullet wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bullet in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karelin content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Karelin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Karelin. Beautiful body shot.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Bullet takes one to the side of the head.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bullet on the side of the head.
Bullet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karelin slips a jab from Bullet.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Bullet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karelin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bullet defends well and Karelin ends up having to push Bullet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karelin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bullet stuffs the takedown.
Jack Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Karelin.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Bullet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin throws a hook but Bullet blocks it.
Jack Bullet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan Karelin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Bullet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bullet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karelin connects with a body shot.
Karelin swings for the body but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet misses with a looping left.

Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Bullet's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karelin stands up out of Bullet's guard for a moment - Bullet manages to land a nice upkick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bullet keeps moving.
Karelin stops Bullet from standing up.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bullet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Karelin clinches with his opponent.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants a takedown but no success here.
Karelin is leaning against Bullet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Bullet lands a left hand.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body.
Bullet tries to pull guard but Karelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Bullet drops back down to his feet.
Karelin dodges an elbow strike from Bullet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karelin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin 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.