PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo has chosen Anna rakas raju hetki as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Karlsson
vs
Kaukalo

197 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
279 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolf Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Kaukalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaukalo misses with a body shot.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Kaukalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karlsson's head backwards.
Kaukalo digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaukalo.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson is looking to slow Kaukalo down with leg kicks.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaukalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Kaukalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Kaukalo tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kaukalo.
Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Kaukalo.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Kaukalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaukalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karlsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karlsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson swings for the body but Kaukalo moves out of range.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Kaukalo.
Kaukalo slips under a jab from Karlsson.
Kaukalo misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaukalo. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaukalo moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karlsson.
Nice body kick from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Kaukalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaukalo's hands.
Kaukalo with a jab.
Kaukalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaukalo thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Kaukalo avoids the punch easily.
Kaukalo throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pekka Kaukalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaukalo.
Sloppy strikes from Kaukalo. Those never looked like landing.
Kaukalo cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Kaukalo swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Kaukalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaukalo misses with a two punch combination.
Karlsson tries to bum rush Kaukalo with a series of wild strikes but Kaukalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaukalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaukalo scores with a nice strike.
Kaukalo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Kaukalo is out of range.
Kaukalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Kaukalo.
Karlsson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kaukalo counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaukalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karlsson.
Kaukalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaukalo misses with a body shot.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaukalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaukalo's hands.
Kaukalo takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Kaukalo dominated that round.
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.

Kaukalo takes one to the side of the head.
Karlsson lands with a right hand.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaukalo.
Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karlsson lands with a straight right. Kaukalo didn't see that one coming.
Kaukalo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Rolf Karlsson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaukalo misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaukalo at a distance.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Kaukalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson slips a jab from Kaukalo.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaukalo throws out the jab.
Kaukalo misses with an uppercut.
Kaukalo slips a jab from Karlsson.
Kaukalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
Kaukalo misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaukalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson swings for the body but Kaukalo moves out of range.
Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaukalo to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Good shot there by Karlsson.
Kaukalo throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. Kaukalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Oooooh!!! Kaukalo has knocked Karlsson down with a huge combo! Kaukalo steps away and waves a wobbly Karlsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Some wild striking there from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Kaukalo misses the body punch
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaukalo is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Kaukalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Kaukalo takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karlsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaukalo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaukalo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaukalo thuds a left hand into Karlsson's body.
Pekka Kaukalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Kaukalo.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaukalo throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaukalo.
Karlsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaukalo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Kaukalo misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Kaukalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Kaukalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaukalo. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Kaukalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rolf Karlsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kaukalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Kaukalo.
A swing and a miss from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaukalo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaukalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Karlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaukalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaukalo misses the shot to the body.
Kaukalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Kaukalo saw that one coming.
Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Kaukalo is out of range.
Kaukalo misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Kaukalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson lands a nice shot that snaps Kaukalo's head back.
Kaukalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Kaukalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karlsson cracks Kaukalo with a good jab.
Kaukalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaukalo throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaukalo misses with an uppercut. Karlsson saw that one coming.
A big left from Kaukalo misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karlsson.
Rolf Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Kaukalo does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaukalo.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaukalo is just out of range.
Kaukalo misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karlsson scores with a jab.
Kaukalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaukalo thinking.
Kaukalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaukalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Karlsson.
Kaukalo lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kaukalo misses its intended target.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Karlsson.
A big left from Kaukalo misses.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Karlsson! Kaukalo is out on his feet! Karlsson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kaukalo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kaukalo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Karlsson!
Rolf Karlsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.