PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muna Karvaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Rangaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Karvaton
vs
Rangaze

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

225 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Muna Karvaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Rangaze!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangaze slips under a jab.
Karvaton misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Karvaton.
A jab lands there for Rangaze.
Roger Rangaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rangaze throws a nice looking combination but Karvaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karvaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rangaze counters with a straight right hand.
Rangaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rangaze thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karvaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rangaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karvaton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rangaze.
Karvaton throws an off balance right hand
and Rangaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangaze misses with a left hand
and Karvaton counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Roger Rangaze has been cut.
Karvaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rangaze throws out the jab.

Karvaton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rangaze sprawling to the canvas! Rangaze rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Karvaton finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karvaton throws a right hand that misses
and Rangaze counters with a straight right hand.
Karvaton throws an off balance right hand
and Rangaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rangaze misses with a straight right.
Rangaze connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muna Karvaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Rangaze'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.

Karvaton throws a right hand that misses
and Rangaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Karvaton ducks under a wild hook from Rangaze.
Karvaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rangaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangaze misses with a straight right.
Rangaze takes a swing at Karvaton's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Karvaton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A swing and a miss from Rangaze.
Karvaton misses with an uppercut
and Rangaze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karvaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rangaze.
Karvaton throws out a loose jab but Rangaze uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangaze swings widly with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karvaton throws the left hand but Rangaze avoids the punch easily.
Rangaze cracks Karvaton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rangaze throws a sloppy body shot
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rangaze counters with a straight right hand.
Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rangaze counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muna Karvaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Rangaze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Karvaton missing with a left hand there. Rangaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rangaze missing with a left hand there. Karvaton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rangaze ducks right into an uppercut from Karvaton.
Karvaton swings widly with a right hand
and Rangaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rangaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangaze misses with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muna Karvaton is winning the standup battle so far.

Karvaton lands a big right hand that sends Rangaze crashing to the mat! Karvaton stays standing though and waves Rangaze back to his feet!
Karvaton is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rangaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rangaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Karvaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karvaton blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rangaze misses.
Rangaze moves away from the strike by Karvaton.
Rangaze just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rangaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karvaton slips under a jab from Rangaze.
Karvaton misses with a left hand
and Rangaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muna Karvaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karvaton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muna Karvaton!