PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Karalis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. High Hopes by Pink Floyd kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jay Wadenah
vs
Karalis

190 cm
30
183 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

170 cm
33
175 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalis misses with a body shot.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis blocks the body kick.
Wadenah lands a head kick!
Karalis swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
Wadenah lands the left hand.
Wadenah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karalis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wadenah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wadenah digs a good body shot into Karalis's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Wadenah. Those never looked like landing.
Karalis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wadenah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Wadenah lands a leg kick that knocks Karalis off balance momentarily.
Karalis wants to land a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range.
Karalis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wadenah throws out the jab.
A combination from Wadenah does no damage.
Wadenah takes one on the button.
Karalis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wadenah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis scores with a body shot.
Karalis misses with a low kick.
Wadenah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wadenah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karalis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wadenah thows a body shot but no joy.
Karalis throws a body kick that misses.
Karalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wadenah's sensitive parts.
Karalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Wadenah - just one landing.
Karalis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wadenah rather than just go for the knockout.
Wadenah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wadenah checks the leg kick.
Karalis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wadenah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karalis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karalis tries to move into range but Wadenah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karalis sizes up Wadenah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wadenah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wadenah was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalis.
Wadenah lands a jab.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karalis moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Wadenah. Those never looked like landing.
Wadenah slips under a jab.
Wadenah avoids a kick to the body.
Karalis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wadenah.
Wadenah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karalis.
Karalis looks to throw a body kick
and Wadenah counters with a straight right hand.
Karalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wadenah clobbers Karalis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karalis takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Wadenah.
Karalis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karalis just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Karalis.
Karalis misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karalis.
Wadenah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wadenah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karalis throws a right hand that Wadenah ducks under and follows up with a left that Wadenah also avoids with ease.
Wadenah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wadenah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses.
Wadenah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah throws a shot from downtown. Karalis moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karalis throws a right hand that misses
and Wadenah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karalis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wadenah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wadenah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karalis is able to avoid easily.
Karalis misses with a hook.
Wadenah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karalis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Wadenah moved away.
Karalis throws a series of punches but Wadenah avoids them all with ease.
Wadenah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karalis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karalis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wadenah.
Wadenah wants to land a leg kick but Karalis is out of range.
Wadenah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wadenah checks a leg kick.
Karalis looks to throw the jab but Wadenah is out of range.
Karalis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wadenah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah fails to land with a series of punches.
Karalis misses with a kick to the body.
Wadenah throws a series of strikes that have Karalis backpedaling.
Karalis works over Wadenah's head and body with a nice combination.
Wadenah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wadenah looks to land a left hand but Karalis moved out of range nicely.
Karalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Wadenah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wadenah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karalis momentarily.
Karalis swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
Karalis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wadenah throws out the jab.
Wadenah swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Karalis.
Wadenah scores with the left hand. Karalis knows he should have avoided that one.
Wadenah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toby Jay Wadenah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karalis misses the shot to the body.
Karalis lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wadenah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karalis doesn't seem phased though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wadenah. Karalis shrugs it off though.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick from Karalis.
Karalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toby Jay Wadenah is winning the standup battle so far.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses.
Karalis slips a jab and a cross from Wadenah.
Wadenah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Wadenah blocks a head kick by Karalis.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Wadenah ducks down to avoid it.
Karalis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wadenah circles away quickly and effectively.
Wadenah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut. Karalis saw that one coming.
Wadenah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wadenah misses with a two punch combination.
Karalis throws a chopping leg kick but Wadenah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karalis.
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!
Wadenah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a few strikes there.
Wadenah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick.
Wadenah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karalis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wadenah walks into a stiff left hand from Karalis.
Karalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wadenah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karalis on the side of the head.
Karalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wadenah manages to avoid it.
Wadenah moves out of range as Karalis throws a body kick.
Karalis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wadenah lands a head kick. Karalis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Toby Jay Wadenah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wadenah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karalis.
Karalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Karalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karalis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis throws a head kick but Wadenah moves out of range.
A big left from Karalis misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wadenah. That's going to slow Karalis down.
