PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Vince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vince
vs
Karasev

193 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
30
250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Vince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev misses with a looping right.
A cross from Vince lands.
Karasev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vince moves out of range as Karasev strikes.
Vince throwing a counter right hand but Karasev manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vince.
Nice defenses there by Vince.
Karasev misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Vince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karasev throws a jab but it's blocked by Vince.
Vince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karasev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vince throws a hook to the side of Karasev's head but Karasev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Karasev.
The fighters circling - Vince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Karasev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vince throwing a counter right hand but Karasev manages to avoid it.
Karasev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Arnold Vince has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev looks to land a right hand but Vince moved out of range.
Vince takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vince takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vince works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karasev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Karasev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Karasev misses.
Vince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karasev moves away from the strike by Vince.
Alexey Karasev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vince misses with an uppercut.
Vince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karasev.
Vince tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karasev manages to circle out of the way.
Nice jab there from Karasev.
Vince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karasev.
An attempted straight right counter from Vince misses the target.
Karasev catches Vince with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Vince's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karasev avoids the body shot from Vince.
Vince is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karasev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karasev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karasev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karasev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Karasev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vince slips a straight right by Karasev.
Karasev avoids the body shot from Vince.
Vince closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karasev swinging wildly here.
Karasev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karasev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karasev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vince throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasev scores with a hook.
Karasev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karasev with a hook.
Vince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karasev.
Karasev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karasev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karasev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Vince cracks Karasev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karasev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vince finish him?

Karasev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karasev misses with an uppercut. Vince saw that one coming.
Karasev connects with a looping right hand.
Vince drops his hands momentarily and Karasev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vince defending well as Karasev loads up on a big left hand.
Vince is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karasev looks to land a right hand but Vince moved out of range.
Vince on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karasev manages to avoid it.
Karasev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vince moves out of range of the strikes.
Vince takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karasev swings widly with a right hand

and Vince counters by moving into the clinch.
Vince has Karasev pressed against the ropes, preventing Karasev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Karasev.

Karasev breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vince misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Karasev.
Vince ducks under a wild hook from Karasev.
Vince walks into a stiff left hand from Karasev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Karasev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Vince's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Karasev misses.

Vince lands a big uppercut and Karasev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Karasev looks OK. Vince waves Karasev back to his feet!
Karasev is still on wobbly legs! Can Vince finish him?

It looks like Alexey Karasev has been cut.
Vince takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karasev seems to have recovered his senses.
Vince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vince ducks under a wild hook from Karasev.
It looked like Vince wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karasev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vince was well out of range. Poor timing from Karasev.
Vince is looking to counter punch.
Karasev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vince.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karasev throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Karasev misses.
Vince blocks a jab.
Karasev scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Karasev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Vince cracks Karasev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karasev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vince finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vince drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Karasev right on the button. Karasev goes down! Vince follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Vince gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Vince!