PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karpetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Deschain's choice of entrance music: Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karpetti
vs
Deschain

180 cm
26
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

179 cm
26
151 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Karpetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpetti lands with a hook. Deschain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Roland Deschain has been cut.
Karpetti loads up on a big right hand but Deschain slips the punch.
Deschain scoring well with a low kick there.
Deschain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deschain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roland Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpetti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karpetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deschain.
Karpetti connects with a looping right hand.
Deschain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karpetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karpetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deschain, right into the meat.
Deschain connects with an inside leg kick.
Deschain connects with a leg kick. Karpetti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deschain wants to clinch.
Karpetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deschain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Deschain misses.
Deschain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Deschain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Karpetti does no damage.
Deschain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karpetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karpetti misses with a hook.
Deschain connects with a leg kick. Karpetti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karpetti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deschain counters with an outside leg kick.
Deschain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deschain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karpetti momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Deschain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Deschain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deschain instigates a clinch.
Deschain is trying to force a seperation but Karpetti has the dominant position.
Karpetti is pushing Deschain up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Deschain wants to break free but Karpetti has control.
Karpetti looking to slow down the pace here.

Deschain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deschain tries to clinch there but Karpetti circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain lunges at Karpetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karpetti's hand.
Karpetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deschain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpetti throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karpetti's calf.
Karpetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Deschain tries to land a leg kick but Karpetti saw it coming and moves away.
Deschain moves out of range as Karpetti strikes.
Karpetti avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Karpetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Deschain misses with a wild combination.
Karpetti misses with an uppercut
and Deschain counters with a leg kick.
Deschain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deschain throws an off balance right hand
and Karpetti counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain cracks the inside of Karpetti's front leg.
Deschain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deschain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karpetti takes a step back to recover.
Deschain's corner calls for a 1-2. Deschain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deschain scores with a leg kick.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Deschain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roland Deschain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Karpetti throws a series of punches but Deschain avoids them all with ease.
Deschain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karpetti throws a right hand that misses
and Deschain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Deschain misses with a looping right.
Karpetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karpetti misses the jab.
Deschain digs a good hook to Karpetti's body.
Deschain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karpetti is out of range and Deschain settles back down.
Deschain looks to land a right hand but Karpetti moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpetti misses with a left hand
and Deschain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deschain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpetti.
A head kick misses from Deschain.
Karpetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karpetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karpetti misses the jab.
Karpetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deschain on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karpetti. Deschain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karpetti misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain looks to land a right hand but Karpetti moved out of range.
Karpetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Deschain counters with a right hand to the body.
Karpetti misses with a right hand
and Deschain counters with an inside leg kick.
Karpetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Deschain slips a straight right by Karpetti.

Karpetti drops Deschain with a beautiful combination! Deschain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karpetti is looking for the KO!

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Karpetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deschain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Roland Deschain!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Roland Deschain!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Roland Deschain!

Roland Deschain wins by unanimous decision!