PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Karjala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjala has chosen George Baker- Little green bag as his entrance music. Torsti Karjala acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

cummo
vs
Karjala

188 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

183 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Takomo

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 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Karjala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cummo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karjala misses with a leg kick.
Karjala swinging wilding here.
Karjala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cummo throws a series of strikes that have Karjala backpedaling.
cummo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cummo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karjala throws a sloppy head kick and cummo moves out of range easily.
Karjala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cummo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
cummo thuds a left hand into Karjala's body.
A head kick misses from cummo.
Karjala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and cummo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karjala's knee momentarily.
Karjala is looking to clinch but cummo is avoiding it.
Karjala throws a one two combo.

It looks like luke cummo has been cut.
Karjala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
cummo lands a slapping body shot.
cummo lands a head kick. Karjala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
cummo lands a head kick. Karjala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torsti Karjala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and cummo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karjala looks to throw a body kick
and cummo counters with a low kick, right behind Karjala 's knee.
Karjala looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for cummo.
cummo looks to land a combination. Karjala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from cummo.
Karjala misses with a body punch
and cummo counters with a body kick that stops Karjala in his tracks momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by cummo there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from cummo.
Left hook, right uppercut from cummo.
Karjala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karjala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from cummo.
Karjala throws a hook but cummo avoids it easily.
cummo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
cummo is working the combinations to good effect here.
cummo defending well as Karjala loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for cummo.
cummo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karjala throws a combination that misses
and cummo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from cummo.
A slapping leg kick lands for cummo.
Karjala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
cummo throws a one two combo.
cummo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karjala doesn't seem bothered though.
cummo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cummo.
cummo scores with a leg kick.
cummo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from cummo.
cummo lands a jab-cross combination.
cummo digs a good hook to Karjala's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cummo throws a head kick that Karjala semi-blocks.
cummo lands a nice looking body shot.
cummo misses with a double jab.
cummo connects with a high kick.
cummo connects with a high kick.
cummo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karjala falls off balance throwing a combination
and cummo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karjala is lucky that one didn't land flush.
cummo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
cummo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
cummo lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
cummo throws out a powerful jab.
cummo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karjala's calf.
Karjala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
cummo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjala takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from cummo - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by cummo. That's going to slow Karjala down.
cummo fakes the leg kick and cracks Karjala in the body.
luke cummo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
cummo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
cummo is looking to slow Karjala down with leg kicks.
cummo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
cummo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
cummo throws a combination. Karjala tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karjala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
cummo scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
cummo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karjala backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from cummo misses.
cummo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luke cummo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on luke cummo's cut.
That's time! cummo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Karjala takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Karjala misses
and cummo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karjala is lucky that one didn't land flush.
cummo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karjala if he has to take too many more of those.
cummo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karjala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cummo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
cummo throws a head kick that misses.
cummo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karjala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
cummo throws a head kick that Karjala semi-blocks.
A right-left combo lands from cummo.
cummo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
cummo throws a series of punches but Karjala avoids them all with ease.
Karjala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
cummo throws a front kick that sends Karjala stumbling back into the cage.
cummo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karjala is breathing heavily.
cummo scores with a hook.
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!
Karjala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cummo throws a series of strikes that have Karjala backpedaling.
cummo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circling a little - cummo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karjala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and cummo counters with a one-two to the body.
cummo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
cummo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
cummo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
cummo throws a leg kick which misses Karjala's front leg but catches the back leg as Karjala tries to avoid it.
cummo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karjala.
Karjala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karjala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
cummo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo fakes the leg kick and cracks Karjala in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
cummo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karjala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
cummo keeps Karjala at a distance using the push kick.
cummo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karjala's head.
cummo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
cummo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjala can do to turn this around?
cummo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karjala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
cummo lands a high kick!
luke cummo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cummo throws a head kick that Karjala semi-blocks.
luke cummo is winning the standup battle so far.
cummo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
cummo throws a series of punches but Karjala avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from cummo both land. Nice combination.
Karjala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for cummo.
cummo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
cummo works over Karjala's head and body with a nice combination.
Karjala wants to clinch but cummo slips to the side
and cummo counters with a nice uppercut.
cummo scores with a one two! Karjala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick from cummo lands but Karjala takes it in his stride.
cummo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Karjala misses.
cummo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
cummo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cummo.
cummo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
cummo lands a high kick!
cummo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
cummo works over Karjala's head and body with a nice combination.
Karjala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cummo can pounce on him.
cummo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cummo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
cummo ducks under a wild hook from Karjala.
cummo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from cummo finds it's way through Karjala's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by cummo!
cummo with a jab.
cummo lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
cummo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karjala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
cummo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luke cummo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on luke cummo's cut.
That's time! cummo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

cummo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karjala's head.
Karjala blocks a head kick by cummo.
A punch combination from cummo misses.
cummo looks to land a combination but Karjala avoids it well.
Karjala has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from cummo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
cummo throws a head kick but Karjala moves out of range.
cummo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karjala looks for a takedown but cummo sprawls well.
cummo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karjala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cummo counters with a slapping leg kick.
cummo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
cummo misses with a two punch combination.
cummo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karjala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cummo scores with a three punch combo!
Karjala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
cummo thumps Karjala with a low kick.
A nice combination there by cummo.
cummo lands with a nice body punch.
Karjala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by cummo as he connects with a hook.
Karjala misses with a double jab
and cummo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
cummo lands with a right hand.
Karjala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karjala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cummo can pounce on him.
cummo fakes the leg kick and cracks Karjala in the body.
Karjala throws a lazy body kick
and cummo counters with a big head kick but Karjala shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karjala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
cummo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
cummo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
cummo lands with a kick to the temple. Karjala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
cummo misses with a two punch combination.
cummo misses with a few strikes there.
cummo scores with a body shot.
Karjala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karjala thows a left - swing and a miss!
cummo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
cummo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
cummo stuns Karjala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cummo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karjala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by cummo.
cummo lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick from cummo lands but Karjala takes it in his stride.
Karjala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from cummo finds it's way round the side to connect with Karjala's head.
cummo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karjala misses with a double jab
and cummo counters with a three punch combo that has Karjala backing up. Karjala nods at cummo to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from cummo lands but Karjala takes it in his stride.
cummo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karjala takes a step back to recover.
cummo lands a head kick!
cummo throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cummo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karjala.
Torsti Karjala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
cummo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
cummo lands a high kick!
cummo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
cummo connects with a high kick.
cummo misses with a wild combination.
Karjala misses with a double jab
and cummo counters with a head kick.
cummo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karjala takes a head kick and keeps coming.
luke cummo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cummo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karjala. That did some damage!
cummo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
cummo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cummo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cummo throws a head kick that half lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
luke cummo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well cummo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luke cummo!