PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Karhu (ranked 1263 p4p, 151 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 759 p4p, 99 weight class). Jesse Karhu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Karhu
vs
Philips

213 cm
23
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

202 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Philips misses
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Karhu lands a slapping body shot.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philips takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Philips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Philips misses.

Philips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philips landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
Karhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Karhu breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Karhu does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips misses with a straight right.
Karhu throws a right hand that misses
and Philips counters with an outside leg kick.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Philips misses with a hook to the body
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Philips swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karhu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philips moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philips tries to move into range but Karhu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Philips cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
Karhu checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Karhu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Karhu coming out on top.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips looks to throw a body kick
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karhu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Philips rushes Karhu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Karhu controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Karhu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Philips.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Karhu controls the action.
Philips landing knees to the head.
Karhu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Philips working aggressively here.
Philips tries a body shot but Karhu blocks it.
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 Jesse Karhu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu'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.

Philips's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karhu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Philips scrambles back to his feet.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karhu.
Karhu throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philips is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Karhu slips a jab from Philips.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Philips. Philips obviously looking to wear him down.
Jesse Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karhu's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Philips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Philips.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu tests Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Philips moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Philips.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Philips rushes Karhu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.
Philips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karhu or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Philips scores with a knee to the head.

Jesse Karhu's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philips gets through Karhu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philips misses with a knee strike.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips tries to land knees in the clinch but Karhu avoids the damage to the body.
Philips looking to throw knees to the head but Karhu is blocking nicely.
Philips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karhu blocks it with crossed arms.
Philips trying to land knees to the body.
Karhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Philips struggles to land a body shot inside as Karhu controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karhu misses with a lunging right hand
and Philips counters with a two punch combo.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Karhu takes one on the button.
Karhu swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Karhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips tries to clinch but Karhu is having none of it.
Jab from Philips.
Karhu tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Karhu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Philips.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karhu lands with a good body shot.
Karhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Philips.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Karhu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karhu rather than just go for the knockout.
Philips wants to clinch.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Philips is out of range.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Philips avoids nicely.
Philips throws a series of strikes that have Karhu backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu punishes Philips's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
A little feinted left hand from Karhu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Karhu finds it's way through Philips's defenses.
Karhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philips doesn't seem bothered though.
Karhu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karhu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Philips misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu's corner calls for a 1-2. Karhu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Philips staying out of range there.
Karhu looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Philips.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philips takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.

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 Jesse Karhu.
I think Karhu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Karhu!
Our winner, Jesse Karhu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.