PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Redz
vs
Karesky

180 cm
31
187 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

177 cm
35
193 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karesky misses with the combination.
Redz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karesky.
Redz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Karesky has managed to clinch.
Karesky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karesky is pushing Redz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karesky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Redz manages to break the clinch.
Redz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karesky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karesky tries to clinch but Redz moves out of range.
Redz throws a right and a left that Karesky avoids nicely.
Redz misses with a looping right.
Karesky flicks out a counter leg kick but Redz steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz shoots in looking for a takedown. Karesky tries to sprawl out of it but Redz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Karesky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Redz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karesky throws a low kick but Redz moves out of range easily.
Redz throws a lazy uppercut
and Karesky counters with an inside leg kick.
Redz throws a right hand that Karesky ducks under and follows up with a left that Karesky also avoids with ease.
Redz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karesky doesn't manage to clinch there - Redz circles away.
Redz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karesky counters with a three punch combo that has Redz backing up. Redz nods at Karesky to acknowledge the strikes.
Redz throws an off balance right hand
and Karesky counters with a two punch combo.
Redz throws a looping overhand right but Karesky ducks down to avoid it.
Redz throws a sloppy body shot
and Karesky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Redz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karesky wants to clinch.
Romano Redz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Redz. That snapped Karesky's head back.
Karesky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Redz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Karesky is just out of range.
Redz with a nice cross.
Redz throws a hook but Karesky avoids it easily.
Karesky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karesky wants to clinch up but Redz keeps it at a distance.
Redz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redz swats away the attempt to clinch by Karesky.
Redz throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Karesky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Redz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karesky tries to clinch but Redz moves away
and Redz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karesky was well out of range. Poor timing from Redz.
Karesky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redz.
Karesky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Karesky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Redz is trying to force a seperation but Karesky has the dominant position.
Karesky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Redz avoiding damage as Karesky throws knees to the body.
Karesky misses with a knee to the head.
Karesky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Redz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karesky up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz is looking to break free of the clinch but Karesky has double underhooks.
Karesky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karesky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karesky is trying to stall.
Redz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karesky.
Redz trying to stall but Karesky improves his position.
Karesky is pushing Redz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Redz trying to control the position but instead, Karesky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redz into the ropes.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Redz controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Romano Redz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karesky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pejro Karesky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karesky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redz.
Redz cracks Karesky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karesky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karesky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redz scores with a jab. Karesky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karesky moves in looking to clinch but Redz pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Redz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karesky to regain full guard.
Redz with a nice head shot there.
Karesky is trying to control the position but Redz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Karesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.
Redz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karesky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redz working some strikes from top position.
Karesky working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Karesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz working some strikes from top position.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redz stands up over Karesky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karesky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karesky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Karesky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redz.
Redz lands with a straight right. Karesky didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Redz does no damage.
Redz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Redz misses with a wild body shot.
Redz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karesky.
Redz keeps the fight on the outside.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss

and Redz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karesky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redz's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karesky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karesky wants to control from the top but Redz keeps moving.
Karesky sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Redz.
Karesky taking a bit of punishment here - Redz scoring with strikes.
Redz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Karesky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Redz lands an elbow.
Redz in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz wants to control but Karesky is keeping him busy.
Karesky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karesky is trying to control Redz's posture but Redz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Redz scoring with punches and elbows.
Karesky struggling a bit here.
Karesky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karesky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Redz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karesky wants to control but Redz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karesky tries to get to full guard but Redz has control of the leg.
Karesky wants to control but Redz is keeping busy.
Karesky is trying to get back to full guard.
Redz slips a nice elbow through Karesky's hands, connecting with Karesky's forehead.
Redz drops an elbow to the side of Karesky's head.
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karesky can do to turn this around?
Redz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz wants to control but Karesky is keeping him busy.
Redz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Redz prevents Karesky from improving his position.
Karesky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Redz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Redz trying to control from Karesky's half guard. Karesky has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.
Redz is working Karesky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karesky keeping full guard, as Redz tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redz landing with the ground and pound.
Redz passes Karesky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Redz wants to take a breather but Karesky is having none of it.
Redz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karesky tries to roll over but Redz keeps him under control.
Redz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karesky's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karesky taking some punishment here, with Redz in his half guard.
Redz is thwarting Karesky's attempts to control the position.

Redz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karesky sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz clearly takes that round.
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.

Jab by Redz.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Redz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redz lands with a nice body punch.
Redz throws a hook but Karesky avoids it easily.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz swats away the attempt to clinch by Karesky.
Nice defenses there by Karesky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redz missing with a left hand there. Karesky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karesky tries to close the distance and clinch but Redz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karesky ducks right into an uppercut from Redz.
Redz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karesky tries to clinch up
and Redz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Karesky rushes Redz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Karesky tries a body shot but Redz blocks it.
Redz tries for a takedown but Karesky manages to get underhooks.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
Karesky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Redz manages to break the clinch.
Karesky tries to clinch up.
Redz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karesky's waist but Karesky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redz off to one side.
Karesky tries to clinch there but Redz circles away.
It looked like Redz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Redz.
Redz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karesky moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz misses with a hook
and Karesky counters with a three punch combo that has Redz backing up. Redz nods at Karesky to acknowledge the strikes.

Redz shoots in and bounces Karesky off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redz won't allow Karesky to get back to his feet.
Redz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Redz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karesky's head.
Redz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Redz throws a big right hand that misses.
Karesky tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karesky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.
Romano Redz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karesky is trying to hold Redz in close to prevent damage but Redz has managed to pass into half guard.
Redz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karesky is trying to control but can't.
Redz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redz stalling away here and it's allowed Karesky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky is trying to hold Redz in close to prevent damage but Redz has managed to pass into half guard.

Redz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karesky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Redz.
Karesky wants to improve his position but Redz is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redz connects with a nice short shot to Karesky's temple.

Redz 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano Redz had his way with Pejro Karesky in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Redz misses with a straight left.
Redz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karesky.
Karesky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Redz shoots in for a takedown but Karesky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karesky is looking to clinch.

Redz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Redz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karesky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Redz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz stopping the sweep attempt from Karesky.
Redz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky being controlled here, momentarily.
Redz 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.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karesky manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Karesky wants to get up but he can't break Redz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karesky wants to pass the guard but Redz is keeping the position.
Karesky looking to sit in guard and control but Redz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Karesky pulls Redz in close to prevent any damage.
Redz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redz stopping the sweep attempt from Karesky.
Redz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redz wants to control from the top but Karesky keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Redz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Karesky to counter with a crisp jab.
Karesky tries to clinch up but Redz circles away and keeps his distance.
Karesky doesn't manage to clinch there - Redz circles away.
Redz is looking to counter punch.
Karesky avoids the body shot from Redz.

Redz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karesky to the mat! Karesky manages to get full guard.
Karesky controls Redz momentarily but Redz frees himself.
Redz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Redz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karesky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karesky manages to get himself to full guard.

Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redz pushes down on Karesky's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Redz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
Romano Redz is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Romano Redz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.