PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wongprasong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venizios Karebidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Wongprasong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wongprasong
vs
Karebidis

170 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Wongprasong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Venizios Karebidis!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karebidis looks to land a body kick but Wongprasong moved away.
Karebidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karebidis is looking to land body kicks.
Wongprasong moves out of range of the body kick from Karebidis.
Wongprasong wants to clinch.
Karebidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Karebidis misses with a body kick.
Wongprasong fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Wongprasong.
Karebidis throws a one two combo.

It looks like Lee Wongprasong has been cut.
Karebidis misses with a few strikes there.
Wongprasong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wongprasong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karebidis avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongprasong throws a sloppy head kick

and Karebidis moves into the clinch.

Karebidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karebidis throws a push kick but Wongprasong slaps the foot to one side.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wongprasong connects with a leg kick. Karebidis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wongprasong moves out of range of the body kick.
Karebidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wongprasong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wongprasong.
Nice straight punches there by Karebidis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karebidis.
Karebidis throws a wild body kick that Wongprasong sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karebidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karebidis throws a series of punches but Wongprasong avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wongprasong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wongprasong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karebidis misses with a left hand
and Wongprasong counters with a head kick. That will keep Karebidis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karebidis as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wongprasong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wongprasong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karebidis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karebidis looks to land a body kick but Wongprasong moved away.
Karebidis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karebidis blocks a head kick by Wongprasong.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown but Karebidis shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wongprasong walks into a straight right hand from Karebidis.
Karebidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wongprasong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karebidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karebidis blocks a head kick by Wongprasong.
Karebidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Wongprasong slips a jab and a cross from Karebidis.
Karebidis throws a lazy right hand but Wongprasong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karebidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karebidis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karebidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venizios Karebidis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karebidis as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong blocks the body kick.
Karebidis looks to throw a body kick
and Wongprasong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karebidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wongprasong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wongprasong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wongprasong throws a head kick that misses.
Karebidis misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Karebidis does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Venizios Karebidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Wongprasong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karebidis tries to land a body kick
and Wongprasong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karebidis really felt that one!
Venizios Karebidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wongprasong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karebidis.
Wongprasong walks into a left hand.
Karebidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karebidis looks to throw a body kick
and Wongprasong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Karebidis does no damage.
Wongprasong swinging wildly here.
Wongprasong is looking to clinch but Karebidis is avoiding it.
Wongprasong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karebidis scores with a one two! Wongprasong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown but Karebidis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wongprasong shoots in and drives through. Karebidis sprawls well.
Lee Wongprasong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karebidis misses with the combination.
Wongprasong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wongprasong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karebidis misses with a kick to the body.
Wongprasong could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Karebidis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wongprasong's head.
Wongprasong moves away from the strike by Karebidis.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karebidis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wongprasong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karebidis misses with a body kick.
Karebidis throws a lazy body kick
and Wongprasong counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong slips under a jab.
Karebidis swinging wildly here.
Karebidis throws a push kick but Wongprasong slaps the foot to one side.
Karebidis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wongprasong counters with a thumping low kick.
Karebidis is breathing heavily.
Karebidis misses with a body kick.
Karebidis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wongprasong counters with a two punch combo.
Wongprasong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Wongprasong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karebidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wongprasong misses with a hook
letting Karebidis counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karebidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wongprasong works over Karebidis's head and body with a nice combination.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karebidis as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wongprasong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wongprasong avoids a kick to the body.
Wongprasong moves out of range as Karebidis throws a body kick.
Karebidis misses with a hook. Wongprasong ducked under it nicely.
Karebidis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karebidis tries to bum rush Wongprasong with a series of wild strikes but Wongprasong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wongprasong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karebidis throws a body kick that misses
and Wongprasong counters with a nice body kick.
Wongprasong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karebidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karebidis misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wongprasong.
Karebidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wongprasong circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karebidis.
Karebidis misses with a body kick.
Wongprasong throws the kick towards the body but Karebidis avoids it.
Karebidis misses with a few strikes there.
Karebidis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wongprasong fails to land the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karebidis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Venizios Karebidis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lee Wongprasong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Karebidis misses with a double jab.
Karebidis throws a body kick that misses.
Karebidis looks for the body kick but Wongprasong saw that one coming.
Wongprasong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karebidis.
Karebidis looks for the body kick but Wongprasong saw that one coming.
Karebidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karebidis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wongprasong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wongprasong ducks under a wild hook from Karebidis.
Karebidis slaps away a takedown attempt from Wongprasong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wongprasong is looking to clinch.
Karebidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karebidis looks to land a combination but Wongprasong avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karebidis tries to land a body kick
and Wongprasong counters with a big head kick but Karebidis shrugs it off.
Karebidis slips a jab and a cross from Wongprasong.
The fighters circling - Wongprasong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karebidis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wongprasong.
Karebidis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wongprasong is looking to clinch.
Karebidis throws a wild body kick that Wongprasong sees coming a mile off.
Wongprasong tries to land a leg kick but Karebidis saw it coming and moves away.
Wongprasong tries to clinch up but Karebidis circles away and keeps his distance.
Karebidis stuffs the takedown.
Wongprasong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wongprasong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karebidis misses with a combination
and Wongprasong counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karebidis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wongprasong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karebidis scrambles back to his feet.
Wongprasong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karebidis circles away.
Karebidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wongprasong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karebidis.
Karebidis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wongprasong takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karebidis looks for the body kick but Wongprasong saw that one coming.
A combination from Karebidis does no damage.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karebidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wongprasong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karebidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karebidis sprawls well. Karebidis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wongprasong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wongprasong moves out of range as Karebidis throws a body kick.
Karebidis misses with a double jab
and Wongprasong counters with a left to the body.
Karebidis misses with a two punch combination.
Karebidis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karebidis misses with an uppercut.
Wongprasong shoots for a takedown but Karebidis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wongprasong wants to clinch up but Karebidis keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karebidis throws out the jab.
Wongprasong throws a head kick that misses.
Wongprasong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karebidis.
Wongprasong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karebidis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wongprasong somewhat.
Karebidis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karebidis is looking to land body kicks.
Wongprasong throws the kick towards the body but Karebidis avoids it.
Lee Wongprasong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venizios Karebidis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karebidis misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Venizios Karebidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karebidis 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venizios Karebidis!