PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Araya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer - Angel of Death. Karvakorva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Hells Bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tomas Araya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Araya
vs
Karvakorva

184 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karvakorva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karvakorva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Araya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Araya taking a bit of punishment here - Karvakorva scoring with strikes.
Karvakorva scores with punches from side control.
Araya looking for a sweep but Karvakorva has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Karvakorva unloads with some shots from mount but Araya bucks and avoids them well.
Karvakorva wants to control the pace but Araya is squirming around nicely.
Karvakorva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karvakorva unloads with some shots from mount but Araya bucks and avoids them well.
Karvakorva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karvakorva punching from mount but Araya doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva looking to finish with strikes here!
Araya is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Araya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karvakorva content just to control the position here.
Karvakorva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Karvakorva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Araya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Araya tries to get out of the position.
Karvakorva with the ground and pound from mount.

Karvakorva has hold of Araya's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Araya manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Karvakorva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karvakorva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karvakorva cracks Araya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karvakorva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karvakorva landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva controlling the pace for now.
Karvakorva working Araya over with strikes here.
Karvakorva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Araya blocking the ground and pound.
Karvakorva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Araya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karvakorva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karvakorva 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.
Araya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karvakorva.

Karvakorva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Araya to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Araya shrugs it off.
Karvakorva landing shots from mount.
Araya sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Karvakorva wants to pass to mount but Araya is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karvakorva is keen to just control but Araya is a slippery customer.
Karvakorva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Araya swings for the body but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Araya thuds a left hand into Karvakorva's body.
Karvakorva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Araya pinned against the cage. Araya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karvakorva shoots for a takedown but Araya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karvakorva.
Tomas Araya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukkis Karvakorva.
Karvakorva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Araya.
Karvakorva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karvakorva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Araya.
Araya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karvakorva. That did some damage!
Araya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karvakorva is breathing heavily.
Karvakorva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karvakorva misses with a combination
and Araya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Araya lands a leg kick that knocks Karvakorva off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Araya.
Araya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Araya.
Araya connects with an inside leg kick.
Araya connects with a solid leg kick.
Araya connects with an inside leg kick.
Araya lands with a cross.
Tomas Araya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Araya throws a front kick that sends Karvakorva stumbling back into the cage.
Araya lands a nice shot to the body.
Araya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karvakorva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araya can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Araya.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araya. That's going to slow Karvakorva down.
Araya works over Karvakorva's head and body with a nice combination.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karvakorva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Araya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karvakorva's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva dodges the punch combination from Araya.
Araya sizes up Karvakorva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Araya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Araya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karvakorva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Araya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araya.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses.
Karvakorva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Araya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Araya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Araya stuffs the takedown attempt from Karvakorva. Karvakorva gets slowly back to his feet.
Araya connects with a right hand. Karvakorva shakes it off.
A low kick from Karvakorva is predictable there
enabling Araya to counter with a crisp jab.
Araya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karvakorva takes one on the button.
Karvakorva fails with the takedown.
Araya throws a leg kick which misses Karvakorva's front leg but catches the back leg as Karvakorva tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karvakorvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karvakorva tries a head kick but it misses.
Araya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Karvakorva is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Araya.
Araya works Karvakorva's body with a nice hook.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karvakorva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jukkis Karvakorva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Araya.
Araya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Araya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karvakorva is still on wobbly legs! Can Araya finish him?
Karvakorva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Araya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araya is looking to slow Karvakorva down with leg kicks.
Karvakorva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Araya lands a right hand from hell, dropping Karvakorva. Araya pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Araya!