PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raato Karpanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Pansar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raato Karpanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karpanen
vs
Pansar

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raato Karpanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lord Pansar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karpanen gets the takedown into side control.
Karpanen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pansar tries to escape but Karpanen is in control.
Karpanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pansar keeps working.
Pansar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karpanen tries to move to mount but Pansar blocks the move with his legs.
Pansar is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pansar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pansar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karpanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pansar misses with a takedown

and Karpanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pansar tries to kick Karpanen off but Karpanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Karpanen is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpanen is looking to stall here but Pansar recovers full guard.
Karpanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pansar kicks Karpanen off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Karpanen jumps into guard, dragging Pansar to the mat.

Karpanen is looking for a triangle but Pansar pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pansar postures up.
Pansar stopping the sweep attempt from Karpanen.
Karpanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pansar is trying to stand up.
Karpanen controlling from mount.
Pansar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raato Karpanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pansar tries to land a leg kick but Karpanen saw it coming and moves away.
Pansar swinging wilding here.
Pansar throws a low kick but Karpanen avoids it.
Pansar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karpanen as he avoids it easily.
Karpanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pansar lands with a shot to the body.
Pansar wants to clinch but Karpanen slips to the side
and Karpanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karpanen avoids the body shot from Pansar.
Pansar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Pansar gets a clinch.
Pansar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pansar wants to break free but Karpanen has control.
Pansar has had enough of the clinch but Karpanen keeps him there for the moment.
Karpanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pansar has him pressed against the cage.
Karpanen has Pansar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pansar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pansar missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karpanen managing to block the knees to the body from Pansar.
Karpanen looking to slow down the pace here.

Karpanen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pansar trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpanen tries to stand but Pansar is controlling from the bottom.
Karpanen trying to control but Pansar is working from the bottom.

Karpanen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pansar dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pansar is stalling in the full guard.
Karpanen wants to sweep here but Pansar controlling him for the moment.
Pansar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pansar being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pansar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pansar stands up and waves to Karpanen to follow him.

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.

Pansar has closed the distance and engaged Karpanen in a clinch.
Pansar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pansar misses with a knee strike.
Pansar trying to land knees to the body.
Pansar misses with an elbow strike.

Pansar breaks the clinch.
Pansar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karpanen backs up against the cage.
Karpanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pansar can pounce on him.
Karpanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pansar tries to clinch up.
Pansar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pansar is looking to clinch but Karpanen is avoiding it.
Pansar wants to clinch up but Karpanen keeps it at a distance.

Karpanen tries to keep at a distance but Pansar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pansar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Pansar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pansar darts in and clinches Karpanen up against the cage.
Karpanen avoids the elbow strike from Pansar, against the cage.
Pansar crunches a lovely knee into Karpanen's ribcage.

Pansar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pansar misses with a wild body shot.
Pansar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Pansar clinches up with Karpanen and pushes him back against the cage.

Karpanen lands a takedown into guard.
Karpanen trying to control but Pansar is working from the bottom.

Pansar pushes Karpanen off and scrambles back to his feet.

Karpanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pansar prevents Karpanen from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pansar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karpanen decides to stand back up.
Pansar scores with a nice strike.
Raato Karpanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pansar lands a front kick.
Karpanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pansar.
Pansar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pansar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pansar is looking to clinch.
Karpanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Pansar clinches up with Karpanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Karpanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pansar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pansar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karpanen.
Pansar looking to throw knees to the head but Karpanen is blocking nicely.

Pansar breaks the clinch.

Karpanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pansar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pansar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pansar pushes Karpanen off looking to stand but Karpanen dives back in and keeps control.
Karpanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pansar keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pansar is trying to stand.
Karpanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pansar keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Karpanen tries to clinch but Pansar is having none of it.
Karpanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pansar fails to land with a series of punches.
Karpanen throws a head kick that misses.
Pansar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karpanen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pansar moves out of range as Karpanen strikes.
Karpanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pansar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raato Karpanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pansar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Karpanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Karpanen misses with a head kick.
Pansar misses with a series of wild punches.
Karpanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pansar circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pansar to counter with a crisp jab.
Pansar scoring well with a low kick there.
Pansar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karpanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pansar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pansar closes the distance but Karpanen moves to the side

and Karpanen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karpanen forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karpanen tries to pass to full mount but Pansar defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lord Pansar.
I think Pansar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Pansar!