PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Evanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Karakutascipa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Evanson
vs
Karakutascipa

199 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Master Lee's One Stop

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryce Evanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Karakutascipa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karakutascipa throws a hook but Evanson avoids it easily.
Evanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karakutascipa throws out the jab.
Evanson shoots in and drives through. Karakutascipa sprawls well.
Evanson throws out a loose jab but Karakutascipa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karakutascipa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evanson.
Karakutascipa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evanson shoots in and drives through. Karakutascipa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Evanson with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Karakutascipa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson shoots in for a double leg but Karakutascipa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evanson fails to land the takedown.
Karakutascipa misses with a double jab.
Karakutascipa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karakutascipa lands a head shot.
Evanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karakutascipa throws a looping overhand right but Evanson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws out a loose jab but Evanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karakutascipa leaves Evanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karakutascipa with a jab.
Evanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Evanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karakutascipa throws out a loose jab but Evanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with an open hand slap.
Karakutascipa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evanson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Karakutascipa finds it's way through Evanson's defenses.
Karakutascipa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evanson backs up against the cage.
Karakutascipa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evanson.
Karakutascipa misses with an uppercut
and Evanson counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Tommy Karakutascipa has been cut.
Karakutascipa lands a slapping body shot.
Evanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karakutascipa as he jumps to the side.
Karakutascipa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evanson in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Karakutascipa.
Evanson dives in and grabs Karakutascipa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karakutascipa pushes down on Evanson's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Karakutascipa.
Horrible takedown attempt by Evanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Karakutascipa, which made it look bad.
Evanson is breathing heavily.
Evanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karakutascipa scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Karakutascipa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Karakutascipa's cut.
That's time! Evanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Evanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karakutascipa swings for the body but Evanson moves out of range.
Bryce Evanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evanson throws a series of punches but Karakutascipa moves out of range.
Evanson staying out of range there.
Evanson has a takedown stuffed.
Evanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karakutascipa digs a good hook to Evanson's body.
Karakutascipa misses with a lunging right hand
and Evanson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evanson is defended easily by Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evanson ducks under a wild hook from Karakutascipa.
Evanson closes the distance and clinches up with Karakutascipa, looking for a takedown. Evanson pushes Karakutascipa against the cage but Karakutascipa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Karakutascipa there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evanson.
Evanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karakutascipa avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Karakutascipa misses its intended target.
Karakutascipa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evanson on the side of the head.
Karakutascipa throws out a powerful jab.
Karakutascipa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Evanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karakutascipa throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws an off balance right hand
and Evanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Evanson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Evanson fails to land the takedown.
Evanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karakutascipa.
Evanson walks into a left hand.
Karakutascipa looks to land a combination but Evanson avoids it well.
Evanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Karakutascipa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Karakutascipa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karakutascipa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karakutascipa misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evanson.
Karakutascipa throws a jab when Evanson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Karakutascipa misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Evanson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Evanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa works over Evanson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karakutascipa looks to land a right hand but Evanson moved out of range.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Evanson 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.
Evanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karakutascipa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evanson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa stuffs the takedown attempt from Evanson. Evanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Evanson ducks under a wild hook from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa looks to land a combination but Evanson avoids it well.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evanson takes one to the chin there.
Karakutascipa swings widly with a right hand
and Evanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karakutascipa cracks Evanson with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karakutascipa.
Nice sprawl there from Karakutascipa as Evanson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Evanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evanson misses with a takedown attempt - Karakutascipa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karakutascipa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karakutascipa lands with a straight right. Evanson didn't see that one coming.
Tommy Karakutascipa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karakutascipa lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karakutascipa's waist but Karakutascipa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evanson off to one side.
Evanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karakutascipa throws out the jab.
A combination from Karakutascipa does no damage.
Evanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa jabs Evanson right on the nose. Evanson blinks but takes it well.
Karakutascipa lands a nice shot that snaps Evanson's head back.
Bryce Evanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Karakutascipa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Evanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Karakutascipa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karakutascipa 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Karakutascipa!