PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorlan Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorlan Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bravo
vs
Karelin

182 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
130 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorlan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Karelin fails with the takedown.
Bravo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Gorlan Karelin has been cut.

Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mario Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorlan Karelin.
Karelin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karelin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bravo slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karelin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bravo swivels and escapes.

Oooooh!!! Bravo has knocked Karelin down with a huge combo! Bravo steps away and waves a wobbly Karelin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Karelin is rocked!
Karelin looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
Karelin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bravo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karelin prevents it.
Bravo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karelin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bravo.
Bravo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mario Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo scores with a three punch combo!
Bravo clobbers Karelin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Bravo lands a left and a right that send Karelin crashing to the mat, dazed. Bravo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bravo! Karelin is backing up but he can't get away as Bravo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Karelin and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Bravo!