PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kerjalainen
vs
Chamakh

179 cm
28
168 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

168 cm
29
160 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chamakh needs to keep his hands up - Kerjalainen had a free shot at his head there.
Chamakh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerjalainen looks to throw the jab but Chamakh is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerjalainen misses the target.
Kerjalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kerjalainen.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerjalainen throws a series of punches but Chamakh avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh slips under a jab.
Chamakh checks a low kick from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kerjalainen cracks Chamakh with a good jab.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kerjalainen misses the shot to the body.
Chamakh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Chamakh blocks the leg kick.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerjalainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kerjalainen.
Chamakh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kerjalainen.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to score with a low kick but Chamakh moves his leg out of the way.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Chamakh moves out of range.
Kerjalainen thumps Chamakh with a low kick.
Kerjalainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh'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.

Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chamakh slips a jab from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Chamakh's front leg with a kick but Chamakh checks it.
Jab by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kerjalainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Kerjalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chamakh, pushing him back against the cage.

Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerjalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Kerjalainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen is trying to break free.

Chamakh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chamakh manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is trying to control Chamakh's posture but Chamakh avoids it.
Kerjalainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerjalainen wants to control but Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Kerjalainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamakh in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chamakh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chamakh working the head with strikes.
Chamakh working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Kerjalainen defends.
Chamakh is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
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. 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.

Chamakh blocks a head kick by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chamakh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerjalainen wants to slow Chamakh down by chopping away at his legs.
Chamakh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerjalainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses the shot to the body.
Kerjalainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kerjalainen misses.
Kerjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good work by Chamakh as he checks the leg kick.
Kerjalainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chamakh is out of range.
Chamakh moves out of range as Kerjalainen throws a body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Chamakh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a series of punches but Chamakh moves out of range.
Kerjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chamakh dodges the punch combination from Kerjalainen.
Sloppy strikes from Kerjalainen. Those never looked like landing.
Karim Chamakh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kerjalainen throws a front kick aimed at Chamakh's knee but Chamakh avoids it well.
Keijo Kerjalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chamakh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerjalainen, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.