PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvakorva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC DC Thunderstruck . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karvakorva
vs
Bell

174 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

200 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karvakorva scores a takedown into full mount!
Bell is in all sorts of trouble here.

Karvakorva is working for a guillotine from mount but Bell frees his head quite easily.
Karvakorva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bell is looking to escape.
Karvakorva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karvakorva controlling the pace for now.
Karvakorva is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karvakorva controlling the position easily from mount.
Karvakorva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva landing punches.
Karvakorva landing punches.
Karvakorva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell tries to lock up and control but Karvakorva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Karvakorva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Karvakorva controlling the position easily from mount.
Karvakorva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva controlling from the full mount.
Karvakorva looking to ground and pound but Bell is blocking nicely.
Karvakorva controlling the pace for now.
Bell holds on to Karvakorva around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Karvakorva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karvakorva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karvakorva lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karvakorva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bell can't escape the position.
Karvakorva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karvakorva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Karvakorva lands with some strikes.
Karvakorva controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva landing punches.
Karvakorva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karvakorva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvakorva is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell is squirming around, avoiding Karvakorva's attempts to control the action.
Karvakorva controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Karvakorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Karvakorva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karvakorva tries to clinch up.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Karvakorva.

Karvakorva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karvakorva showed some decent athleticism there.
Karvakorva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karvakorva prevents Bell from standing back up.
Karvakorva controlling the action here.
Bell is trying to stand back up but Karvakorva is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva prevents Bell from improving his position.
Karvakorva wants to free his trapped foot but Bell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bell is trying to stand.
Karvakorva controlling the action here.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karvakorva sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jukkis Karvakorva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Karvakorva gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karvakorva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karvakorva throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.

Bell moves into the clinch successfully.
Karvakorva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Karvakorva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karvakorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bell closes the distance and pushes Karvakorva back into the cage.

Karvakorva manages to break the clinch.

Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bell is breathing heavily.

Karvakorva manages to break the clinch.
Karvakorva is looking to clinch.

Bell gets a clinch.
Karvakorva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Karvakorva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Karvakorva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.

Karvakorva breaks from the clinch.

Karvakorva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karvakorva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karvakorva stays in close to Bell's body and controls the position.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Karvakorva from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Karvakorva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Marlo Bell has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukkis Karvakorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karvakorva.

Karvakorva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karvakorva is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karvakorva controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
That's time! Karvakorva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Karvakorva misses with a head kick.

Karvakorva feints and as Bell raises his hands in defense, Karvakorva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Karvakorva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karvakorva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bell wants to stand up but Karvakorva is controlling him.
Karvakorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Karvakorva from controlling successfully.
Karvakorva stands and throws Bell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bell taking a bit of punishment here - Karvakorva scoring with strikes.
Karvakorva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face as Karvakorva controls the position.
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
Bell is letting Karvakorva control him for a moment.
Karvakorva in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Karvakorva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bell!
Karvakorva controlling the position easily from mount.
Karvakorva wants to control the pace but Bell is squirming around nicely.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karvakorva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marlo Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karvakorva with good strikes from the mount here!
Karvakorva breaks from Bell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karvakorva lands a big shot there that rocks Bell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jukkis Karvakorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karvakorva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karvakorva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bell for as long as he can get away with.
Bell is looking to get to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jukkis Karvakorva.

Bell pushes Karvakorva up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell working Karvakorva over with knees to the body.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karvakorva.
Bell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karvakorva is defending well for now.
Bell wants to stall.
Bell looking to throw knees to the head but Karvakorva is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukkis Karvakorva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karvakorva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukkis Karvakorva!