PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Tubzinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tubzinki comes into the arena with Tube Snake Boogie blaring out of the sound system. Karelin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krynitza - Motherland. The key to victory for Randall Tubzinki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tubzinki
vs
Karelin

220 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
273 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Tubzinki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tubzinki staying out of range there.
Karelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tubzinki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tubzinki shoots for a double leg takedown but Karelin sprawls well. He's pushed Tubzinki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karelin throws a body punch but Tubzinki moves out of range.

Karelin rushes Tubzinki and presses him up against the cage.
Karelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Randall Tubzinki has been cut.
Tubzinki working aggressively here.
Tubzinki has had enough of the clinch but Karelin keeps him there for the moment.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but Karelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tubzinki drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Karelin to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelin.
Karelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tubzinki has Karelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Tubzinki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tubzinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tubzinki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karelin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tubzinki has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Tubzinki can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
Tubzinki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubzinki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karelin smiles and moves away.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to clinch but Tubzinki is avoiding it.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tubzinki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alex Karelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Tubzinki's body. Tubzinki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karelin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tubzinki.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Tubzinki saw that one coming.
Tubzinki shoots in for a takedown but Karelin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Karelin takes the fight into the clinch.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tubzinki backwards.
Tubzinki is looking to break free of the clinch but Karelin has double underhooks.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but Karelin won't allow it.
Karelin is pressed up against the cage. Tubzinki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karelin down to the mat. Karelin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tubzinki avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a looping right.

Karelin clinches up with Tubzinki and pushes him back against the cage.
Tubzinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tubzinki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tubzinki is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karelin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tubzinki's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
Karelin missing with knees to the body.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but Karelin won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tubzinki misses with the head strike.
Karelin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tubzinki letting Karelin take a breather here.
Tubzinki tries to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling the position.
Come on Karelin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tubzinki is trying to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling him.
Tubzinki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
Tubzinki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karelin tries a knee to the head but Tubzinki blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
Karelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Karelin.
Karelin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karelin has Tubzinki pushed against the cage.
Tubzinki looking to throw knees to the head but Karelin is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but Tubzinki blocks with his arms.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tubzinki avoids it.
Tubzinki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but Karelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tubzinki drops back down to his feet.
Karelin misses with a knee strike.
Tubzinki pushes off an throws an elbow but Karelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karelin lands a good knee to the midsection. Tubzinki won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tubzinki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Karelin.
Karelin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tubzinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karelin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tubzinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karelin obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tubzinki can't break the clinch.
Karelin lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Karelin.
Karelin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karelin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tubzinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
Tubzinki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tubzinki tries for a takedown but Karelin manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tubzinki managing to block the knees to the body from Karelin.
Karelin taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Tubzinki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karelin scores with a shoulder strike.
Tubzinki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karelin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karelin throws a body punch but Tubzinki moves out of range.

Karelin moves into the clinch.
Karelin lands a knee to the body.
Tubzinki tries for a takedown but Karelin manages to get underhooks.
Karelin trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a knee to the head.
Tubzinki has Karelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Tubzinki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tubzinki walks into a jab.
Tubzinki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Tubzinki ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin slaps away a takedown attempt from Tubzinki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karelin tries to clinch but Tubzinki is having none of it.
Tubzinki avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Tubzinki slips under a jab.
Karelin throws a body punch but Tubzinki moves out of range.
Tubzinki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karelin pinned against the cage. Karelin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tubzinki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tubzinki defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
Tubzinki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karelin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Tubzinki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin moves out of range as Tubzinki strikes.
Randall Tubzinki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubzinki misses with a hook.
Karelin lands a jab.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Tubzinki's head but Tubzinki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin tries to clinch up but Tubzinki circles away and keeps his distance.
Karelin takes a swing at Tubzinki's ribcage but misses.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Tubzinki.
Tubzinki misses with a head kick.
Tubzinki misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Tubzinki thuds a left hand into Karelin's body.
Tubzinki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Randall Tubzinki's cut is getting worse.
Tubzinki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Karelin misses
and Tubzinki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tubzinki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tubzinki moves away.
Karelin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tubzinki circles away.
Tubzinki keeps the fight on the outside.

Tubzinki tries to keep at a distance but Karelin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karelin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
Karelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Randall Tubzinki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tubzinki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karelin scores a nice knee to the body.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but Tubzinki blocks with his arms.
Tubzinki tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Tubzinki back against the cage.
Tubzinki tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Tubzinki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karelin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karelin looking to throw knees to the head but Tubzinki is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Karelin.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but Tubzinki blocks with his arms.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karelin lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tubzinki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tubzinki can't break the clinch.
Karelin gets through Tubzinki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tubzinki struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelin controls his hands.
Karelin lands an elbow inside.
Karelin stalls.
Tubzinki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tubzinki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karelin lands a good knee to the midsection. Tubzinki won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Karelin.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tubzinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin lands a knee to the body.
Tubzinki takes an elbow to the temple.
Karelin lands a nice knee to the body.
Karelin scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Randall Tubzinki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karelin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tubzinki tries to circle away but Karelin has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karelin.
Karelin slows down the pace here.
Karelin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tubzinki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karelin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karelin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tubzinki blocks it with crossed arms.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karelin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alex Karelin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tubzinki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karelin connects with a knee to the head.
Tubzinki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tubzinki dodges an elbow strike from Karelin.
Tubzinki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tubzinki tries to pull guard but Karelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tubzinki drops back down to his feet.
Karelin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randall Tubzinki'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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karelin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tubzinki tries to break free but Karelin pushes him back against the cage.
Karelin stalling.
Tubzinki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tubzinki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tubzinki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Tubzinki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tubzinki.
Tubzinki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tubzinki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tubzinki avoids the elbow strike from Karelin, against the cage.
Tubzinki jumps guard but Karelin stands there with Tubzinki around his waist. Tubzinki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karelin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karelin is leaning against Tubzinki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karelin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karelin landing knees to the body.
Karelin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin lands an elbow inside that Tubzinki shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randall Tubzinki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Karelin!