PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Parrasvalot. Rotten has chosen White Zombie - More Human Than Human as his entrance music. 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.

Karhu
vs
Rotten

184 cm
32
194 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

187 cm
30
185 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

$50

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Karhu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Rotten kicks off Karhu and gets to his feet.
Rotten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karhu finds it's way round the side to connect with Rotten's head.
Rotten shoots and misses
and Karhu counters with a head kick.
Karhu lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rotten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rotten shoots and misses
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nalle Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.
Karhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotten.

Rotten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karhu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotten's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotten's back!
Karhu is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Karhu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Karhu lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Karhu landing with strikes.

Rotten showing good submission defense here.
Karhu missing with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rotten!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Karhu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rotten manages to reverse the position and now he's in Karhu's guard. Nice work there by Rotten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karhu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karhu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotten's guard.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karhu postures up and lands a big shot to Rotten's brow.
Karhu trying to control but Rotten is working from the bottom.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotten is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nalle Karhu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Rotten moved away.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Rotten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karhu sprawls well. Karhu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rotten gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu digs a good hook to Rotten's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotten with a poor takedown
and Karhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rotten misses with a takedown

and Karhu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rotten!
Karhu working away.
Nalle Karhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karhu trying to control the position but Rotten is working away.
Rotten dodges the ground and pound from Karhu.
Rotten is looking to reverse the position.

Karhu is trying to get an arm triangle but Rotten is defending well.
Karhu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rotten is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Karhu.
Rotten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karhu.
Rotten tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karhu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karhu trying to control the position but Rotten is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Karhu scoring with punches and elbows.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Rotten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karhu fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Karhu wants to control but Rotten is keeping him busy.
Karhu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rotten is not content to let Karhu control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karhu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karhu lands some shots froms side control.
Karhu landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu trying to control the action but Rotten is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karhu connects with a high kick.
Karhu misses with a body shot

and Rotten counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rotten.

Karhu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rotten escapes and throws Karhu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Karhu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karhu is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu trying to control from the bottom.

Karhu is defending against the submission attempts here by Rotten.
Rotten passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karhu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu regains half guard.
Karhu gets full guard.
Rotten postures up.
Karhu wants to sweep here but Rotten controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rotten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rotten wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.

Karhu looking for a guillotine here but Rotten defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rotten is pushing down on Karhu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karhu is fighting to maintain full guard but Rotten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karhu gets full guard.
Rotten wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
Nalle Karhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rotten looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu is pulling down on Rotten's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten preventing the sweep.
Rotten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rotten passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karhu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rotten.
Karhu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rotten off and has taken his back!

Karhu has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rotten has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Karhu is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rotten up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is looking to control Rotten but Rotten is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Johnny Rotten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu 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.
Rotten manages to reverse the position and now he's in Karhu's guard. Nice work there by Rotten.
Karhu wants to control but Rotten passes easily into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten wants to advance to full mount but Karhu doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nalle Karhu.
Well Karhu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu thanked the fans post fight for their support.