PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Crime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drunkship Of Lanterns by The Mars Volta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Optimus Crime has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crime
vs
Karalis

188 cm
24
186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Crime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crime lands with a hook. Karalis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karalis tests Crime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karalis throws a sloppy head kick and Crime moves out of range easily.
Karalis throws a front kick aimed at Crime's knee but Crime avoids it well.
Crime pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karalis is out of range and Crime settles back down.
Crime throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crime connects with a solid leg kick.
Karalis misses with a wild combination.
Crime throws out a powerful jab.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crime.
Karalis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crime.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crime.
Crime scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karalis looks to land a combination but Crime avoids it well.
Crime throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karalis throws a hook but Crime avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Crime does a little dance to reset his feet.

Karalis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crime tries to get to full guard but Karalis has control of the leg.
Crime is trying to stand up here but Karalis is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crime is positioning himself well to prevent Karalis advancing to mount.
Karalis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crime's head.
Crime tries to roll over but Karalis keeps him under control.
Crime trying to control from the bottom.

Karalis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crime tries to get to full guard but Karalis has control of the leg.

Karalis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crime manages to get to full guard.
Karalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crime is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karalis manages to get himself to full guard.
Karalis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crime showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Crime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karalis, up you get!
Karalis tries to bum rush Crime with a series of wild strikes but Crime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Karalis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crime scores with a leg kick.
Crime throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Karalis with that takedown attempt.
Crime tries to work over Karalis's front leg with a kick but Karalis checks it.
Karalis misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karalis.
Crime misses with a body kick.
Karalis is looking to clinch.
Crime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karalis in his tracks.
Karalis checks a low kick from Crime.
A swing and a miss from Karalis.
Karalis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crime thumps Karalis with a low kick.
Crime lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crime.
Crime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crime scores with a sloppy right hand. Karalis should have avoided that one.
Crime fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karalis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crime digs a good hook to Karalis's body.
Crime slips a jab and a cross from Karalis.
Karalis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crime scores with a jab. Karalis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karalis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a two punch combination.
Crime lands with a nice body kick.
Karalis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crime.
Crime moves in looking to clinch but Karalis pushes him off.
Crime lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crime explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crime cracks the inside of Karalis's front leg.
Karalis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crime tries to clinch but Karalis is having none of it.
Karalis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karalis tries to close the distance and clinch but Crime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karalis checks a low kick from Crime.
Crime wants to clinch.
Crime fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karalis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crime swings for the body but Karalis moves out of range.
Karalis closes the distance and clinches up with Crime, looking for a takedown. Karalis pushes Crime against the cage but Crime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Optimus Crime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alysian Karalis.
Crime misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Crime dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karalis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karalis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crime can pounce on him.
Karalis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crime counters with a body kick that stops Karalis in his tracks momentarily.
Crime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crime throws the kick towards the body but Karalis avoids it.
Crime is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crime.
Crime misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Karalis does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Karalis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karalis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karalis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crime misses with a low kick as Karalis jumps back.
Alysian Karalis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karalis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crime can pounce on him.
Karalis misses with a body shot.
That kick from Crime tenderised Karalis's leg. Karalis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karalis misses with a double jab.
Karalis shoots for a takedown but Crime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crime uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crime lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karalis takes a step back to recover.
Crime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karaliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karalis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karalis shoots in looking for a takedown but Crime manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karalis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Optimus Crime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alysian Karalis.
Crime throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karalis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crime - that will leave a mark!
Crime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crime.
Karalis checks a low kick from Crime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karalis.
Crime lands a glancing blow to the side of Karalis's head.
Karalis connects with a crisp jab.
Crime cracks the inside of Karalis's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crime feints and then cracks Karalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karalis down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Optimus Crime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karalis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crime swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crime throws out a leg kick but Karalis moves out of range and Crime only half commits.
Crime tries a low kick but Karalis avoids it.
Crime looks to score with a jab to the body but Karalis is just out of range.
Crime misses the jab.
Crime throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Crime. No joy for Karalis on that attempt.
Karalis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crime.
Karalis tries to clinch up.
Karalis swinging wildly here.
Crime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karalis checks a low kick from Crime.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karalis.
Karalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Karalis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Karalis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crime knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crime regains half guard.
Crime gets back to full guard.
Karalis is fighting to break Crime's control of his arms but Crime is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karalis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Karalis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crime is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crime has escaped and now he's on top!

Crime got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karalis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crime has managed to get both his arms back between Karalis's legs - danger averted.
Karalis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crime is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crime controls the pace.

Crime gets to his feet - Karalis follows without any prompting.
Crime tries to land a front kick but Karalis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karalis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Karalis as he checks the leg kick.
Crime digs a good body shot into Karalis's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crime.
Nice body kick from Crime.
Karalis lands with an overhand left.
Crime pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crime tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crime can pounce on him.
Karalis throws a head kick that Crime semi-blocks.
Karalis swinging wildly here.
Karalis checks a low kick from Crime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Crime dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karalis loads up on a big right hand but Crime slips the punch.
Karalis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crime sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karalis somewhat.
Karalis avoids the head kick by Crime.
Karalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crime. Karalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karalis throws a wild body kick that Crime sees coming a mile off.
Karalis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crime.
Karalis tries to bum rush Crime with a series of wild strikes but Crime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karalis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crime lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crime.
Karalis blocks a head kick by Crime.
Crime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crime dodges the punch combination from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a wild combination.
Crime checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crime lands a nice shot to the body.
Karalis throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karalis misses with a wild combination.
Crime throws a front kick that sends Karalis stumbling back into the cage.
Optimus Crime is winning the standup battle so far.
Karalis misses with a few strikes there.
Karalis tries to clinch up.
Crime throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crime comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Crime lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crime.
Crime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karalis. That did some damage!
Crime throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karalis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crime is fending him off so far but Karalis persists. Nope, Crime circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Karalis misses.
Crime throws a head kick that half lands.

Crime gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karalis.
Karalis lands a knee to the body.
Crime gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karalis.
Optimus Crime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alysian Karalis.
Karalis misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crime.
Crime gets through Karalis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Optimus Crime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karalis tries to throw a body punch but Crime avoids it by throwing Karalis back against the cage.
Karalis tries a body shot but Crime blocks it.
Karalis misses with a body punch.
Karalis can't break the clinch.
Alysian Karalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crime scores with a shoulder strike.
Karalis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crime backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis struggles to land a body shot inside as Crime controls his hands.
Crime blocks a body shot from Karalis.
Karalis cracks Crime with a nice body shot.
Karalis misses with a punch to the body.
Karalis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crime lands a body punch.
Karalis tries for a takedown but Crime manages to get underhooks.
Karalis has had enough of the clinch but Crime keeps him there for the moment.
Crime prevents a body shot from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karalis working hard to break the clinch.
Crime effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karalis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karalis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crime lands a shoulder strike.
Karalis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karalis pushes Crime back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karalis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karalis misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karalis tries a body shot but Crime blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crime prevents a body shot from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alysian Karalis.
I think Crime has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Crime!