PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Korpela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Korpela
vs
Weiner

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Korpela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Korpela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiner scores with a jab. Korpela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Korpela slips a jab from Weiner.
Korpela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korpela doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiner circles away.
Weiner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Korpela moves into the clinch.
Korpela lands an elbow that stopped Weiner in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Carlos Weiner has been cut.
Korpela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Korpela taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weiner looking to stall.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Korpela won't allow it.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpela has double underhooks.
Korpela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Korpela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Korpela tries a knee to the head but Weiner blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korpela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiner's brow.
Korpela lands an elbow that stopped Weiner in his tracks for a moment.
Korpela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weiner blocking some punches.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Carlos Weiner's cut even more.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Korpela won't allow it.
Korpela swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Korpela lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Korpela.
Weiner avoids the elbow strike from Korpela, against the cage.
Korpela is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Korpela is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Korpela lands a good knee to the midsection. Weiner won't want to take too many of those.
Korpela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Korpela.
Korpela lands an elbow just above Weiner 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Korpela.
Korpela throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Korpela as Weiner tries to tie him up.
Weiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Korpela.
Weiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Korpela missing with knees to the body.
Korpela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
Korpela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Korpela lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Korpela avoiding damage.
Korpela is breathing heavily.
Korpela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Korpela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Korpela has Weiner pushed against the cage.
Weiner working hard to break the clinch.
Korpela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpela misses with the head strike.
Weiner tries to break free but Korpela pushes him back against the cage.
Weiner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Korpela has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Weiner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weiner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiner blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korpela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiner's brow.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpela keeps control of Weiner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weiner can't break the clinch.
Korpela keeps control of Weiner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weiner wants to break free but Korpela has control.
Korpela lands an elbow just above Weiner 's eye.
Korpela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Carlos Weiner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weiner prevents a body shot from Korpela.
Weiner tries to break free but Korpela pushes him back against the cage.
Korpela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiner is defending well for now.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpela has double underhooks.
Korpela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiner.
Weiner tries to circle away but Korpela has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korpela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiner's brow.
Korpela creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korpela prevents Weiner from breaking the clinch.
Korpela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiner.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Korpela has him pressed against the cage.
Korpela misses with an elbow over the top.
Weiner is trying to break free.
Weiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Korpela has double underhooks.
Weiner blocks an elbow strike from Korpela.
Korpela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch but Korpela keeps him there for the moment.
Weiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Korpela misses with the head strike.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Korpela is controlling him.
Korpela working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weiner working hard to break the clinch.
Weiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch but Korpela keeps him there for the moment.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korpela misses with an elbow over the top.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Korpela.
Korpela keeps control of Weiner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weiner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Weiner misses with a punch to the body.
Korpela struggles to land a body shot inside as Weiner controls his hands.
Weiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Korpela won't allow it.
Korpela is trying to maintain a safe position but Weiner gets an underhook and turns Korpela into the cage.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Korpela has him pressed against the cage.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiner tries to break the clinch but Korpela is controlling the position.
Weiner is trying to break the clinch but Korpela has him pressed against the cage.
Korpela has Weiner pressed against the cage, preventing Weiner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Korpela is trying to stall.
Weiner lands a shot to the body.
Weiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weiner tries to circle away but Korpela has him pinned against the cage.
Weiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weiner tries to circle away but Korpela has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Korpela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Weiner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Weiner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Korpela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korpela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korpela moves in looking to clinch but Weiner pushes him off.
Weiner keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korpela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korpela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korpela tries to clinch there but Weiner circles away.
Jari Korpela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korpela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiner lands with a straight right. Korpela didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korpela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korpela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Korpela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korpela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weiner with a nice cross.
Weiner lands a nice hook to Korpela's body. Korpela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jari Korpela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Weiner.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Korpela is rocked!

Weiner drops Korpela with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Korpela looks back up at him and smiles so Weiner waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Korpela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiner drops Korpela with a huge uppercut! Korpela drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Weiner is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Weiner!