PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksei Belov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Belov
vs
Karamazov

195 cm
23
255 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

192 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Karamazov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov fails with the takedown
and Karamazov counters with a stiff right hand.
Belov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karamazov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belov momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Karamazov.
Karamazov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karamazov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belov.
Karamazov misses with a head kick.
Karamazov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dmitri Karamazov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karamazov lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov slaps away a takedown attempt from Belov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksei Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belov dodges the punch combination from Karamazov.
Karamazov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karamazov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Karamazov does no damage.
A head kick misses from Karamazov.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Dmitri Karamazov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karamazov feints a jab promting Belov to slip. Karamazov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karamazov misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov scores with a shot to the body.
Karamazov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karamazov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Belov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Belov is looking for a kimura but Karamazov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belov to get the leverage.
Belov controlling the action here.

Karamazov is defending against the submission attempts here by Belov.
Belov is looking to stall here but Karamazov recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belov is controlling him.
Belov passes into half guard.

Belov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karamazov has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belov seems to be working for a kimura but Karamazov defends the submission attempt.

Belov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karamazov is not content to let Belov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Karamazov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belov is defended easily by Karamazov.
Belov walks into a stiff left hand from Karamazov.
Karamazov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Belov avoids them all with ease.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
Belov misses with a takedown
and Karamazov counters with a three punch combo that has Belov backing up. Belov nods at Karamazov to acknowledge the strikes.
Karamazov misses with a double jab.
Karamazov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belov back to the cage. Karamazov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karamazov lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karamazov.
Belov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karamazov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that Belov avoids nicely.
Belov shoots in but Karamazov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksei Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karamazov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Karamazov. Those never looked like landing.
Karamazov throws a leg kick but Belov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karamazov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belov blocks a head kick by Karamazov.
Belov shoots and misses
and Karamazov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Belov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov misses with a head kick.
Karamazov looks to throw the jab but Belov is out of range.
Karamazov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Karamazov - just one landing.
Karamazov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karamazov throws a jab when Belov was well out of range.
Belov misses with a takedown
and Belov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karamazov swinging wildly here.
Karamazov feints a jab promting Belov to slip. Karamazov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karamazov tries a head kick but it misses.
Belov fails with the takedown.
Karamazov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov swinging wildly here.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belov slips a straight right by Karamazov.
Karamazov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Belov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karamazov's guard now.
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!
Belov trying to control the position from guard on top but Karamazov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Karamazov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Karamazov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dmitri Karamazov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamazov misses with a series of wild punches.
Karamazov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Karamazov.
Karamazov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karamazov connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belov.
Karamazov fails to land with a series of punches.
Karamazov stalks Belov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belov's face. Belov staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov throws a right hand that Belov ducks under and follows up with a left that Belov also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Karamazov. No joy for Belov on that attempt.
Karamazov misses with a wild combination.
Karamazov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamazov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karamazov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belov shoots in for a takedown but Karamazov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksei Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Belov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karamazov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belov somewhat.
Dmitri Karamazov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karamazov cracks Belov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karamazov tries to avoid it but Belov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karamazov to the ground. Karamazov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karamazov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belov is out of range and Karamazov settles back down.
Karamazov stuffs the takedown attempt from Belov. Belov gets slowly back to his feet.
Karamazov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamazov lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Karamazov lands but Belov takes it in his stride.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Belov moves out of range.
Karamazov tests Belov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
Belov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karamazov finds it's way round the side to connect with Belov's head.
Karamazov lands a two punch combo.
Karamazov misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleksei Belov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Karamazov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Karamazov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karamazov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Karamazov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karamazov as he avoids it easily.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamazov swinging wildly here.
Karamazov connects with a right hand. Belov shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karamazov.
Karamazov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karamazov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Karamazov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karamazov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Karamazov!