PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - AwolNation. Smith has chosen Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karelis
vs
Smith

182 cm
26
222 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

186 cm
38
220 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Aspire Clothing

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 17 - 11 - 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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to slow Karelis down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Karelis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karelis lands the left hand.
Karelis checks a low kick from Smith.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Karelis moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Karelis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Karelis misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karelis - that will leave a mark!
Smith 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.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelis misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karelis throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karelis thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Karelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karelis scores with a nice head shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Karelis digs a good hook to Smith's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Karelis catches Smith right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Ian Smith has been cut.
Smith checks a low kick from Karelis.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelis misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith moves away from the strike by Karelis.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelis is just out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelis tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Karelis moves into the clinch.
Karelis misses with the head strike.
Karelis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelis.
Karelis scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karelis.
Our sources have told us that Karelis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smith looks winded!
Karelis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karelis lands with a right to the head.
Karelis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karelis landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karelis scores with a shoulder strike.
Karelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Karelis controls the action.
A short right from Karelis.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karelis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karelis cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Karelis throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws out a counter right but Karelis avoids it with no problem.
Karelis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Karelis misses with a looping right.
Karelis misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karelis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith cracks Karelis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith with a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Karelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Karelis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelis.
Smith misses with a low kick as Karelis jumps back.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karelis slips a jab from Smith.
Smith staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karelis.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelis was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Karelis ducks under a wild hook from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Karelis slips the punch.
Smith throws a body punch but Karelis moves out of range.
Karelis misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Karelis lands a front kick.
Karelis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karelis misses with a body shot.
Karelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karelis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karelis lands an uppercut.
Karelis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Karelis back against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Karelis.
A short left from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Karelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Karelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelis tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelis counters with a solid body kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Karelis moves out of range.
Karelis moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Karelis lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Karelis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karelis connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Smith misses.
Karelis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karelis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelis misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves forwards but Karelis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith throws a body punch but Karelis moves out of range.
Karelis slips under a jab.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Karelis throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karelis.
Karelis throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karelis counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Karelis.
Karelis takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Karelis checks a leg kick nicely.
Karelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karelis.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kostas Karelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karelis with a body shot.
Karelis stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karelis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Karelis cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karelis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!

Smith is rocked!
Karelis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Karelis finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Karelis throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws out a counter right but Karelis avoids it with no problem.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karelis.
Karelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a jab when Karelis was well out of range.
It looked like Karelis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelis is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Karelis connects with a jab.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith thows a leg kick but Karelis checks it

and Karelis moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Karelis.
Karelis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karelis tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Karelis pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Karelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Smith's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Smith drops to his knees and Karelis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Karelis!
Ian Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.