PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sikhouasvili
vs
Karelin

201 cm
22
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
223 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikhouasvili lands the left hand.

It looks like Aleksandr Karelin has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sikhouasvili misses the target.
Sikhouasvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Karelin drives through and clinches with Sikhouasvili against the cage.
Karelin wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin has Sikhouasvili pressed against the cage, preventing Sikhouasvili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karelin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sikhouasvili pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sikhouasvili plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Karelin swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Karelin face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tigran Sikhouasvili!
After winning the bout, Tigran Sikhouasvili thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.