PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keivan Straikker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Karma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karma has chosen Pekka paukuttaa ja naiset itkee. as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Pekka Karma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Straikker
vs
Karma

186 cm
25
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

BioLuvoil
BioLuvoil

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keivan Straikker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pekka Karma!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Straikker jabs at Karma's body.
Straikker is breathing heavily.
Straikker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Straikker was well out of range. Poor timing from Karma.
Straikker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karma has time to react.
Karma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Straikker.
Straikker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karma.
Karma moves in looking to clinch but Straikker pushes him off.
Straikker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Straikker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karma checks it well.
Karma tries to work over Straikker's front leg with a kick but Straikker checks it.
Straikker throws a looping overhand right but Karma ducks down to avoid it.
Karma scores with a shot to the body.
Karma tries to clinch up.
Straikker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Straikker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karma. Karma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Straikker swings for the body but Karma moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karma fails to land with a series of punches.
Straikker throws a body kick that misses.
Karma tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Straikker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Straikker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Karma.
Some bone on bone action there as Straikker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Straikker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Straikker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Straikker misses with a hook
and Karma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Straikker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karma's calf.
Straikker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karma.

Karma takes the fight into the clinch.
Straikker blocking some punches.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker lands a hook that snaps the head of Karma backwards.
Straikker tries to land knees in the clinch but Karma avoids the damage to the body.
Karma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Straikker lands with a left to the head.
Straikker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Straikker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Karma wants to get back to striking at distance but Straikker won't allow it.
Straikker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straikker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karma.
Karma is trying to break the clinch but Straikker is controlling him.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karma.

Straikker breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karma with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker is looking to slow Karma down with leg kicks.

Karma rushes Straikker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Karma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Karma is looking to break free of the clinch but Straikker has double underhooks.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karma avoids it.
Straikker tries to throw a body punch but Karma avoids it by throwing Straikker back against the ropes.
Karma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karma avoids it.
Karma trying to stall but Straikker improves his position.
Karma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Straikker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straikker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Straikker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karma's elbow.
Straikker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karma misses with a punch on the inside.
Karma throws a head punch that misses.
Karma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karma has a couple of punches blocked by Straikker.
Karma is looking to break free of the clinch but Straikker has double underhooks.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Karma blocks the elbow strike.
Karma misses with some punches.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karma avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karma is trying to push Straikker away but Straikker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Karma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karma tries to break the clinch but Straikker is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keivan Straikker will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Straikker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karma throws a push kick but Straikker slaps the foot to one side.
Straikker blocks a head kick by Karma.
Straikker throws a nice head kick!
Straikker misses with a lunging right hand

and Karma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karma.
Karma avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
Karma avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.

Straikker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karma should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Straikker throws a push kick but Karma slaps the foot to one side.
Straikker is looking to land body kicks.
Karma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Straikker manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karma throws a head kick but Straikker moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karma.
Straikker slips a jab and a cross from Karma.
Karma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Straikker rather than just go for the knockout.
Straikker pushes Karma away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straikker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karma is looking to land body kicks.
Karma is looking to clinch but Straikker is avoiding it.
Straikker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karma works Straikker's body with a nice hook.
Karma moves out of range of the body kick from Straikker.
Straikker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karma misses with a kick to the body.
Karma is looking to clinch but Straikker is avoiding it.
Straikker lands with an uppercut that bounces Karma off the ropes and back into range.
Karma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Straikker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keivan Straikker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Straikker.
Karma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karma wants to clinch up but Straikker keeps it at a distance.
Karma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Straikker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker looks to throw the jab but Karma is out of range.
Karma fails in his attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Straikker.
Straikker tries to land a front kick but Karma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Straikker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Straikker throws a sloppy head kick and Karma moves out of range easily.
Straikker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Straikker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Straikker blocks the low kick.
Karma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Straikker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Karma.
Karma scores with a hook to the body. Straikker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Karma takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Straikker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karma's efforts to push away.
Straikker lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karma gets through Straikker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Karma.
Straikker lands an elbow just above Karma 's eye.
Karma blocks a body shot from Straikker.
Karma digs a right hand into Straikker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Straikker's gas tank.
Karma throws a head punch that misses.
Straikker lands a shot to the body.
Karma scores with a shoulder strike.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karma misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Straikker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karma's brow.
Karma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karma throws a punch but it's blocked by Straikker.
Straikker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karma is trying to maintain a safe position but Straikker gets an underhook and turns Karma into the ropes.
Karma working aggressively here.
Karma lands a body punch.
Karma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Straikker is keeping busy.

Straikker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Straikker throws a head kick that misses.
Karma misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Straikker throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karma wants to clinch up but Straikker keeps it at a distance.
Straikker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karma on the side of the head.
Karma looks for the body kick but Straikker saw that one coming.
Straikker is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keivan Straikker.
I think Straikker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!

Keivan Straikker wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Keivan Straikker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.