PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Naatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muna Karvaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Naatti
vs
Karvaton

220 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Naatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muna Karvaton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvaton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naatti finds it's way round the side to connect with Karvaton's head.

Oooooh!!! Naatti has knocked Karvaton down with a huge combo! Naatti steps away and waves a wobbly Karvaton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Muna Karvaton has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Naatti. Karvaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
and Karvaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karvaton counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Naatti.
Naatti swings widly with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Karvaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti misses with a double jab
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaton misses with a hook
and Naatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karvaton thinking.
Naatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti misses with a lunging right hand
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorma Naatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naatti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Karvaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Karvaton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naatti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Naatti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karvaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Karvaton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karvaton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naatti misses with a hook
and Karvaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Naatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naatti misses with a lunging right hand
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karvaton swings widly with a right hand
and Naatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karvaton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naatti swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Karvaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karvaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Naatti misses the body punch
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naatti misses with a left hand
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Naatti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naatti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naatti misses with a body punch
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti swings widly with a right hand
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
Naatti misses with an uppercut
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvaton misses with a right hand
and Naatti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti throws an off balance right hand
and Karvaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Karvaton misses with an uppercut
and Naatti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naatti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karvaton looks gassed!
Karvaton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Naatti throws a lazy uppercut
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naatti misses with a wild body shot.
Karvaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naatti.
Naatti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karvaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Naatti throws an off balance right hand
enabling Karvaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karvaton misses with a hook. Naatti ducked under it nicely.
Karvaton misses with a left hand
letting Naatti counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naatti scores with a punch to the head.
Naatti throws a shot from downtown. Karvaton moves away and avoids it.
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 Muna Karvaton'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 has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naatti finds it's way round the side to connect with Karvaton's head.
Naatti misses with a double jab
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naatti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karvaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Naatti ducks right into an uppercut from Karvaton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naatti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naatti misses with an uppercut
and Karvaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naatti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Naatti throws a poor cross that misses
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naatti slips under a jab from Karvaton.
Naatti misses with a body punch
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karvaton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naatti finds it's way round the side to connect with Karvaton's head.
Karvaton misses with an uppercut
enabling Naatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karvaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naatti cracks Karvaton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naatti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti jabs Karvaton right on the nose. Karvaton blinks but takes it well.
Karvaton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naatti scores with a nice head shot.
Naatti throws a lazy uppercut
and Karvaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti swings for the body but Karvaton moves out of range.
Naatti misses with a combination
and Karvaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karvaton throws a right hand that misses
and Naatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Naatti counters with a stiff right hand.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Naatti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvaton moves away from the strike by Naatti.
Karvaton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Naatti swings for the body but Karvaton moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Naatti misses
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
Naatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karvaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Naatti as he connects with a hook.
Naatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karvaton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton throws a hook but Naatti blocks it.
Karvaton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naatti misses with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naatti ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naatti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karvaton.
Naatti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jorma Naatti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muna Karvaton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Naatti throws a poor cross that misses
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naatti misses with a right hand
enabling Karvaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti misses with a combination
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
Naatti misses with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvaton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Naatti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Naatti misses
and Karvaton counters with a straight right hand.
Naatti throws a lazy uppercut
and Karvaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muna Karvaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naatti misses the body punch
and Karvaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naatti misses with a right hand
and Karvaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karvaton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Naatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Naatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karvaton moves away.
Karvaton throws a hook but Naatti avoids it easily.
Naatti throws a right hand that misses
letting Karvaton counter with a right hand.
Naatti misses with a combination
and Karvaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naatti just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naatti lands a body shot.
Karvaton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karvaton swings widly with a right hand
and Naatti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naatti throws a lazy uppercut
and Karvaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Naatti misses with a left hand
and Karvaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naatti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karvaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naatti throws an off balance right hand
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Naatti. That snapped Karvaton's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naatti misses with a body shot
and Naatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naatti scores with a jab to the body.
Naatti misses with a wild body shot.
Naatti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naatti with a hook.
Naatti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karvaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naatti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karvaton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Naatti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naatti throws a lazy right hand but Karvaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Karvaton.
Naatti misses with a lunging right hand
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti looks to land a left hand but Karvaton moved out of range nicely.
Naatti throws an off balance right hand
and Karvaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karvaton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naatti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karvaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naatti throws a right and a left that Karvaton avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muna Karvaton.
Well Karvaton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!