PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen Phil Collins - Against All Odds as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

R
vs
Karhu

187 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

184 cm
27
194 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but R swivels and escapes.
R cracks Karhu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
R ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
R misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by R!

It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karhu.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from R.
Karhu thuds a left hand into R's body.
Karhu tries a low kick but R avoids it.
R keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
R misses with a looping right.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R moves out of range of the strikes.
R misses with a takedown attempt - Karhu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karhu closes this distance looking for a takedown but R circles away.
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu has a takedown stuffed.
Gage R has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nalle Karhu.
R slips a straight right by Karhu.
Karhu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karhu. That's going to slow R down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R slips under a jab from Karhu.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from R.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
Karhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on R. That did some damage!
A big left from R misses.
R avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R stalks Karhu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karhu's face. Karhu staggers backwards, shaken.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
R shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karhu but Karhu pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karhu avoids the body shot from R.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from R.
R misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
R throws a solid leg kick but Karhu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at R.
R throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by R as he checks the leg kick.
Karhu tries to score with a low kick but R moves his leg out of the way.
Karhu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but R is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
R smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from R misses.
Karhu lands a leg kick that knocks R off balance momentarily.
R takes a shot to the body in his stride.
R stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from R.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu stuffs the takedown attempt from R. R gets slowly back to his feet.
R falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nalle Karhu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Karhu.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of R's head.
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but R manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
R ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
R blocks a leg kick.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Karhu.
Donk. Karhu catches R right on the button with a cross.
R defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karhu.
Karhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
Karhu takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Karhu.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. R checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
R throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
R throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu wants to slow R down by chopping away at his legs.
Karhu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karhu swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karhu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from R misses.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
R misses with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
R throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Karhu throws the left hand but R avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
R looks to land a left hand but Karhu moved out of range nicely.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
Karhu feints and then cracks R's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow R down.
R throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
R takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R misses with a body shot.
Nalle Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
R keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
R scores with a jab.
Karhu throws a right hand that R ducks under and follows up with a left that R also avoids with ease.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karhu swings for the body but R moves out of range.
R misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
R misses with a head kick.
R rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by R.
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
R avoids the body shot from Karhu.
R connects with a right hand. Karhu shakes it off.
R has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. R was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu misses with a hook. R ducked under it nicely.
R is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
R throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Karhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down R rather than just go for the knockout.
Karhu connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu defending well as R loads up on a big left hand.
R scores with a jab. Karhu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
R wants to clinch but Karhu slips to the side
and Karhu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
R moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
R avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as R throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

R fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karhu to the ground. R is now in Karhu's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karhu controlling the position.
R postures up in Karhu's guard and throws a big left but Karhu blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karhu is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
R keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
R working a defensive guard here.
R 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.
Karhu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
R wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking to sit in guard and control but R gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karhu controls R momentarily but R frees himself.
R content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Karhu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Karhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but R can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

R is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karhu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst R is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from R.
R trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but R is one step ahead there.

Karhu is looking for a triangle but R pushes his legs off easily.
Karhu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
R trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
R throwing strikes but missing.
R throwing strikes from guard but Karhu blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
R in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Karhu is looking for a triangle but R pushes his legs off easily.
R trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
R throws an elbow that misses. Karhu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in R's guard. Nice move by Karhu!
R working a defensive guard here.
R keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu postures up in R's guard and throws a big left but R blocks it.
R looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Nalle Karhu just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karhu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karhu wants it to stay on the feet.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by R.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu misses with a leg kick
and Karhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but R shows good takedown defense.
R staying out of range there.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
R tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from R.
R misses with the combination.
Karhu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of R's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karhu checks a leg kick.
R fails to land with a series of punches.
R thuds his right hand into Karhu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karhu connects with the punch.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. R looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karhu scores with a body shot.
Karhu takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but R is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Karhu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karhu throws a leg kick but R moved away.
R misses with a straight right.
Karhu scoring well with a low kick there.
R checks a leg kick.
R connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Karhu lands with a nice combination. R backs away looking to recover.
Karhu swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and R has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from R and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
R avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but R is out of range.
R slips under a jab from Karhu.
R scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
R throws a leg kick but Karhu moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
R lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Karhu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karhu wants to slow R down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick from Karhu lands but R takes it in his stride.
R throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karhu.
R takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
R takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - R throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Karhu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
R misses with a straight right.
Karhu throws a low kick but R avoids it.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
R slaps away a takedown attempt from Karhu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but R is just out of range.
R misses with an uppercut
and Karhu counters with a nice leg kick.
Karhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from R misses.
R looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
R throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
R ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
R scores with the left hand. Karhu knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Karhu both land. Nice combination.
R thows a left - swing and a miss!
R paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and R has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from R and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but R checks it well.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R avoids the head kick by Karhu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a series of punches but R avoids them all with ease.
Nalle Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
R fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu misses with a jab to the body
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
Gage R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
R just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
R fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karhu on the side of the head.
Karhu throws a body punch but R moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karhu scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
R misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from R does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from R misses.
Karhu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nalle Karhu.
Well Karhu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Nalle Karhu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.