PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

McDonald
vs
Karhu

180 cm
29
184 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

182 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Perkele!
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu wants to land a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
Karhu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karhu lands a nice looking body kick.

Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Karhu stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Karhu lands an uppercut.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Karhu is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries to stall but Karhu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karhu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu taking a breather.
Karhu is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
McDonald avoiding damage as Karhu throws knees to the body.
Karhu is working McDonald over against the cage.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Karhu into the cage.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karhu is struggling to control the position.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Karhu.
McDonald stalling in the clinch.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Karhu.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Karhu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Maurice McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karhu off to one side.
McDonald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
McDonald scores with a jab. Karhu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karhu thumps McDonald with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDonald is out of range and Karhu settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
Karhu looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Karhu.
Karhu missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Karhu throws a low kick, looking for McDonald's leg but McDonald calmly moves out of range.
McDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Karhu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.

Karhu darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Karhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Karhu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Karhu trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
Karhu has McDonald pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDonald stalls.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Karhu clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the cage.

McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald throws a chopping leg kick but Karhu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu misses with a leg kick
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karhu checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Karhu's ribs.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karhu misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald slips a jab from Karhu.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karhu lands with a right hand.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu shoots in but McDonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from McDonald.

That has opened up Woima Karhu's cut even more.
McDonald throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!

Karhu is rocked!
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Karhu - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for McDonald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice McDonald!