PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between upek kartik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Metusalem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

kartik
vs
Metusalem

200 cm
22
274 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
296 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Roids"R"Us

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, upek kartik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Metusalem!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Metusalem.

It looks like upek kartik has been cut.
kartik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metusalem.

kartik moves into range and clinches up with Metusalem.
kartik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Metusalem wants to break free but kartik has control.
kartik tries for a takedown. No joy.
kartik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
kartik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metusalem is looking to break free of the clinch but kartik has double underhooks.
kartik just leaning against Metusalem, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, kartik throws an elbow but misses.
kartik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metusalem's face.
kartik throws an elbow but it misses.
kartik has had enough of the clinch but Metusalem keeps him there for the moment.
kartik connects with a knee to the head.
kartik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Metusalem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metusalem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kartik has him pressed against the ropes.
kartik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Metusalem is keeping busy.
Metusalem can't break the clinch.
Metusalem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kartik has him pressed against the ropes.
Metusalem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kartik prevents Metusalem from breaking the clinch.
Metusalem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

kartik breaks the clinch.
Boris Metusalem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metusalem throws a right and a left that both miss.
kartik slips a jab and a cross from Metusalem.
Boris Metusalem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kartik slips a jab and a cross from Metusalem.
Metusalem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Metusalem misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Metusalem swinging wilding here.
kartik lands a head kick!
Metusalem misses with a double jab.
kartik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Metusalem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kartik tries to clinch up.
Metusalem scores with a nice right hand.
Metusalem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
kartik wants to clinch.
Metusalem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kartik circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metusalem with a hook.
Metusalem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kartik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metusalem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - kartik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kartik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Metusalem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kartik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Metusalem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kartik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Metusalem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metusalem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metusalem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
kartik is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metusalem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kartik avoids a punch combination nicely.
kartik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metusalem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Metusalem works kartik's body with a nice hook.
Metusalem misses with a wild combination.
kartik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metusalem misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Metusalem misses the target.
kartik tries to clinch there but Metusalem circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Metusalem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on upek kartik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Metusalem looks to land a left hand but kartik moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Metusalem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Metusalem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kartik.
kartik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metusalem misses with a straight left.
Metusalem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Metusalem does no damage.
Metusalem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kartik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metusalem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Metusalem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Metusalem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kartik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Metusalem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Metusalem keeps the fight on the outside.
Metusalem throws a combination that misses

and kartik moves into the clinch.
Metusalem is breathing heavily.
kartik landing knees to the body.
Metusalem wants to get back to striking at distance but kartik won't allow it.
kartik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metusalem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kartik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Metusalem's face.
Metusalem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

kartik manages to break the clinch.
kartik tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Metusalem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
upek kartik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kartik throws a body punch but Metusalem moves out of range.
kartik lands a head kick. Metusalem smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kartik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metusalem misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Metusalem misses.
Metusalem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metusalem defending well as kartik loads up on a big left hand.
Metusalem misses with a double jab.
Metusalem fails to land with a series of punches.
kartik avoids a punch combination nicely.

kartik pushes Metusalem up against the ropes in a clinch.
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but Metusalem blocks with his arms.
kartik crunches a lovely knee into Metusalem's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kartik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Metusalem up against the ropes.
kartik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Metusalem can't break the clinch.
kartik is looking to control Metusalem's arms but Metusalem gets an underhook and turns him. Now kartik has his back to the ropes.
Metusalem is trying to break free.
kartik stalls.
Metusalem is trying to break the clinch but kartik has him pressed against the ropes.
kartik is trying to maintain a safe position but Metusalem gets an underhook and turns kartik into the ropes.
Metusalem is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Metusalem breaks from the clinch.
Boris Metusalem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Metusalem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

kartik moves into the clinch.
kartik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
kartik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kartik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Metusalem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
kartik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but Metusalem blocks with his arms.
Metusalem has had enough of the clinch but kartik keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metusalem blocks an elbow strike.
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
kartik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

upek kartik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on upek kartik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Metusalem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metusalem throws a right hand that kartik ducks under and follows up with a left that kartik also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Metusalem.
Metusalem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metusalem swings for the body but kartik moves out of range.
Metusalem misses with a few strikes there.
Metusalem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kartik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metusalem circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - kartik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

kartik closes the distance and pushes Metusalem back into the ropes.
Metusalem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metusalem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kartik has him pressed against the ropes.
kartik is looking to break free of the clinch but Metusalem has double underhooks.
Metusalem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metusalem is looking to break free of the clinch but kartik has double underhooks.
kartik missing with knees to the body.
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, kartik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Metusalem's brow.
kartik tries to land a knee to the head but Metusalem blocks with his arms.
kartik keeps control of Metusalem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
kartik keeps control of Metusalem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Metusalem manages to break the clinch.
kartik doesn't manage to clinch there - Metusalem circles away.
Metusalem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
kartik fails in his attempt to clinch.
kartik blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab lands there for Metusalem.
Metusalem tries to bum rush kartik with a series of wild strikes but kartik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - kartik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metusalem falls off balance throwing a combination

and kartik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by kartik.

kartik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

kartik takes the fight into the clinch.

Metusalem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kartik moves out of range of the strikes.
Metusalem throws out a loose jab but kartik uses good head movement to avoid it.
kartik avoids the body shot from Metusalem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metusalem misses with a combination

and kartik moves into the clinch.
Metusalem blocks an elbow strike from kartik.
Metusalem has had enough of the clinch but kartik keeps him there for the moment.
kartik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metusalem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metusalem wants to break free but kartik has control.
Metusalem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Metusalem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
kartik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Metusalem wants to get back to striking at distance but kartik won't allow it.
kartik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metusalem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

kartik breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Metusalem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
kartik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metusalem throws out the jab.

kartik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Metusalem wants to break free but kartik has control.
Metusalem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Metusalem lands a hook to the side of the head.

Metusalem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
kartik throws a head kick that half lands.
Metusalem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but kartik moves away.
kartik misses with a two punch combination.
kartik tries to clinch up.
kartik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metusalem looks to land a combination but kartik avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Metusalem.
I think Metusalem 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Metusalem!