PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Jamie Coton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Coton
vs
Karelin

190 cm
28
278 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

191 cm
23
286 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Coton.
Coton throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Coton throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karelin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coton lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Coton - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coton throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Coton tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
Coton throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coton's guard now.
Karelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coton is pulling down on Karelin's head. It's preventing any offense from Karelin, at least for the moment.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Coton has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coton is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.

Jamie Coton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karelin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coton misses with a lunging right hand
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Coton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton lands a slapping body shot.
Coton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coton misses with a two punch combination.
Karelin has a takedown stuffed.
Coton misses with a low kick.
Jab from Karelin.
Coton misses with a body shot.
Coton just misses with a punch to the body.
Coton lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.
Coton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coton throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton jabs at Karelin's body.
Coton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coton duly obliges.

It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coton tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin throws a hook but Coton blocks it.
Coton looks to land a combination. Karelin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jamie Coton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Coton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karelin defending well as Coton loads up on a big left hand.
Coton misses with a lunging right hand
and Karelin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karelin missing with a left hand there. Coton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin misses with a two punch combination.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Coton.
Coton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy left from Coton finds it's target.
Jamie Coton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Coton saw that one coming.
Coton tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Coton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coton misses with a wild body shot.
Coton feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down.
Coton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coton digs a good hook to Karelin's body.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Coton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coton looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Karelin there.
Karelin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Coton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Karelin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coton looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Coton throws a right hand that misses

and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Coton keeps moving.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Coton's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coton controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin prevents Coton from getting back to his feet.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Coton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Coton!
Karelin has a closed guard, preventing Coton from standing up.
Coton throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.

Coton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aleksanteri Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin won't allow Coton to sweep him here.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coton keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Coton looking for a sweep. Not yet Coton, not yet.
Karelin is in close to Coton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karelin distracts Coton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coton looking to control.

Coton is looking for a triangle but Karelin pushes his legs off easily.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coton looking to control.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Coton.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Coton tries to clinch up.
Coton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Karelin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Coton is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coton tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksanteri Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Coton looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Coton lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Coton misses its intended target.
Coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Coton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Karelin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coton tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
Jab from Coton.
Karelin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin sizes up Coton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamie Coton is winning the standup battle so far.
Coton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton misses with a left hand
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Coton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelin.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
Coton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Coton misses.
Coton throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Coton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coton throws a series of punches but Karelin avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Coton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Coton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Coton moved out of range.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coton.
Coton looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Coton throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Coton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coton throws a jab but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin throws a body punch but Coton moves out of range.
Coton scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Coton misses.
Karelin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coton misses with a left hand
and Karelin counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Coton.
Karelin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karelin tests Coton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin swinging wildly here.
Karelin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coton throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Coton.
Coton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coton misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton misses with a body shot.
Coton thows a body shot but no joy.
Coton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coton falls off balance throwing a combination

and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coton's guard now.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Coton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton 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!
Karelin cracks Coton with a solid left hand.
Coton looking for a sweep. Not yet Coton, not yet.
Karelin trying to control but Coton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jamie Coton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.

Coton clinches.

Karelin has Coton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Karelin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Coton tumbling to the mat - Karelin dives into Coton's guard.
Coton keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.

Coton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karelin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Coton keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Coton looking for a guillotine here but Karelin defends easily.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Coton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karelin!

Coton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Karelin turns into him and now he's in Coton's guard.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coton manages to get to full guard.
Karelin trying to control but Coton is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Coton is looking to stand up but Karelin isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton pulls Karelin in to control the position.
Coton is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Coton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Coton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karelin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karelin prevents Coton from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coton keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin lands a jab to Coton's midsection.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Coton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karelin doesn't seem bothered though.
Coton takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Coton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
Coton drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Coton misses with a series of wild punches.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coton.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Coton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coton looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Coton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Coton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coton missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Coton.
Karelin with a jab.
Coton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Coton throws a leg kick but Karelin moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coton. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Coton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coton is looking to reverse the position.
Coton pushes Karelin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karelin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coton to see if he's OK.
Karelin cracks Coton with a big right hand but Coton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Karelin scoring with punches and elbows.
Coton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karelin off and has taken his back!
Karelin is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coton looking for the RNC.
Even with his hooks in, Coton manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Coton doesn't have the hooks in and Karelin manages to turn into his guard.

Coton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Coton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Coton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Coton throwing strikes but missing.
Coton throws a big elbow that misses.
Coton throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karelin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Aleksanteri Karelin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.