PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pires
vs
Karelin

185 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

191 cm
21
286 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.

Karelin lands a big shot that drops Pires! Can he finish him?

Pires is rocked!

It looks like Leonard Pires has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pires trying to control the position.
Oh Pires is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karelin cracks Pires with a solid left hand.
Pires wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin stands up over Pires, holding on to his feet. Karelin throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Pires is out cold! Karelin lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.