PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Karlsson
vs
Jenkins

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional

Natural Nutrition

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range and Karlsson settles back down.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.

Jenkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins drags him back down.
Karlsson defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Karlsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Jenkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.

Jenkins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karlsson's half guard.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Karlsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Jenkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up but Jenkins is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins wants to stand but Karlsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Karlsson is trying to stand.

Jenkins decides to stand up.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Torsten Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karlsson throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson misses with the combination.
Karlsson misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson misses with a body kick.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Karlsson.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Karlsson.
Torsten Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jenkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karlsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Jenkins 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Karlsson sprawls well.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Karlsson throws a push kick but Jenkins slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karlsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Richard Jenkins has been cut.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson motions for Jenkins to come forward. Karlsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karlsson tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Torsten Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karlsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Torsten Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Jenkins.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jenkins 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Torsten Karlsson!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Torsten Karlsson!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Torsten Karlsson!

Torsten Karlsson wins by unanimous decision!