PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno comes to the cage accompanied by Preliator. Karelin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CCCP. Aleksanteri Karelin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bruno
vs
Karelin

194 cm
30
265 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

191 cm
29
286 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno misses with a body kick.
Bruno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karelin takes one on the button.

It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bruno misses its intended target.
Bruno moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Karelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Bruno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Bruno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin takes a swing at Bruno's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karelin scrambles back to his feet.
Bruno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruno there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin misses with a hook
and Bruno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bruno defends it well.
Karelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karelin cracks Bruno with an open hand slap.
Karelin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin lands with a right hand.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Karelin cracks Bruno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruno misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno blocks a jab.
Karelin throws a body punch but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno misses with a double jab

and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruno won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bruno is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.
Bruno trying to control from half guard but Karelin is working away.

Bruno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bruno 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.
Karelin moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Bruno trying to move into half guard but instead Karelin has managed to sweep!

Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bruno looking for subs off his back but Karelin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bruno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bruno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karelin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bruno looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Bruno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab from Karelin.

It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Bruno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruno digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Bruno.
Bruno misses with a kick to the body.
Karelin digs a good hook to Bruno's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back.
Bruno throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Bruno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin works Bruno's body with a nice hook.
Bruno misses with a leg kick.
Bruno throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Bruno finds it's target.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Karelin circles away and keeps his distance.
Karelin catches Bruno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruno defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Bruno.
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruno has time to react.
Bruno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruno is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruno misses the jab.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
A jab from Karelin finds it's way through Bruno's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Karelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karelin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruno counters with a series of strikes. Karelin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bruno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruno looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruno misses the target.
That kick from Bruno tenderised Karelin's leg. Karelin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Bruno counters with a right hand to the body.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Bruno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Karelin.
Karelin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Bruno is rocked!
Bruno bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Karelin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bruno falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bruno was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.