PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olajide Ban Gbus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ban Gbus
vs
Karasev

180 cm
21
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olajide Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev misses with an uppercut. Ban Gbus saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Karasev misses its intended target.
Karasev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ban Gbus slips under a jab.
Karasev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ban Gbus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karasev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ban Gbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Karasev has Ban Gbus up against the cage in a clinch.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Karasev.
Ban Gbus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ban Gbus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Karasev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karasev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Karasev.
Karasev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karasev misses the target.
Karasev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ban Gbus circles away.
Jab, jab by Karasev - just one landing.
Karasev moves out of range as Ban Gbus strikes.
Karasev tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Ban Gbus misses its intended target.
Ban Gbus misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karasev to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karasev lands with a cross.
Ban Gbus looks to land a left hand but Karasev moved out of range nicely.
Ban Gbus moves away from the strike by Karasev.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karasev misses with a hook. Ban Gbus ducked under it nicely.
Ban Gbus misses with a looping right.
Alexey Karasev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ban Gbus lands with a straight right. Karasev didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Karasev. Those never looked like landing.
Ban Gbus throws a jab when Karasev was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ban Gbus. Karasev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karasev throws a lazy right hand but Ban Gbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karasev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ban Gbus's head backwards.
Karasev throws a series of punches but Ban Gbus avoids them all with ease.
Ban Gbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ban Gbus lands a nice hook to Karasev's body. Karasev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karasev misses with an uppercut.
Ban Gbus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karasev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ban Gbus thuds a left hand into Karasev's body.
Karasev looks winded!
Ban Gbus drops Karasev with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Karasev! Ban Gbus dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olajide Ban Gbus!
During a confident post fight interview, Olajide Ban Gbus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.