PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Karvaranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur.... Tauno Karvaranne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karvaranne
vs
Grossman

189 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Natural Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Karvaranne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karvaranne is defended easily by Grossman.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karvaranne doesn't seem bothered though.

Grossman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karvaranne is trying to improve his position.
Grossman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Grossman scores with punches from side control.
Karvaranne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grossman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karvaranne down.
Grossman lands some shots froms side control.
Karvaranne is looking to reverse the position.
Karvaranne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman scoring with punches from side control.
Grossman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grossman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karvaranne some visible discomfort.
Karvaranne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grossman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grossman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Karvaranne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grossman connects with a decent elbow.
Karvaranne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grossman cracks Karvaranne with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvaranne is trying to work for a sweep but Grossman has mounted him!
Grossman trying to control but Karvaranne is having none of it.
Grossman landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karvaranne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Grossman with good strikes from the mount here!
Grossman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karvaranne is breathing heavily.
Grossman with a couple of short strikes.
Karvaranne regains half guard.
Grossman slows the pace down in half guard.
Karvaranne taking some punishment here, with Grossman in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grossman there.
Grossman works his way into side control.
The referee asks Grossman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Grossman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karvaranne is trying to get back to half guard.
Grossman working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Grossman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grossman trying to control the position but Karvaranne is working away.
Karvaranne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grossman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grossman cracks Karvaranne with a big elbow.
Karvaranne tries to improve position but can't.
Grossman lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karvaranne tries to bench press Grossman off him but Grossman keeps the position.
Grossman working the body and head with strikes.
Karvaranne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karvaranne looks to move to half guard but instead Grossman has passed into mount! Damn!
Grossman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grossman controlling from the full mount.
Karvaranne is desperately trying to improve his position but Grossman has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grossman.
Karvaranne tries to improve position but can't.
Karvaranne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Karvaranne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karvaranne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karvaranne throws a few strikes from the bottom but Grossman takes advantage and mounts!
BOOM! Grossman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grossman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Tauno Karvaranne has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Karvaranne is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Karvaranne goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Grossman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Les Grossman!
Les Grossman is the new light heavyweight champion!