PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Up Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marlo Stanfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pejro Karesky's chin.

Karesky
vs
Stanfield

177 cm
33
162 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

173 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karesky darts in trying to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Karesky.
Karesky wants to clinch.
Stanfield throws out a counter right but Karesky avoids it with no problem.
Karesky staying out of range there.
Karesky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky staying out of range there.
Karesky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stanfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karesky in his tracks.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a jab, cross combination.

Karesky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stanfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes.
Karesky looking to slow down the pace here.
Stanfield can't break the clinch.
Stanfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karesky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Karesky is controlling him.

Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield 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.
Stanfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karesky seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karesky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stanfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karesky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stanfield can't break the clinch.
Karesky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stanfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stanfield is trying to push Karesky away but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Stanfield breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Stanfield blocks the leg kick.
Karesky avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Karesky moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Karesky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karesky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pejro Karesky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karesky doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stanfield tries to keep at a distance but Karesky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karesky prevents Stanfield from breaking the clinch.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stanfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karesky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Karesky.
Stanfield leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.
Stanfield is trying to push Karesky away but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stanfield stalling in the clinch but Karesky improves position.
Karesky tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanfield avoids the damage to the body.
Stanfield avoiding damage as Karesky throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karesky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karesky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanfield avoids it.
Karesky missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Karesky.
Stanfield throws a head punch that misses.
Karesky keeps control of Stanfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Karesky.
Stanfield working hard to break the clinch.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Karesky won't allow it.
Stanfield is trying to force a seperation but Karesky has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes.
Karesky scores a nice knee to the body.
Stanfield wants to break free but Karesky has control.
Karesky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marlo Stanfield will probably get the nod.
That's time! Karesky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stanfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanfield cracks Karesky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Karesky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karesky tries to clinch up but Stanfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Karesky walks into a stiff left hand from Stanfield.

Karesky pushes Stanfield up against the ropes in a clinch.

Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karesky wants to clinch but Stanfield slips to the side
and Stanfield counters with a three punch combo that has Karesky backing up. Karesky nods at Stanfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Karesky dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karesky. Karesky obviously looking to wear him down.
Pejro Karesky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karesky tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Karesky tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
Karesky has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karesky tries to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanfield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanfield scores with a counter punch that sends Karesky to the canvas! Stanfield smells blood - he's punishing Karesky with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Karesky has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Stanfield! Marlo Stanfield retains his lightweight title!
Marlo Stanfield seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.