PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat's entrance music is Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At. A fine choice. Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Aleksanteri Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pat
vs
Karelin

190 cm
31
250 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

191 cm
27
286 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pat moves away.
Pat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Pat.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Pat slips the punch.
Pat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Pat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pat slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pat can pounce on him.
Pat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karelin doesn't seem bothered though.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pat manages to avoid it.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Pat.
Pat throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin moves out of range as Pat strikes.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pat to score with a decent uppercut.
Pat throws a chopping leg kick but Karelin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karelin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karelin lands a right hook to the body.
Project Pat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pat to the mat! Pat manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karelin trying to control but Pat is working from the bottom.
My spies in Allstars MMA inform me that Karelin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pat working a defensive guard here.
Pat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard.
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!
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Pat from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Project Pat.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karelin cracks Pat with an open hand slap.

Pat drives through and clinches with Karelin against the cage.
Pat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karelin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karelin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries a body shot but Pat blocks it.
Pat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pat lands a good knee to the midsection. Karelin won't want to take too many of those.
Pat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Karelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pat misses with some punches.
Karelin tries a body shot but Pat blocks it.
Pat taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pat fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Pat slowing the pace effectively.
Karelin pushes Pat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pat.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Pat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin managing to block the knees to the body from Pat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Pat is pressed up against the cage. Karelin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pat down to the mat. Pat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Project Pat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksanteri Karelin.
Pat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Pat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pat. Karelin shrugs it off though.
Karelin misses with the combination.
Pat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Project Pat is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin cracks Pat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karelin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pat fakes the leg kick and cracks Karelin in the body.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karelin scores with a jab to the body.
Pat scoring well with a low kick there.
Pat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pat.
Pat scores with a nice right hand.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pat pinned against the cage. Pat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pat throws out a leg kick but Karelin moves out of range and Pat only half commits.

Pat has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Pat digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Pat.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Pat.
A short right from Pat.

Pat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pat lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pat.
Pat looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
Project Pat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksanteri Karelin.
Pat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Pat finds it's way through Karelin's defenses.
Pat throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pat. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Pat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pat blocks a jab.
Pat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pat, as that shot connected.
Pat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat cracks Karelin with a good jab.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Pat.
Pat throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pat.
Pat misses with a body shot.
Pat throws a leg kick which misses Karelin's front leg but catches the back leg as Karelin tries to avoid it.
Pat connects with a solid leg kick.
Pat scores with a leg kick.
Pat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pat lands a nice hook to Karelin's body. Karelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pat scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pat lands a head kick!

Karelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pat looking for a sweep. Not yet Pat, not yet.
Pat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Pat.
Pat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Pat dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Karelin. Those never looked like landing.
Pat pushes Karelin away with a front kick.
Pat ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Pat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pat counters with an inside leg kick.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karelin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pat swivels and escapes.
Pat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
Pat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karelin's head.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Pat.
Pat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin throws a hook but Pat avoids it easily.
Pat thows a body shot but no joy.
Pat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Pat is pressing down on Karelin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Pat is working from the bottom.
Pat looking to control.
Pat keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pat wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin trying to control but Pat is working from the bottom.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aleksanteri Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin looking to sit in guard and control but Pat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pat throws a big elbow that misses.
Karelin being controlled here, momentarily.
Pat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pat passes Karelin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pat tries to stand and escape but Karelin is controlling the position.
Pat is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pat trying to pass the guard but Karelin defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pat wants to control but Karelin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Project Pat did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Karelin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pat doesn't seem phased though.
Pat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pat.
Karelin scores with the left hand. Pat knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pat!
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Pat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pat. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karelin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pat.
Pat throws a right hand that misses
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Pat tries to clinch up.
A big right from Karelin misses.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pat.
Karelin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pat.
Karelin misses with a combination
and Pat counters with a left to the body.
Karelin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karelin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pat defends it nicely.
Pat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Pat slams his shin into Karelin's torso.
Karelin throws an overhand right that lands on Pat's shoulder, as Pat tries to avoid the shot.
Pat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pat manages to avoid it.
Pat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pat misses with a head kick.

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!
Karelin wants to control but Pat is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pat is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Pat manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Karelin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Pat misses with a body punch.
Pat tries to land knees in the clinch but Karelin avoids the damage to the body.
Project Pat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Pat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Pat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karelin's defenses.
Pat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pat digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
Karelin wants to stall.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karelin lands an uppercut.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pat is keeping busy.
Pat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karelin's defenses.
Pat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pat.
A hook to the body from Karelin.
Pat prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Pat.
Still in the clinch, Pat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pat lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Pat blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Pat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karelin tries to work over Pat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Pat fails to land.
Pat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin wants to take the fight to the mat but Pat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pat throws an elbow but misses.
Pat has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Pat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Pat controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Pat fails to land.
Karelin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Project Pat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Pat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 40:36
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 40:36
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 40:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Pat!
Project Pat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.