PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karalis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High Hopes by Pink Floyd. Alysian Karalis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Karalis
vs
Pena

170 cm
26
175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
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, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena looks to land a left hand but Karalis moved out of range nicely.
Pena slips under a jab.
A jab from Karalis misses.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Karalis throws a chopping leg kick but Pena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karalis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karalis doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena lunges at Karalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karalis's hand.

Karalis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pena to the mat! Pena manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karalis lands a couple of elbows.
Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pena is looking to stand up but Karalis isn't so interested in that idea.
Karalis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karalis throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Karalis is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karalis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pena is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pena has escaped and now he's on top!

Pena stands up from Karalis's guard - Pena perhaps looking for a knockout.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Karalis off the cage and back into range.
Karalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pena is out of range and Karalis settles back down.
Karalis walks into a stiff left hand from Pena.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Karalis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karalis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pena's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena digs a good hook to Karalis's body.
Pena cracks Karalis with a good jab.
Pena lands with a cross.
Pena throws out a powerful jab.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Karalis lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Pena cracks Karalis with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Pena. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pena.
Karalis misses with a body shot.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karalis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena throws a good cross that connects.
Pena connects with a body shot.
Karalis thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis shoots in for a takedown but Pena shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Karalis misses its intended target.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Pena cracks Karalis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karalis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karalis swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Karalis is looking to wear down Pena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karalis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karalis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pena connects with a looping right hand.
Pena lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pena thuds a left hand into Karalis's body.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena staying out of range there.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karalis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena scores with a hook.
Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Karalis is looking to slow Pena down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Karalis misses.
Karalis takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Karalis throws an overhand right that lands on Pena's shoulder, as Pena tries to avoid the shot.
Karalis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a nice body shot.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena lands a glancing blow to the side of Karalis's head.
A big left from Pena misses.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Pena ducks down to avoid it.
Pena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karalis.
Karalis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Pena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karalis doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Pena misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Donk. Pena catches Karalis right on the button with a cross.
Karalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Karalis tries to land a leg kick but Pena saw it coming and moves away.
Karalis swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karalis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pena as Karalis shoots in.
Pena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Karalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pena connects with a nice looking jab.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena lands a nice hook to Karalis's body. Karalis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena moves away from the strike by Karalis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Karalis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Karalis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pena breaks the clinch.
Karalis fails with a takedown attempt.
Karalis tries to work over Pena's front leg with a kick but Pena checks it.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karalis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pena lands the left hand.
Karalis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karalis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pena scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karalis takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Karalis moves away from the strike by Pena.
Pena connects with a crisp jab.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alysian Karalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalis throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Karalis throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Karalis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pena lunges at Karalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karalis's hand.
Pena throws the left hand but Karalis avoids the punch easily.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karalis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karalis back to the cage. Pena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karaliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Karalis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karalis misses with a hook

and Pena counters with a crisp one two that drops Karalis! Pena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karalis to his feet! Karalis is in big trouble!

Karalis is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Karalis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a series of punches but Karalis avoids them all with ease.
Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
Karalis seems to have got his legs back now.
Pena throws a one two combo.
Pena digs a good body shot into Karalis's ribs.
Pena changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karalis throws a low kick but Pena moves out of range easily.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
Pena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pena as he connects with a hook.
Pena stuffs the takedown.
Karalis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Pena changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Karalis off the cage and back into range.
Pena throws a shot to the body.
Pena clobbers Karalis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karalis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karalis throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Karalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a jab to the body
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pena swivels and escapes.
Karalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karalis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena to score with a decent uppercut.
Karalis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice uppercut lands for Pena. That snapped Karalis's head back.
Karalis misses with a hook. Pena ducked under it nicely.
Pena ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena defending well as Karalis loads up on a big left hand.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena lands a nice hook to Karalis's body. Karalis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
Karalis dodges the punch combination from Pena.
Pena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karalis.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Karalis.
Pena throws out a powerful jab.
Karalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karalis momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Pena as he connects with a hook.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karalis misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Pena.
Pena with a jab.
and Pena counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Karalis! He's just covering up as Pena starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
A less than humble Javier Pena misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.