PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Karakutascipa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Tainio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teemu Tainio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karakutascipa
vs
Tainio

176 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Karakutascipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Tainio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa misses with a looping left.
Tainio shoots in but no luck this time.
Tainio blocks a jab.
Tainio dives in and grabs Karakutascipa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karakutascipa pushes down on Tainio's head and hops out.
Tainio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karakutascipa lands with a hook. Tainio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karakutascipa dodges the punch combination from Tainio.
Karakutascipa throws a looping overhand right but Tainio ducks down to avoid it.
Tainio thuds his right hand into Karakutascipa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Tainio with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Karakutascipa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teemu Tainio.
Tainio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tainio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tainio throws a right and a left that Karakutascipa avoids nicely.
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!
Tainio misses with the combination.
Tainio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karakutascipa throws out the jab.
Karakutascipa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tainio's head.
Tainio slips a jab from Karakutascipa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karakutascipa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karakutascipa cracks Tainio with an open hand slap.
Karakutascipa lands a jab to the nose.
Karakutascipa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tainio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tainio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karakutascipa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tainio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karakutascipa.
Tainio moves away from the strike by Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa lands with a shot to the body.
Tainio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karakutascipa.
Tainio throws a right hand that misses
and Karakutascipa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karakutascipa misses with a straight left.
Karakutascipa takes a swing at Tainio's ribcage but misses.
Karakutascipa lands a glancing blow to the side of Tainio's head.
Karakutascipa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Tainio as he connects with a hook.
Tainio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainio darts in looking for a takedown but Karakutascipa gets double underhooks and turns Tainio into the cage.

Karakutascipa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karakutascipa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tainio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karakutascipa tries to avoid it but Tainio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karakutascipa to the ground. Karakutascipa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karakutascipa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karakutascipa throws a hook but Tainio blocks it.
Karakutascipa lands the left hand.
Karakutascipa slips a jab from Tainio.
Karakutascipa scores with the left hand. Tainio knows he should have avoided that one.
Karakutascipa scores with a jab to the body.
Karakutascipa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tainio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tainio misses with a wild combination.
Tainio misses with a two punch combination.
Tainio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa throws out a loose jab but Tainio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karakutascipa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tainio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tainio ducks under a wild hook from Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa misses with a straight right.
Tainio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karakutascipa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karakutascipa misses with a hook.
Teemu Tainio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karakutascipa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karakutascipa lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot by Karakutascipa.
Karakutascipa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tainio.
Tainio walks into a stiff left hand from Karakutascipa.
Tainio shoots for a takedown but Karakutascipa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karakutascipa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karakutascipa lands a body shot.
Tainio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tainio moves out of range as Karakutascipa strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakutascipa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tainio has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tainio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karakutascipa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tainio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karakutascipa defends well and Tainio ends up having to push Karakutascipa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Karakutascipa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tainio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karakutascipa.
Tainio ducks right into an uppercut from Karakutascipa.
Tainio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tainio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tainio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tainio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tainio looks winded!
Tainio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tainio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karakutascipa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karakutascipa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Karakutascipa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karakutascipa cracks Tainio with a right hand to the side of the head.

Tainio drives through with a takedown into Karakutascipa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Karakutascipa trying to control the position here.
Tainio works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Tainio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karakutascipa sees it coming and defends easily.
Tainio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karakutascipa defending well though.
Tainio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karakutascipa is trying to maintain the position but Tainio is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tainio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karakutascipa tries to get to full guard but Tainio has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tainio is working for a submission of some sort.
Tainio thows a huge punch but Karakutascipa dodges it nicely.
Tainio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tainio not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Tainio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tainio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Karakutascipa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Teemu Tainio!
An out of breath Teemu Tainio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.