PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - AwolNation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karelis
vs
Sandman

182 cm
23
222 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

180 cm
28
210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sandman.
And Sandman tries to counter it with a takedown but Karelis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Sandman misses.
Karelis throws a shot from downtown. Sandman moves away and avoids it.
Sandman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandman with the counter takedown but Karelis avoids it easily.
Sandman tests Karelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sandman slips a jab from Karelis.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Sandman looks for a takedown but Karelis sprawls well.
Karelis lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Karelis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis misses with a body shot.
Sandman connects with a single shot there.
Karelis scores with a head kick. Sandman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karelis moves in looking to clinch but Sandman pushes him off.
Sandman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karelis on the side of the head.
Sandman throws a lazy right hand but Karelis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelis.
Nice uppercut there from Sandman.
Karelis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandman.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karelis defends it well.
Karelis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karelis defends it well.
Sandman clobbers Karelis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karelis lands an overhand right.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelis throws a poor cross that misses

and Sandman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karelis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandman wants to control from the top but Karelis keeps moving.
Karelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands a couple of digs.
Karelis keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelis working a defensive guard here.
Sandman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sandman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelis is looking to stand up but Sandman isn't so interested in that idea.

Sandman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandman is fighting to break Karelis's control of his arms but Karelis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sandman throwing strikes from guard but Karelis blocks nicely.
Karelis has Sandman pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sandman passes into half guard.
Karelis is trying to stand up here but Sandman is controlling him well.
Karelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandman is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandman lands a nice short elbow.
Karelis is trying to stand.
Sandman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandman scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sandman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karelis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karelis desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman drops an elbow to the side of Karelis's head.

Sandman is trying to work for a kimura but Karelis is defending well.

Sandman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandman lands strikes from half guard.

Sandman seems to be working for a kimura but Karelis defends the submission attempt.
Karelis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sandman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sandman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Karelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandman throws a hook to the side of Karelis's head but Karelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandman avoids the head kick by Karelis.
Sandman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karelis's head backwards.

Sandman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sandman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandman is working away from the top position though.
Sandman trying to mount his opponent but Karelis defends it.
The Sandman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelis is trying to stand up here but Sandman is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelis pushes Sandman off looking to stand but Sandman dives back in and keeps control.
Sandman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karelis's head.
Karelis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Karelis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sandman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karelis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Sandman wants to take the fight to the mat but Karelis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostas Karelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Karelis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sandman is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Karelis.
Karelis stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Nice body punch from Karelis - that landed with a thud.
Karelis scores with a shoulder strike.
Karelis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelis scores a nice knee to the body.
Karelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
A shot in the inside from Karelis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelis.
Sandman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sandman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karelis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandman prevents Karelis from getting back to his feet.
Sandman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sandman wants to control but Karelis is keeping him busy.
Karelis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karelis is trying to get back to half guard.
Sandman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sandman throws an elbow but Karelis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karelis struggling a bit here.
Karelis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sandman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sandman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sandman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sandman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Who's going to make the next move?

Sandman tries for a kimura but Karelis is defending well.

Sandman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelis holding on.

That's four 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.
Karelis struggling a bit here.
Karelis dodges the ground and pound from Sandman.
Karelis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sandman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karelis down.
Karelis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sandman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sandman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Sandman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karelis wants to control but Sandman postures up.

Sandman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sandman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelis struggling a bit here.

Sandman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karelis has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Sandman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sandman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Sandman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandman missing with a left hand there. Karelis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelis.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Sandman jabs Karelis to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Karelis clinches with his opponent.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karelis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karelis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandman or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis misses with the head strike.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Kostas Karelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Karelis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karelis is defending well.
Karelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostas Karelis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sandman can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike.
Karelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.

Sandman is rocked!
Karelis misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karelis misses with a punch to the body.

Sandman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Karelis regains guard.
Karelis has his hands on Sandman's head, controlling the position.
Sandman postures up in Karelis's guard and throws a big left but Karelis blocks it.
Karelis keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelis holds on and takes a little breather.
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelis pulls Sandman in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sandman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karelis dives on top into guard.

Sandman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karelis defends it easily.
Karelis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman being controlled here, momentarily.

Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sandman is looking to cinch up a triangle. Karelis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sandman's body to avoid the submission. Sandman has instead reached around Karelis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sandman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). The Sandman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, The Sandman waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.