PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karelin
vs
Kane

185 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane shoots and misses

and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane postures up in Karelin's guard and throws a big left but Karelin blocks it.
Kane throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.

Kane manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kane misses with a takedown

so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane wants to improve his position but instead Karelin has moved into half guard.
Kane tries to get to full guard but Karelin has control of the leg.
Kane is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Kane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kane.
Kane throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kane keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is striking from the bottom but Karelin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Kane tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kane is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karelin to regain full guard.
Karelin wants to stand but Kane is controlling the position.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Kane postures up in Karelin's guard and throws a big left but Karelin blocks it.
Kane lands a couple of digs.

Karelin kicks Kane off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt

and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
Nikolai Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kane.
Kane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Karelin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kane is looking to sweep but instead, Karelin has passed into half guard.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kane looking to control.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nikolai Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Karelin won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kane wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Karelin tries to sprawl but Kane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karelin to regain full guard.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane cracks Karelin with a solid left hand.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane tries to stand but Karelin is controlling from the bottom.
Karelin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karelin tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
Kane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kane cracks Karelin with a solid left hand.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karelin has momentary wrist control but Kane slips an elbow through the middle.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kane is pushing down on Karelin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karelin is fighting to maintain full guard but Kane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kane working the head and body with strikes.
Karelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kane.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Karelin misses with a takedown

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown. Karelin fights it but they end up in guard.
Kane lands a couple of digs.

Karelin pushes Kane off and scrambles back to his feet.

Kane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karelin to the ground. Kane is now in Karelin's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.

Karelin has his feet on Kane's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt

and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. Kane didn't expect that.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kane throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karelin advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kane throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Karelin trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard.
Kane throws and elbow that misses. Karelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by Karelin!
Karelin trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to stand up but Kane isn't so interested in that idea.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses.
Kane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kane!