PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Karvaranne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Karvaranne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Darwin
vs
Karvaranne

180 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Karvaranne!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Darwin as Karvaranne shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karvaranne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darwin is fending him off so far but Karvaranne persists. Nope, Darwin circles away and we're back to standing.
Karvaranne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karvaranne has a takedown stuffed.
Charles Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tauno Karvaranne.

Darwin lands a big head kick that sends Karvaranne tumbling to the mat! Darwin takes a step backwards and waves Karvaranne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Tauno Karvaranne has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karvaranne tries to clinch up.
Karvaranne looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Karvaranne fails with a takedown attempt.

Darwin cracks Karvaranne with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karvaranne looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Darwin finish him?

Karvaranne is rocked!
Karvaranne looks gassed!

Darwin closes the distance and clinches.

Darwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Darwin rushes Karvaranne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin stalling against the cage.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karvaranne backwards.

Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darwin, as that shot connected.

Darwin cracks Karvaranne with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karvaranne looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Darwin finish him?
Karvaranne is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?

That has opened up Tauno Karvaranne's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karvaranne, pushing him back against the cage.
Darwin lands a shoulder strike.
Karvaranne seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Darwin.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karvaranne backwards.

Karvaranne is rocked!
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karvaranne is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?

Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karvaranne seems to have recovered his senses.

Darwin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karvaranne sprawling to the canvas! Karvaranne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Darwin finish him?!
Darwin flashes Karvaranne a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Karvaranne's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Karvaranne crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Darwin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Darwin!