PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes into the arena with CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet blaring out of the sound system. Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Keijo
vs
Karhu

179 cm
30
174 lbs
24 - 15 - 2

182 cm
31
175 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

North

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 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo scores with a nice body kick.
Keijo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karhu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keijo scrambles back to his feet.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keijo.
Karhu throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Keijo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Karhu does it's job there.
Keijo lunges at Karhu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karhu's hand.
A big right from Keijo misses.
Karhu dodges the punch combination from Keijo.
Karhu feints and then cracks Keijo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keijo down.
Keijo missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keijo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Keijo throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keijo blocks a leg kick.
Karhu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keijo.

It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Karhu gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Karhu is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Karhu is working for a submission of some sort.

Karhu is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Keijo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Keijo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Keijo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karhu down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Keijo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keijo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Keijo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keijo tries to move to mount but Karhu blocks the move with his legs.
Keijo misses with the ground and pound.
Karhu is trying to control Keijo's posture but Keijo avoids it.
Karhu manages to get back to half guard.
Karhu won't allow Keijo to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo wants to take a breather but Karhu is having none of it.
Keijo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keijo drops an elbow to the side of Karhu's head.
Karhu wants to get back to full guard.
Keijo is thwarting Karhu's attempts to control the position.
Keijo trying to mount his opponent but Karhu defends it.

Keijo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Keijo stalling away here and it's allowed Karhu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karhu pulls Keijo in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
Keijo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karhu wants to sweep here but Keijo controlling him for the moment.
Karhu managing to control the position.
Karhu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu tries to control but Keijo wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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 Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu'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.

Keijo looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well.
Keijo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Keijo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keijo tries a low kick but Karhu avoids it.
Karhu moves out of range as Keijo strikes.
Keijo jabs at Karhu's body.
Karhu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keijo's head backwards.
Keijo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keijo.
Karhu checks a leg kick nicely.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keijo.
Karhu darts in looking for a takedown but Keijo gets double underhooks and turns Karhu into the cage.
Keijo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keijo wants to break free but Karhu has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Karhu.
A short right from Keijo.
Karhu stalling the fight.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keijo blocking some punches.
Karhu stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keijo.
Keijo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Karhu scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keijo digs a right hand into Karhu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karhu's gas tank.
Keijo tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Keijo back against the cage.

Karhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keijo blocks a jab.
Karhu throws a head kick that Keijo semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Keijo. That snapped Karhu's head back.
Brutaali Keijo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keijo throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
Brutaali Keijo is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.
Keijo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karhu.
Keijo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karhu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keijo fakes the leg kick and cracks Karhu in the body.
Keijo checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Karhu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keijo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Keijo drops Karhu with a beautiful combination! Karhu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Keijo is looking for the KO!

Karhu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Keijo finish him?
Keijo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keijo throws out a loose jab but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Keijo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keijo - that will leave a mark!
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Keijo tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Keijo sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Keijo cracks Karhu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Keijo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karhu to stand back up!
Keijo throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Karhu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Keijo's guard.

Keijo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Karhu has picked Keijo up and slammed him! Keijo can't keep hold of the triangle and Karhu manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karhu's best efforts.
Keijo wants to control but Karhu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karhu is working for a kimura but Keijo is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Keijo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Keijo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karhu passes into side control.
Keijo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo is working hard here to advance position.
Keijo looks to move to half guard but instead Karhu has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Keijo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keijo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keijo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.

Karhu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keijo is trying to get back to full guard.
Keijo gets full guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keijo wants to sweep but no luck.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.

Keijo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Keijo is retaining full guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Keijo keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Keijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keijo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karhu is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Woima Karhu.
A lazy body kick from Keijo

and Karhu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karhu.
Keijo throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo taking a breather.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keijo as Karhu tries to tie him up.
Keijo lands a body shot.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Keijo.
Karhu blocking some punches.
Karhu misses with the head strike.

Keijo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karhu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Keijo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu taking a breather.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Keijo.
Keijo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keijo.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Keijo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karhu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karhu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Keijo fails to land.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
Karhu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Keijo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu scores with a knee to the head.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Woima Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Karhu.
Keijo being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keijo lands with a right to the head.
Brutaali Keijo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karhu throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brutaali Keijo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keijo, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Keijo!
A victorious Brutaali Keijo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.