PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Kirgiakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kirgiakos
vs
Karelin

225 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonid Kirgiakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirgiakos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirgiakos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Karelin clinches up against the cage.
Kirgiakos blocks an elbow strike.
Karelin lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Leonid Kirgiakos has been cut.
Kirgiakos takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirgiakos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirgiakos blocks an elbow strike from Karelin.
Karelin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karelin lands an elbow just above Kirgiakos 's eye.
Kirgiakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Kirgiakos.
Kirgiakos takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirgiakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kirgiakos looking to stall.
Karelin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Leonid Kirgiakos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirgiakos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kirgiakos looking to slow down the pace here.
Karelin misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Leonid Kirgiakos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Karelin!