PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Karvaranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Keimola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keimola has chosen Trick Daddy Ft. Bad Guy - What Dey Do as his entrance music. Tauno Karvaranne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karvaranne
vs
Keimola

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Karvaranne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Keimola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karvaranne.
Karvaranne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keimola circles away.
Keimola throws a head kick that misses.
Karvaranne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keimola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karvaranne shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tauno Karvaranne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karvaranne shoots in but no luck this time.
Keimola should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Keimola moves into the clinch.
Karvaranne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keimola pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Keimola breaks from the clinch.
Karvaranne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karvaranne looks to clinch

and Keimola counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karvaranne is breathing heavily.
Karvaranne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Karvaranne is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Keimola pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keimola blocks the strikes from Karvaranne.
Keimola wants to control but Karvaranne is keeping him busy.

Karvaranne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keimola lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keimola works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Keimola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karvaranne, who protects the arm well.
Karvaranne regains half guard.
Keimola is keen to just control but Karvaranne is a slippery customer.

Karvaranne has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Keimola. Oh but Karvaranne has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Keimola goes limp - he's gone! Karvaranne jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tauno Karvaranne!