PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumi Karka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Critler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karka comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the world . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karka
vs
Critler

200 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumi Karka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adolf Critler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karka closes the distance and clinches.
Critler wants to stall.

Karka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Critler slips a jab and a cross from Karka.
Nice takedown defense from Karka. No joy for Critler on that attempt.

Critler has Karka up against the cage in a clinch.
Critler avoids a wild elbow strike from Karka.
Karka tries to break the clinch but Critler is controlling the position.
Karka blocking some punches.
A short right from Critler on the inside.
Critler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Critler.

Karka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Critler closes the distance looking to clinch

and Karka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Critler fails to pull guard.
Karka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Critler.
Karka tries to break free but Critler pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Karka moves into the clinch.
Critler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Critler tries to pull guard but Karka won't allow it.
Jumi Karka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Critler.
Critler is trying to stall.

Karka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karka tries to bum rush Critler with a series of wild strikes but Critler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Critler tries to clinch
enabling Karka to counter with a crisp jab.
Karka wants to clinch.
Critler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karka counters with a three punch combo that has Critler backing up. Critler nods at Karka to acknowledge the strikes.
Critler avoids the head kick by Karka.
Critler looks to clinch
and Critler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Critler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Critler looks to clinch
and Karka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adolf Critler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Critler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Critler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karka throws a right and a left that Critler avoids nicely.
Critler shoots in but Karka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Critler looks to clinch
and Karka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Karka moves into the clinch successfully.
Karka is looking to break free of the clinch but Critler has double underhooks.
Karka looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karka.
Critler looks gassed!
Karka tries to break free but Critler pushes him back against the cage.
Critler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karka is keeping busy.

Karka manages to break the clinch.
Karka tries to clinch but Critler moves out of range.
Critler misses the jab.
Critler slips a jab and a cross from Karka.
Critler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karka counters with an outside leg kick.
Karka jabs Critler right on the nose. Critler blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Adolf Critler has been cut.

Karka clinches.

Karka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Critler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karka counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Critler! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Karka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jumi Karka!