PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alan Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Karaev
vs
Thadani

188 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

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Insanely flexible

World class MT
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Karaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karaev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Thadani moves into the clinch.
Karaev is trying to break the clinch but Thadani is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thadani.
Karaev is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Thadani.
Thadani lands a good knee to the midsection. Karaev won't want to take too many of those.

Thadani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thadani.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thadani, right into the meat.

Thadani darts in and clinches Karaev up against the ropes.
Karaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thadani has him pressed against the ropes.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karaev.
Thadani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thadani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thadani scores a nice knee to the body.
Thadani landing knees to the body.
Thadani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karaev up against the ropes.
Thadani missing with knees to the body.
Thadani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karaev up against the ropes.

Thadani manages to break the clinch.
Thadani connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thadani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alan Karaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadani connects with an inside leg kick.
Thadani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thadani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thadani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karaev. That did some damage!
Thadani looks for the body kick but Karaev saw that one coming.
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.

Thadani has Karaev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Karaev avoiding damage as Thadani throws knees to the body.
Thadani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Thadani lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadani tries to land knees in the clinch but Karaev avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani lands a good knee to the midsection. Karaev won't want to take too many of those.
Thadani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karaev managing to block the knees to the body from Thadani.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thadani lands an elbow that stopped Karaev in his tracks for a moment.
Thadani stalling against the ropes.
Thadani receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Thadani tries to land knees in the clinch but Karaev avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thadani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thadani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karaev avoids it.

Thadani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thadani scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thadani is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Thadani misses
and Karaev counters with an outside leg kick.
Thadani lands a leg kick that knocks Karaev off balance momentarily.
Karaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karaev moves out of range of the body kick from Thadani.
Thadani is looking to slow Karaev down with leg kicks.
Karaev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thadani 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.
Thadani throws a head kick but Karaev moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thadani rushes Karaev and presses him up against the ropes.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karaev is defending well for now.
Karaev is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Thadani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Thadani.
Karaev throws a hook but Thadani avoids it easily.
Karaev tries to clinch but Thadani moves away
and Thadani counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thadani misses.
Karaev avoids a kick to the body.

Thadani has Karaev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thadani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karaev avoiding damage as Thadani throws knees to the body.
Thadani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tom Thadani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thadani continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Karaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karaev is defending well for now.
Thadani leaning against his opponent.
Karaev is trying to force a seperation but Thadani has the dominant position.
Karaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karaev misses with a body punch.
Thadani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thadani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karaev avoids it.
Karaev managing to block the knees to the body from Thadani.
Karaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Thadani.
Thadani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karaev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thadani has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Thadani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karaev wants to clinch.
Thadani tries to score with a low kick but Karaev moves his leg out of the way.
Karaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Thadani throws a body kick that misses.
Thadani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thadani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karaev counters with a good, hard body kick but Thadani shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thadani dodges the punch combination from Karaev.
Karaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev cracks Thadani with an open hand slap.
Thadani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thadani lands with a nice body kick.
Thadani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thadani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thadani tries to score with a low kick but Karaev moves his leg out of the way.
Alan Karaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thadani lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thadani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karaev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thadani - the referee stops the clock and Karaev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thadani. Karaev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thadani.
Karaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thadani can pounce on him.
Tom Thadani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thadani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thadani closes the distance and clinches.
Karaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Karaev wants to break free but Thadani has control.
Thadani just leaning against Karaev, taking a breather.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karaev is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Thadani.
Karaev wants to break free but Thadani has control.
Karaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karaev is trying to push Thadani away but Thadani has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Thadani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thadani lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thadani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karaev avoids it.
Thadani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thadani lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Thadani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thadani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thadani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thadani throws a push kick but Karaev slaps the foot to one side.
Thadani chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Thadani takes the fight into the clinch.
Thadani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
Thadani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thadani has Karaev pressed against the ropes.
Karaev tries to circle away but Thadani has him pinned against the ropes.
Thadani prevents Karaev from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thadani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thadani avoiding damage.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karaev is defending well for now.
Karaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Karaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thadani lands a good knee to the midsection. Karaev won't want to take too many of those.
Karaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Karaev can't break the clinch.
Thadani trying to land knees to the body.
Karaev tries to circle away but Thadani has him pinned against the ropes.

Thadani breaks the clinch.
Karaev thows a leg kick but Thadani checks it
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a leg kick
and Karaev counters with a good low kick that Thadani was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Thadani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thadani scores with a push kick.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Karaev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karaev moves out of range of the body kick.
Karaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Thadani counters with a good, hard body kick but Karaev shrugs it off.
Thadani lands a front kick.
Karaev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thadani misses with a kick to the body.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alan Karaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev blocks the body kick.
Thadani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thadani counters with a good low kick that Karaev was not able to check.
Thadani feints and then cracks Karaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karaev down.
Karaev throws a leg kick but Thadani checks it.
Thadani is looking to land body kicks.
Karaev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Thadani.
Thadani wants to land a leg kick but Karaev is out of range.
Tom Thadani seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karaev will feel that in the morning.
Thadani lands a nice looking body kick.
Karaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thadani.
Karaev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karaev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thadani - the referee stops the clock and Karaev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thadani. Karaev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Thadani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thadani landing knees to the head.
Thadani is pushing Karaev up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Thadani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karaev moves out of range of the body kick from Thadani.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thadani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thadani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thadani!
An out of breath Tom Thadani thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.