PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhula has chosen Will Smith - Men In Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jose Binay
vs
Karhula

180 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

176 cm
32
162 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhula misses with a right hand
and Binay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karhula throws the left hand but Binay avoids the punch easily.
Binay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Binay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Binay.
Binay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Binay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karhula.
Karhula getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karhula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Binay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binay missing with a left hand there. Karhula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhula bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karhula thuds his right hand into Binay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhula misses with a wild body shot.
As Karhula tries to get set, Binay tries to push him back and clinch up but Karhula manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhula.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Binay misses with a body shot.
Karhula scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tero Karhula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhula looks to throw the jab but Binay is out of range.
Karhula lands a really nice looking cross but Binay seems unphased.
Karhula throws a jab when Binay was well out of range.

Binay clinches.

Karhula has Binay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Karhula pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Binay tumbling to the mat - Karhula dives into Binay's guard.
Karhula tries to free his leg and advance position but Binay is retaining full guard.
Karhula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to stand up but Karhula is controlling him.
Binay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karhula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karhula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Binay is keeping the position for now.
Karhula stops Binay from standing up.
Karhula looking to pass the guard.
Karhula throws an elbow that misses. Binay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karhula's guard. Nice move by Binay!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karhula manages to get to full guard.
Binay stopping the sweep attempt from Karhula.

Karhula working for a triangle but Binay defends it easily.
Karhula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karhula keeping full guard, as Binay tries to pass.
Binay wants to get up but he can't break Karhula's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karhula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Karhula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karhula keeping moving, preventing Binay from controlling successfully.
Karhula is trying to control the position but Binay postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karhula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhula shoots and misses

and Binay moves into the clinch.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Karhula.
Karhula misses with some punches.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay lands with a light punch inside.
Karhula wants a takedown.
Karhula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Binay prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Karhula dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Karhula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karhula might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Karhula misses.
Binay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Binay throws a hook but Karhula avoids it easily.
Karhula connects with a right hand. Binay shakes it off.
Karhula has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Karhula slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Binay forces Karhula back against the cage and clinches.
Karhula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Binay lands an elbow inside that Karhula shrugs off.

It looks like Tero Karhula has been cut.
Binay tries a body shot but Karhula blocks it.
Binay prevents the takedown attempt.
Binay with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binay obliges.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhula's elbow.
Binay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Binay avoids a wild elbow strike from Karhula.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
Karhula has Binay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Binay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karhula misses with some punches.
Binay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay scores with a hook to the body.
Karhula is breathing heavily.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Karhula scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Binay breaks from the clinch.

Binay moves into the clinch successfully.
Karhula takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Binay.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into Karhula's ribcage.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binay.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karhula tries to score a body lock takedown but Binay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Karhula.
Karhula prevents a body shot from Binay.
A knee to the head by Binay.
Binay digs a right hand into Karhula's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karhula's gas tank.
Binay lands an uppercut.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Karhula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
A short right from Binay on the inside.
Binay tries to work over Karhula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Binay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Binay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karhula.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binay.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay lands a knee to the head.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Karhula blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Knees to the body from Binay.
Binay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Binay gets through Karhula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay is working Karhula over against the cage.
Binay lands an uppercut.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.

Binay manages to break the clinch.
Binay scores with a one two! Karhula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Binay wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay scores with a jab to the head.
Karhula misses with a takedown attempt - Binay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karhula throws a right hand that misses

and Binay counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhula.
Karhula swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhula jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Binay walks away with a smile on his face. Karhula gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Jose Binay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tero Karhula's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Binay throws a predictable looking body shot

and Karhula counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karhula.
Karhula looking to pass the guard.
Binay trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Binay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karhula throws an elbow that misses. Binay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karhula's guard. Nice move by Binay!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karhula has a closed guard, preventing Binay from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Binay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karhula looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karhula looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karhula!

Binay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Karhula wants to take a breather but Binay manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Karhula.
Karhula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Binay's head.

Karhula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karhula is pushing down on Binay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Binay is fighting to maintain full guard but Karhula has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karhula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Binay is looking to control Karhula's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Binay avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula moves nicely into side control.
Binay is trying to improve his position.
Karhula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Karhula creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karhula throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Binay works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Karhula prevents Binay from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhula with the ground and pound but Binay uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karhula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karhula postures up and lands a big shot to Binay's brow.
Binay wants to get back to his feet but Karhula is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Binay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Karhula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karhula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Karhula!
Tero Karhula seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.