PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Dowling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvakorva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Julma-Henri - Tarhan Täti . Dowling has chosen Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Karvakorva
vs
Dowling

174 cm
25
177 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

180 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Dowling!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvakorva avoids the body shot from Dowling.
Dowling throws a sloppy head kick and Karvakorva moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowling, right into the meat.

Dowling instigates a clinch.
Dowling lands an elbow just above Karvakorva 's eye.
Karvakorva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowling blocks it with crossed arms.
Karvakorva avoids the elbow strike from Dowling, against the cage.
Karvakorva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dowling pushes off an throws an elbow but Karvakorva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karvakorva.
Karvakorva throws a knee to the head but misses.

Karvakorva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karvakorva lands a two punch combo.
Karvakorva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dowling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Dowling misses.
Karvakorva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowling can pounce on him.
Dowling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dowling misses the jab.
Karvakorva slips under a jab.
Dowling walks into a stiff left hand from Karvakorva.
Dowling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Karvakorva shoots in and gets a takedown into Dowling's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dowling trying to control the position.
Karvakorva preventing the sweep.
Dowling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karvakorva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karvakorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karvakorva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dowling's head.
Dowling wants to improve his position but instead Karvakorva has moved into half guard.
Dowling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dowling.
Karvakorva trying to control but Dowling is working from the bottom.
Karvakorva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dowling trying to control the position.
Dowling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karvakorva wants to pass the guard but Dowling is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karvakorva stands up and waves to Dowling to follow him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karvakorva.
Dowling misses the jab.
Karvakorva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dowling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karvakorva throws the left hand but Dowling avoids the punch easily.
Karvakorva lands a nice shot to the body.
Karvakorva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karvakorva misses with the combination.
Dowling misses with a hook

and Karvakorva counters with a single leg into guard. Dowling didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karvakorva is one step ahead there.
Dowling looks gassed!
Karvakorva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karvakorva trying to control but Dowling is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dowling wants to sweep here but Karvakorva controlling him for the moment.
Karvakorva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karvakorva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karvakorva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dowling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karvakorva cracks Dowling with a solid left hand.
Karvakorva preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvakorva stays in close to Dowling's body and controls the position.

Karvakorva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowling keeping moving, preventing Karvakorva from controlling successfully.
Karvakorva lands a couple of elbows.
Karvakorva wants to pass the guard but Dowling is keeping the position.
Dowling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karvakorva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dowling is on top in guard.
Karvakorva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karvakorva throws a hook to the side of Dowling's head but Dowling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dowling misses with an uppercut. Karvakorva saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karvakorva.
Dowling wants to land a leg kick but Karvakorva is out of range.
Karvakorva throws a series of punches but Dowling avoids them all with ease.
Karvakorva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karvakorva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Karvakorva gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Karvakorva.
Dowling scores with a shot to the side of Karvakorva's head.
Karvakorva lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Dowling.
Dowling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karvakorva's defenses.
Dowling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowling is breathing heavily.
Karvakorva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowling misses with a punch to the body.

Karvakorva breaks the clinch.
Dowling throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowling throws a nice looking combination but Karvakorva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dowling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Karvakorva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dowling misses with a right hand
and Karvakorva counters with an outside leg kick.
Karvakorva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karvakorva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jukkis Karvakorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowling avoids a kick to the body.
Dowling falls off balance throwing a combination

and Karvakorva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dowling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karvakorva pushes Dowling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karvakorva taking a breather.
Karvakorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karvakorva tries to land a knee to the head but Dowling blocks with his arms.
Dowling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karvakorva looking to throw knees to the head but Dowling is blocking nicely.
Karvakorva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowling won't want to take too many of those.
Karvakorva avoiding damage.
Karvakorva lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva crunches a lovely knee into Dowling's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karvakorva taking a breather.
Karvakorva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karvakorva presses Dowling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dowling takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Dowling missing with knees to the body.
Karvakorva lands a shot to the body.
Karvakorva lands a nice knee to the body.
Karvakorva lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karvakorva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dowling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karvakorva as Dowling tries to tie him up.
Karvakorva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dowling prevents it.
Dowling is working for takedown but Karvakorva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karvakorva lands a nice uppercut.
Dowling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karvakorva gets through Dowling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva blocks a jab.
Karvakorva lands a high kick!
Karvakorva misses with a hook. Dowling ducked under it nicely.
Karvakorva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Dowling is predictable there
and Karvakorva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dowling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karvakorva. That did some damage!
Jukkis Karvakorva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karvakorva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowling misses with a shot to the body
and Karvakorva counters with a left to the body.
Dowling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jukkis Karvakorva is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowling throws out a loose jab but Karvakorva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowling misses with a lunging right hand
and Karvakorva counters with a good low kick that Dowling was not able to check.
Karvakorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dowling circles away.
Karvakorva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva is looking to land body kicks.
Dowling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Karvakorva clinches up against the cage.
Dowling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jukkis Karvakorva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Dowling.
Karvakorva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karvakorva tries to score a body lock takedown but Dowling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karvakorva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowling blocks it with crossed arms.
Karvakorva lands a knee to the body.
Dowling lands with a light punch inside.
Karvakorva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karvakorva avoids the elbow strike from Dowling, against the cage.

Karvakorva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karvakorva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dowling counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karvakorva checks it well.
Karvakorva tries to bum rush Dowling with a series of wild strikes but Dowling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dowling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karvakorva counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Karvakorva does no damage.
Karvakorva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dowling thows a leg kick but Karvakorva checks it
and Karvakorva counters with an outside leg kick.
Karvakorva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Karvakorva scores a takedown into full mount!
Karvakorva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dowling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Karvakorva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Karvakorva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dowling is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowling tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karvakorva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dowling is looking to escape.
Karvakorva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karvakorva with good strikes from the mount here!
Dowling wants to hold on but Karvakorva pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dowling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Karvakorva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dowling can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Karvakorva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karvakorva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karvakorva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karvakorva raining down shots from the mount!
Dowling taking shots to the head.
Karvakorva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karvakorva is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Dowling is rocked!
Karvakorva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dowling is still in real trouble! Can Karvakorva finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karvakorva connects with a bit shot that sees Dowling covering up! More strikes from Karvakorva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karvakorva is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukkis Karvakorva!