PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konalan Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konalan Karhu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Noi
vs
Karhu

186 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diesel Noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konalan Karhu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu looks for a takedown but Noi sprawls well.
Noi shoots for a takedown but Karhu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Noi.
Noi shoots for a takedown but Karhu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karhu fails with the takedown.
Noi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt.

Karhu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Noi!
Karhu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karhu throwing strikes here but Noi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the head.
Karhu looking to ground and pound but Noi is blocking nicely.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karhu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karhu lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Karhu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Karhu.
Noi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karhu on the ground.
Karhu looking to ground and pound but Noi is blocking nicely.
Karhu looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Karhu.
Karhu working Noi over with strikes here.

Noi is rocked!
The referee warns Noi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Noi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karhu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Karhu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karhu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noi's face.
Noi is breathing heavily.
Karhu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karhu lands a big shot there that rocks Noi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karhu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karhu controlling from mount.
Karhu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Karhu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Noi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karhu with the ground and pound from mount.
Karhu controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Noi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karhu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karhu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noi's face.
Noi can't escape the position.
Noi seems to have got his legs back now.
Karhu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu with a couple of short strikes.
Noi is in a horrible position here. Karhu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karhu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Karhu throws some wild stikes that Noi manages to avoid easily.
Noi tries to hold on but Karhu pushes him away.
Noi is looking to improve his position but Karhu isn't that keen on the idea.
Karhu content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konalan Karhu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Karhu or perhaps it was just good defense by Noi which made him look bad.
Noi tries to clinch there but Karhu circles away.
Noi throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Noi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Noi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Karhu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karhu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karhu wants to pass the guard but Noi is defending well.
Karhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karhu working Noi over with strikes.

It looks like Diesel Noi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karhu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karhu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu stalling.
Karhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Karhu.
Karhu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Karhu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Konalan Karhu has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throwing shots but Noi is blocking nicely.
Karhu not doing much here.
Karhu slips a nice elbow through Noi's hands, connecting with Noi's forehead.
Karhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karhu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karhu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karhu winds up and cracks Noi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karhu works his way into full mount!
Karhu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karhu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noi?
BOOM! Karhu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karhu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Karhu.
Karhu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karhu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noi tries to lock up and control but Karhu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karhu landing shots from mount.
Karhu with a couple of short strikes.
Karhu breaks from Noi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Noi wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Noi hang on?
Karhu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noi's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konalan Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diesel Noi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Noi.
Noi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karhu. That did some damage!

Karhu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karhu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karhu landing strikes from the mount and Noi is in trouble!
Karhu content just to control the position here.
Karhu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karhu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karhu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Noi is desperately trying to improve his position but Karhu has a good base and remains in mount.
Karhu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karhu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karhu unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Karhu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noi?
Karhu controlling from the full mount.
Karhu working Noi over with strikes here.
Karhu controlling his opponent.
Karhu working Noi over with strikes here.
Noi tries to lock up and control but Karhu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Noi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karhu controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Karhu landing strikes from the mount and Noi is in trouble!
Noi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karhu lands a heavy elbow.
Karhu with the ground and pound from mount.
Karhu controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karhu controlling from mount.
Noi is in a horrible position here. Karhu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karhu working Noi over with strikes here.
Karhu content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu landing strikes from the mount.
Karhu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karhu raining down shots from the mount!
Noi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Noi wants to control but Karhu is having none of it.
Karhu working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konalan Karhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konalan Karhu!