PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Karalahti
vs
Fenix

199 cm
23
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

DC Unrivaled
Perkele!

Bullet Proof System
GREEN!160

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mika Karalahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fenix closes the distance and pushes Karalahti back into the cage.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karalahti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karalahti's elbow.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Karalahti avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karalahti.
Karalahti scores with a shoulder strike.

Karalahti breaks the clinch.
Fenix throws a right hand that Karalahti ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalahti also avoids with ease.
Fenix wants to clinch but Karalahti slips to the side
and Karalahti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Karalahti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fenix checks the leg kick.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalahti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Green Line in the buildup to the fight.
Fenix misses with a right hand
and Karalahti counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenix.
Karalahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Fenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Karalahti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karalahti missing with a left hand there. Fenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti is having none of it.
Karalahti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karalahti throws a head kick that half lands.
Karalahti tries to score with a low kick but Fenix moves his leg out of the way.
Karalahti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karalahti keeps the fight on the outside.
Fenix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karalahti.
A nice combination there by Fenix.
Fenix checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Karalahti.
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!
Fenix thuds a left hand into Karalahti's body.
Karalahti misses with a leg kick.
Fenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karalahti looks for the body kick but Fenix saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti misses with a shot to the body
and Fenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Karalahti misses
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Fenix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fenix checks a low kick from Karalahti.
Karalahti tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenix looks to throw the jab but Karalahti is out of range.
Karalahti is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Fenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karalahti throws a hook but Fenix avoids it easily.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti is having none of it.
Fenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenix throws a solid leg kick but Karalahti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fenix.
Karalahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fenix.
Fenix scores with a hook.

Fenix rushes Karalahti and presses him up against the cage.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Karalahti controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karalahti backwards.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Karalahti controls the action.

Karalahti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix takes a swing at Karalahti's ribcage but misses.
As Fenix backs away, Karalahti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karalahti misses with a hook. Fenix ducked under it nicely.
Fenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karalahti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karalahti connects with a looping right hand.
Fenix takes a swing at Karalahti's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Karalahti.
Fenix with a nice cross.
Fenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karalahti is looking to score with low kicks.
Karalahti wants to slow Fenix down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti moves out of range of the strikes.

Fenix rushes Karalahti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karalahti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Karalahti controls the action.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.

Karalahti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karalahti blocks a jab.
Karalahti connects with a jab.
Fenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Karalahti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karalahti lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix misses with a wild combination.
Karalahti slips under a jab.
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 Mika Karalahti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Karalahti. Beautiful body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fenix checks a leg kick.
Karalahti throws out a leg kick but Fenix moves out of range and Karalahti only half commits.
Karalahti lands with a right hand.
Karalahti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fenix.
No joy there for Fenix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karalahti swings for the body but Fenix moves out of range.
Karalahti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Fenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karalahti, pushing him back against the cage.
Karalahti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fenix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karalahti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fenix can turn it around.
Karalahti tries a body shot but Fenix blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
Karalahti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fenix is trying to stall.
Karalahti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karalahti lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix tries to work over Karalahti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karalahti.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix trying to control the position but instead, Karalahti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fenix into the cage.
Karalahti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karalahti's elbow.
Karalahti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karalahti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karalahti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karalahti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenix in his tracks.
Karalahti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Fenix clinches.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Fenix.
Karalahti blocks an uppercut.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Karalahti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karalahti.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Karalahti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix moves in looking to clinch but Karalahti pushes him off.
Karalahti walks into a straight right hand from Fenix.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karalahti, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fenix loads up on a big right hand but Karalahti slips the punch.
Karalahti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karalahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalahti.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fenix connects with the punch.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. Karalahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karalahti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti moves away
and Karalahti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karalahti.
Fenix is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalahti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karalahti jabs Fenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karalahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karalahti connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fenix.
Fenix lands with a hook. Karalahti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karalahti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fenix walks into a stiff left hand from Karalahti.
Karalahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fenix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karalahti tries to land a front kick but Fenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karalahti's head backwards.
Mika Karalahti is winning the standup battle so far.
Karalahti lands a jab to Fenix's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Karalahti as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Fenix misses.
Karalahti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fenixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fenix walks into a stiff left hand from Karalahti.

Fenix is rocked!
Karalahti lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karalahti drops Fenix with a big left hand! Fenix is injured, injured bad! Karalahti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Karalahti!
An out of breath Mika Karalahti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.