PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach has chosen Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Karev
vs
Beach

193 cm
35
252 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

200 cm
30
287 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, August Beach!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach throws a shot from downtown. Karev moves away and avoids it.
Beach looks to score with a jab to the body but Karev is just out of range.
Beach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karev.
A solid body kick from Beach.
Karev ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Karev misses with a head kick.
Beach just misses with a punch to the body.
Beach misses with a straight right.
Beach throws a leg kick but Karev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw.

Karev closes the distance and clinches.
Beach misses with some punches.
Karev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beach takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Beach.
Karev taking a breather.
Beach takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like August Beach has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Beach working aggressively here.
Karev misses with an elbow strike.
Karev lands a good knee to the midsection. Beach won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Beach working hard to break the clinch.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karev's elbow.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Beach blocks the elbow strike.
Karev swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karev looking to stall.
Beach scores with a shot to the side of Karev's head.
Karev looking to slow down the pace here.
Beach misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karev.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Karev.
Karev avoiding damage.
Karev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beach is defending well for now.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.
Karev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beach looks winded!
Karev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karev tries to land knees in the clinch but Beach avoids the damage to the body.
Karev working Beach over with knees to the body.
Karev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karev lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karev.
Karev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beach tries a body shot but Karev blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev blocking some punches.
Karev lands a hook that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Karev scores with a knee to the head.
Karev lands a nice uppercut.
Beach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beach lands a hook that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
Karev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karev.
Beach blocks the elbow strike.
Karev pushes off an throws an elbow but Beach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beach tries to work over Karev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karevs head.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.
Karev struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Karev slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Beach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev scores a nice knee to the body.
Karev throws a head punch that misses.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Beach tries a body shot but Karev blocks it.
Beach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beach managing to block the knees to the body from Karev.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karev obliges.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Karev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karev working Beach over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karev.
Beach is trying to break the clinch but Karev has him pressed against the cage.
Karev lands a nice elbow.
Karev taking a breather.
Beach avoiding damage as Karev throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on August Beach's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Beach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beach cracks Karev with a good jab.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karev.
Beach throws a series of punches but Karev avoids them all with ease.
Beach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Karev pushes him off.
Karev tries to clinch there but Beach circles away.
Beach just misses with a punch to the body.
Beach thows a leg kick but Karev checks it
and Karev counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karev moves away.
Beach swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Beach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karev circles away quickly and effectively.
Beach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beach misses with a body punch
and Karev counters with a left to the body.
Beach is breathing heavily.
Karev tests Beach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oleg Karev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karev misses with a straight right.
Karev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach digs a good hook to Karev's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev wants to clinch.
Beach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karev rather than just go for the knockout.
Beach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beach throws a leg kick
and Karev counters with a good low kick that Beach was not able to check.
Beach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karev.
Beach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karev ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Beach swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach loads up on a big right hand but Karev slips the punch.
Karev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach misses with a straight right.
Beach avoids the head kick by Karev.
Beach lands a jab to the nose.
Beach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beach.
A big right from Beach misses.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oleg Karev is winning the standup battle so far.
Beach misses with a two punch combination.
Karev avoids a kick to the body.
Karev misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Karev. Beautiful body shot.
Karev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach throws the left hand but Karev avoids the punch easily.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karev moves away.
Beach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karev doesn't seem bothered though.
Beach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karev's head.
Beach cracks Karev with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beach. Karev does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oleg Karev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on August Beach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beach throws out a loose jab but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karev wants to clinch up but Beach keeps it at a distance.
Karev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beach takes a swing at Karev's ribcage but misses.
Karev staying out of range there.
August Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Karev.
Karev walks into a straight right hand from Beach.
Beach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karev misses with a head kick.
Karev tries to clinch but Beach moves out of range.
Beach swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Beach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Beach throws a hook but Karev blocks it.
Karev blocks a head kick by Beach.
Karev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beach. Beach obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from Karev.
Karev tries to land a front kick but Beach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karev moves away from the strike by Beach.
Karev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beach connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karev misses with a wild combination.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karev staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Beach misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karev.
Beach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Karev has Beach up against the cage in a clinch.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beach takes a shot to the head.
Karev tries to land knees in the clinch but Beach avoids the damage to the body.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach tries to work over Karev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karev lands a damaging elbow.
Beach managing to block the knees to the body from Karev.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach works on Karev's body with a couple of short punches.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karev.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev blocks a body shot from Beach.
Karev blocking some punches.
Karev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beach working aggressively here.
Beach digs a right hand into Karev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karev's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karevs head.
Karev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach misses with a punch on the inside.
Karev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beach pushes Karev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Karev.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Beach really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on August Beach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beach lands with a hook. Karev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karev.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karev.
Beach misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Karev - just one landing.
Beach scores with a jab to the head.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
Beach takes a swing at Karev's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Karev. Those never looked like landing.
Karev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Beach misses with the combination.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach stuns Karev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beach lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beach to score with a decent uppercut.

Beach closes the distance and pushes Karev back into the cage.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Karev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Beach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Beach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karev's sensitive parts.
Beach throws the left hand but Karev avoids the punch easily.
Karev lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Beach misses
and Karev counters with a left and a right that stings Beach.
Beach misses with an uppercut
and Karev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach blocks a head kick by Karev.
Beach lands with a good body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karev. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to score with a low kick but Karev moves his leg out of the way.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
Karev throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Beach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beach - that will leave a mark!
Beach looks to throw the jab but Karev is out of range.
Beach lands a nice looking body shot.
Karev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karev.
Karev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach looks to score with a jab to the body but Karev is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev takes one on the button.
Beach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach misses with a looping left.
Karev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karev stalks Beach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beach's face. Beach staggers backwards, shaken.
Karev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beach's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach lands a nice shot that snaps Karev's head back.
Beach throws a leg kick

and Karev counters with a crisp one two that drops Beach! Karev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beach to his feet! Beach is in big trouble!

Beach is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Karev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but August Beach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on August Beach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach catches Karev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beach - the referee stops the clock and Karev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beach. Karev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beach misses the shot to the body.

Karev clinches up with Beach and pushes him back against the cage.
Karev presses Beach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karev's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karev scores with a knee to the head.
Beach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Karev to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
Karev prevents a body shot from Beach.
Karev scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
Karev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beach avoids it.
Beach lands a nice uppercut.
Karev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries a body shot but Karev blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karev obliges.
Beach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev lands with a left to the head.
Beach working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Karev.
Beach lands with a light punch inside.
Karev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karev looking to throw knees to the head but Beach is blocking nicely.
Karev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Karev is looking to control Beach's arms but Beach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karev has his back to the cage.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Karev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beach is defending well for now.
Karev throws a head punch that misses.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Karev avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karev.
A short right from Beach.
Karev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beach avoiding damage as Karev throws knees to the body.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beach is keeping busy.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
Oleg Karev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beach as Karev tries to tie him up.
Beach scores with a hook to the body.
Karev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karev misses with a knee strike.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beach's brow.
Karev lands an uppercut.
Beach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karev.
Karev gets through Beach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karev.
A short left from Karev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Karev fails to land.
Karev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karev misses with a knee to the head.
Karev blocks a body shot from Beach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Karev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev retains his heavyweight title!
Oleg Karev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.