Wadenah avoids the head kick by Karalis.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Karalis avoids them all with ease.
Karalis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wadenah is able to avoid easily.
Karalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karalis.
Karalis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wadenah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wadenah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Wadenah motions for Karalis to come forward. Wadenah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wadenah slips a jab and a cross from Karalis.
Wadenah throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Wadenah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Wadenah.
Nice uppercut lands for Karalis. That snapped Wadenah's head back.
Karalis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wadenah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wadenah.
Wadenah thumps Karalis with a low kick.
Karalis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wadenah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wadenah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but Karalis moved away.
Karalis staying out of range there.
Karalis dodges the punch combination from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a hook.
Wadenah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karalis avoids the head kick by Wadenah.
Wadenah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karalis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karalis ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Karalis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karalis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wadenah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wadenah misses the jab.
Karalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wadenah throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
Karalis throws out a leg kick but Wadenah moves out of range and Karalis only half commits.
Wadenah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karalis.
Karalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wadenah throws a body punch but Karalis moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karalis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wadenah on the side of the head.
Wadenah throws the kick towards the body but Karalis avoids it.
Wadenah lands a head shot.
Wadenah checks the leg kick.
Karalis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wadenah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karalis throws a nice looking combination but Wadenah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wadenah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karalis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karalis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wadenah throws a jab when Karalis was well out of range.
Wadenah lands a lovely overhand right.
Wadenah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alysian Karalis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wadenah misses with a looping left.
Wadenah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wadenah misses with a double jab.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Wadenah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karalis throws a shot from downtown. Wadenah moves away and avoids it.
Karalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Wadenah tenderised Karalis's leg. Karalis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wadenah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karalis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wadenah throws a right hand that Karalis ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalis also avoids with ease.
Karalis misses with a few strikes there.
Wadenah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karalis.
Wadenah feints and then cracks Karalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karalis down.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but Karalis moved away.
Wadenah avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Karalis.
Karalis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis throws a lazy right hand but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wadenah's corner calls for a 1-2. Wadenah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wadenah fails to land with a series of punches.
Wadenah lands an overhand right.
Wadenah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a jab to the nose.
Karalis staying out of range there.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Wadenah ducks down to avoid it.
Karalis connects with a leg kick. Wadenah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wadenah throws a hook but Karalis avoids it easily.
Wadenah is looking to slow Karalis down with leg kicks.
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karalis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
Wadenah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wadenah scores with a hook to the body. Karalis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wadenah looks for the body kick but Karalis saw that one coming.
Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wadenah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wadenah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karalis scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karalis throws a head kick but Wadenah moves out of range.
That kick from Karalis tenderised Wadenah's leg. Wadenah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalis tries a head kick but it misses.
Karalis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wadenah.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karalis.
Karalis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karalis lands a right hook to the body.
Wadenah looks for the body kick but Karalis saw that one coming.
Wadenah tries to work over Karalis's front leg with a kick but Karalis checks it.
Wadenah blocks a head kick by Karalis.
Wadenah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wadenah.
Karalis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wadenah.
Wadenah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karalis throws out the jab.
Karalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karalis throws a jab when Wadenah was well out of range.
Wadenah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wadenah tries to land a front kick but Karalis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wadenah scores with a nice body kick.
Wadenah scores with a leg kick.
Wadenah misses with a low kick.
Wadenah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karalis looks to land a body kick but Wadenah moved away.
Wadenah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karalis back to the cage. Wadenah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karalis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karalis blocks a low kick nicely.
Karalis works Wadenah's body with a nice hook.
Karalis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karalis misses with a body kick.
Karalis throws a sloppy body shot
and Wadenah counters with a left and a right that stings Karalis.
A combination from Karalis does no damage.
Karalis lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Karalis throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wadenah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Karalis moves out of range.
Wadenah avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Wadenah fails to land with a series of punches.
Wadenah feints a jab promting Karalis to slip. Wadenah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karalis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range and Karalis settles back down.
Karalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wadenah fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karalis moves forwards but Wadenah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wadenah thows a body shot but no joy.
Wadenah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wadenah.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alysian Karalis.
Well Karalis 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!