PBP Commentary

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

Karelin
vs
Allin

195 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merle Allin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allin misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Allin misses.
Allin tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.

Allin forces Karelin back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin is trying to force a seperation but Allin has the dominant position.
Allin pushes off an throws an elbow but Karelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Allin lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
Allin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karelin is trying to break the clinch but Allin has him pressed against the cage.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Allin misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Allin prevents Karelin from breaking the clinch.
Allin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karelin's defenses.

Alex Karelin's cut is getting worse.
Allin prevents Karelin from breaking the clinch.
Karelin tries to break the clinch but Allin is controlling the position.
Allin keeps control of Karelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.
Karelin avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.
Karelin fails to pull guard.
Karelin blocks the elbow strike.
Allin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allin gets underhooks to prevent Karelin's takedown attempt.
Karelin blocks an elbow strike from Allin.
Allin throws an elbow that misses.
Karelin is looking to break free of the clinch but Allin has double underhooks.
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Allin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Alex Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Merle Allin!
An out of breath Merle Allin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.