PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhang Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karvakorva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Petos - Katkeraan Loppuun Asti Feat Adebizi, Konna . Bhang has chosen SMC - RAFFII SUOMI FLÄTTII as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karvakorva
vs
Bhang

174 cm
26
177 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

176 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bhang Bhang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhang takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bhang gets tackled into the cage by Karvakorva. Karvakorva maintains the clinch.
Bhang lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jukkis Karvakorva has been cut.
Bhang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karvakorva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Bhang gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karvakorva regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhang stops Karvakorva from standing up.

Karvakorva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bhang passes into side control.
Bhang wants to control but Karvakorva is keeping him busy.
Karvakorva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karvakorva trying to control here.
Karvakorva pushes Bhang off looking to stand but Bhang dives back in and keeps control.
Karvakorva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang is trying to control the action in half guard but Karvakorva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karvakorva is trying to get back to full guard.
Karvakorva is refusing to be controlled, as Bhang sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karvakorva misses with a hook. Bhang ducked under it nicely.

Bhang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bhang swings wildly with an uppercut but Karvakorva uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karvakorva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bhang's brow.
Bhang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karvakorva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bhang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bhang looks gassed!
Karvakorva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bhang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karvakorva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karvakorva avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhang has a couple of punches blocked by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva misses with a punch on the inside.
Karvakorva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bhang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karvakorva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bhang won't want to take too many of those.
Karvakorva stalling.
Karvakorva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bhang as Karvakorva tries to tie him up.
Karvakorva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karvakorva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bhang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karvakorva's elbow.
Karvakorva misses with some punches.
A short left from Bhang.
Karvakorva landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karvakorva slows down the pace here.
Karvakorva trying to control the position but instead, Bhang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karvakorva into the cage.
A short right from Bhang.
Karvakorva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang misses with the head strike.
Karvakorva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karvakorva lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bhang Bhang has been cut.
Bhang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karvakorva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karvakorva missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karvakorva.
Bhang tries a body shot but Karvakorva blocks it.
Bhang tries to throw a body punch but Karvakorva avoids it by throwing Bhang back against the cage.
Bhang taking a breather.
Bhang wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bhang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karvakorva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karvakorva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhang avoiding damage as Karvakorva throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bhang misses with an uppercut. Karvakorva saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bhang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karvakorva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karvakorva tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Karvakorva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karvakorva.
Bhang throws a hook but Karvakorva blocks it.
Bhang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bhang wants to clinch but Karvakorva slips to the side
and Karvakorva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karvakorva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bhang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhang avoids the head kick by Karvakorva.
Sloppy strikes from Karvakorva. Those never looked like landing.
Bhang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bhang blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bhang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karvakorva, pushing him back against the cage.
Karvakorva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bhang lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Karvakorva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bhang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bhang is breathing heavily.
Karvakorva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karvakorva wants to sweep here but Bhang controlling him for the moment.
Karvakorva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karvakorva is trying to control the position but Bhang postures up.
Karvakorva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jukkis Karvakorva just wasn't active enough.
Karvakorva scores with a head kick.
Jukkis Karvakorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karvakorva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karvakorva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhang.
Jab from Karvakorva.
Nice uppercut lands for Karvakorva. That snapped Bhang's head back.
Bhang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karvakorva.
Jukkis Karvakorva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Karvakorva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Bhang.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bhang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karvakorva scores with a leg kick.
Karvakorva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karvakorva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bhang's head backwards.
Karvakorva cracks the inside of Bhang's front leg.
Karvakorva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karvakorva tries to clinch up.
Karvakorva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karvakorva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bhang eats them both and turns towards Karvakorva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karvakorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhang.
Karvakorva ducks under a wild hook from Bhang.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karvakorva.
Bhang moves out of range as Karvakorva throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karvakorva 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 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 Karvakorva.
Karvakorva slips a straight right by Bhang.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses.
Karvakorva slips under a jab.
Bhang connects with a crisp jab.
Bhang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karvakorva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bhang clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva blocks an uppercut.
Bhang has Karvakorva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karvakorva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jukkis Karvakorva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bhang Bhang.
Karvakorva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bhang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Karvakorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhang circles away.
Bhang slips under a jab.
Bhang fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Karvakorva. Those never looked like landing.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karvakorva thuds his right hand into Bhang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bhang avoids a punch combination nicely.

Karvakorva instigates a clinch.
Karvakorva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jukkis Karvakorva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karvakorva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bhang as Karvakorva tries to tie him up.

Karvakorva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva lands with a cross.
Karvakorva stuffs the takedown.
Bhang tries to clinch but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Karvakorva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Karvakorva there.
Bhang shoots in looking for a takedown but Karvakorva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jukkis Karvakorva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bhang Bhang.
Bhang tries to clinch but Karvakorva is having none of it.
Bhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhang.
Bhang avoids the head kick by Karvakorva.
Jukkis Karvakorva is winning the standup battle so far.
Karvakorva misses with a two punch combination.
Bhang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karvakorva fakes the leg kick and cracks Bhang in the body.
Karvakorva tries a head kick but it misses.
Karvakorva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bhang.
Karvakorva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bhang or perhaps it was just good defense by Karvakorva which made him look bad.
Karvakorva lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva lands a front kick.
Bhang Bhang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karvakorva scores with a body shot.
Karvakorva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Karvakorva.

Karvakorva clinches.
Karvakorva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karvakorva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bhang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karvakorva obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva throws a knee to the head but misses.

Karvakorva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karvakorva pushes Bhang away with a front kick.
Karvakorva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karvakorva tries to clinch but Bhang moves out of range.
Karvakorva scores with a head kick. Bhang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jukkis Karvakorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bhang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karvakorva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bhang throws a hook but Karvakorva blocks it.
Karvakorva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karvakorva lands a head kick. Bhang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karvakorva scores with a jab.
Karvakorva throws a head kick but Bhang moves out of range.
Bhang shoots for a takedown but Karvakorva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bhang swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Karvakorva moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhang misses with a punch to the body.
Bhang wants to stall.
Karvakorva connects with a knee to the head.
Bhang wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhang throws an elbow that misses.
Bhang misses with the head strike.
Bhang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karvakorva gets underhooks to prevent Bhang's takedown attempt.
Bhang misses with the head strike.
Karvakorva wants to get back to striking at distance but Bhang won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukkis Karvakorva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karvakorva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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