PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keke Pummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by House of Pain - Jump Around. Pummel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by renegades. 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
Pummel

182 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keke Pummel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pummel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
Pummel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karhu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pummel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Pummel.
Pummel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Pummel moves out of range of the body kick.
Pummel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Pummel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pummel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pummel fails to land with a series of punches.

Karhu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Karhu.
Pummel is looking to control Karhu's arms but Karhu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pummel has his back to the cage.
Pummel slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Pummel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.

Pummel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pummel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pummel misses with a head kick.
Karhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pummel but Pummel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Pummel finds it's target.
Pummel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pummel. Those never looked like landing.
Pummel blocks a leg kick.
Pummel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pummel lands with a shot to the body.
Pummel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pummel checks a leg kick.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pummel thuds a left hand into Karhu's body.
A shot to the liver by Pummel. Beautiful body shot.
Pummel misses with an uppercut.
Pummel jabs Karhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pummel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pummel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karhu rather than just go for the knockout.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Karhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pummel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pummel throws a shot to the body.
Pummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pummel lands a nice looking body shot.
Pummel digs a good hook to Karhu's body.
Pummel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pummel scores with a jab.
Pummel scores with a hook.
Karhu lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pummel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Pummel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pummel checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pummel jabs at Karhu's body.
Pummel throws a front kick that sends Karhu stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Karhu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pummel lands with an overhand left.
Pummel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karhu under the eye.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Pummel blocks the leg kick.
Karhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pummel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pummel avoids the head kick by Karhu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pummel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pummel connects with a solid leg kick.
Pummel jabs Karhu right on the nose. Karhu blinks but takes it well.
Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keke Pummel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu'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.

Nice shot by Pummel.
Karhu slips a jab and a cross from Pummel.
Karhu swings widly with a right hand
and Pummel counters with a nice leg kick.
Pummel misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pummel blocks the leg kick.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pummel punishes Karhu's body with a nice straight punch.
Pummel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karhu momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pummel.
Keke Pummel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pummel jabs at Karhu's body.
Pummel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pummel lands a left and a right that send Karhu crashing to the mat, dazed. Pummel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Karhu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pummel avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Karhu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pummel counters with a left to the body.
Pummel looks to land a body kick but Karhu moved away.
Keke Pummel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Pummel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pummel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Pummel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pummel checks a leg kick nicely.

Pummel drops Karhu with a beautiful combination! Karhu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pummel is looking for the KO!
Oh Karhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Woima Karhu's cut is getting worse.
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!
Pummel closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Karhu out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Pummel! Keke Pummel retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Keke Pummel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.