PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totto Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stone
vs
Karlsson

180 cm
30
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Totto Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karlsson clinches.
Karlsson is trying to stall.
Karlsson wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Karlsson breaks from the clinch.

Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.

Karlsson clinches.
A knee to the head by Stone.

It looks like Totto Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Karlsson controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.

Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Stone scores with a hook.

Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stone tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Karlsson dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped Karlsson in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Karlsson throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.

Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Karlsson is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlsson blocks the elbow strike.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks the elbow strike.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.

Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stone tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karlsson jumps guard but Stone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone lands a knee to the head.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.

Karlsson has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlsson crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Totto Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Totto Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Totto Karlsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stone throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.

Karlsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Totto Karlsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.

Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.

Karlsson gets a clinch.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Karlsson looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Karlsson tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Karlsson shrugs off.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Karlsson darts in and clinches Stone up against the cage.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Stone throws a push kick but Karlsson slaps the foot to one side.

Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Karlsson rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Karlsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.

Karlsson gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Totto Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Totto Karlsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karlsson instigates a clinch.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Stone wants to clinch.

Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Karlsson clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone avoiding damage as Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Karlsson shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Karlsson clinches.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Karlsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Karlsson blocks with his arms.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stone gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Karlsson dodges an elbow strike from Stone.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but Karlsson is having none of it.

Karlsson instigates a clinch.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.

Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.

Karlsson pulls Stone into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Stone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Karlsson, up you get!
Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Karlsson moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlsson is trying to break free.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karlsson blocks an elbow strike from Stone.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Karlsson clinches up against the cage.
Jon Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totto Karlsson.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Totto Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.

Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Karlsson has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.

Karlsson jumps guard and drags Stone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Karlsson is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Totto Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Totto Karlsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Totto Karlsson thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).