PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Karelin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mib Louie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Karelin Jr
vs
Louie

194 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Karelin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie jabs at Karelin Jr's body.
Louie slips under a jab from Karelin Jr.
Louie digs a good body shot into Karelin Jr's ribs.
Louie throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louie. Karelin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.

Louie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin Jr advances to half guard.
Karelin Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louie is trying to stand.
Louie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Louie trying to control here.
Karelin Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin Jr thows a huge punch but Louie dodges it nicely.
Karelin Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louie defending well though.
Karelin Jr controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Louie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louie's head.
Louie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin Jr.
Karelin Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karelin Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karelin Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin Jr is keen to just control but Louie is a slippery customer.
Karelin Jr controlling the pace.
Louie wants to control but Karelin Jr is keeping busy.
Karelin Jr throwing shots but Louie is blocking nicely.
Karelin Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Karelin Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louie wants to improve his position but Karelin Jr is controlling well.
Karelin Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin Jr is controlling the pace.
Karelin Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Karelin Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Louie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karelin Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karelin Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Louie.

It looks like Aleksandr Karelin Jr has been cut.
Louie works Karelin Jr's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Karelin Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Louie's half guard.
Karelin Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin Jr thows a huge punch but Louie dodges it nicely.

Karelin Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Louie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Louie is looking for a sweep. Karelin Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Louie is looking to improve his position.
Louie is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Karelin Jr there.
Karelin Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin Jr prevents Louie from improving his position.
Karelin Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louie's head.
Karelin Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louie defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louie's head.
Louie is looking for a sweep. Karelin Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin Jr trying to mount his opponent but Louie defends it.
Aleksandr Karelin Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karelin Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karelin Jr passes to full mount!
Karelin Jr punching from mount but Louie doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karelin Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Karelin Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Louie bucks and avoids them well.
Louie blocking the ground and pound.
Louie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karelin Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin Jr throwing strikes here but Louie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 Aleksandr Karelin Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Karelin Jr'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. This is the final round!

Louie lands a jab to Karelin Jr's midsection.
Karelin Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Louie throws a shot to the body.
Louie feints and then cracks Karelin Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin Jr down.
Louie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karelin Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louie finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin Jr's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin Jr is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Louie Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Karelin Jr is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mib Louie!