PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Karhuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nails (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Nails is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Karhuvaara
vs
Nails

209 cm
20
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Karhuvaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Nails!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhuvaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karhuvaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karhuvaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Nails.
A big right from Karhuvaara misses.
Karhuvaara misses with a straight right.

Nails fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karhuvaara, pushing him back against the cage.
Karhuvaara throws an elbow that misses.
Karhuvaara effectively controlling the action here.
Nails softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nails comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Karhuvaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nails as the two fighters clinch.
Karhuvaara throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Karhuvaara.
Nails slowing the pace effectively.
Nails misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhuvaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nails landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nails throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhuvaaras head.
A bit of stalling here from Nails.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Nails uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nails is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nails is stalling here.
Karhuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Nails.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhuvaara.
Nails with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nails lands a nice uppercut.
Karhuvaara misses with some punches.
Karhuvaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Nails stalls.
Nails lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karhuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Nails.
Karhuvaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karhuvaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Nails leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karhuvaara dodges an elbow strike from Nails.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nails is pressed up against the cage. Karhuvaara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nails down to the mat. Nails avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhuvaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nails tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhuvaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas Nails is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nails changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nails wants to clinch.
Nails fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nails doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhuvaara circles away.
Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Karhuvaara throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nails holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhuvaara.
Knees to the body from Nails.
Nails landing knees to the head.
Karhuvaara has a couple of punches blocked by Nails.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Nails dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nails tries to close the distance and clinch but Karhuvaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karhuvaara throws a hook to the side of Nails's head but Nails sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nails fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nails lands with a slapping head kick.
Nails moves away from the strike by Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nails.
Karhuvaara connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nails.
Nails throws a sloppy head kick and Karhuvaara moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nails sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhuvaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhuvaara misses with a straight right.
Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Thomas Nails is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nails stuffs the takedown.
Nails tries to clinch there but Karhuvaara circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhuvaara throws a head kick that misses

and Nails counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nails.
Karhuvaara looking to throw knees to the head but Nails is blocking nicely.
Karhuvaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Karhuvaara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karhuvaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nails is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails crunches a lovely knee into Karhuvaara's ribcage.
Nails throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Karhuvaara fails to land.
Nails blocks an elbow strike.
Nails slowing the pace effectively.
Nails blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara letting Nails take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nails as Karhuvaara tries to tie him up.
Karhuvaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara looking to stall.
Karhuvaara is looking to break free of the clinch but Nails has double underhooks.
Nails tries to land knees in the clinch but Karhuvaara avoids the damage to the body.
Nails gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karhuvaara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Karhuvaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karhuvaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karhuvaara working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails leaning against his opponent.
Karhuvaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nails lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nails's elbow.
Nails cracks Karhuvaara with a nice body shot.
Nails prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karhuvaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Nails.
Nails leaning against his opponent.
Karhuvaara avoiding damage as Nails throws knees to the body.
Nails avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Nails - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Nails showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nails moves in looking to clinch but Karhuvaara pushes him off.
Nails tries to clinch but Karhuvaara moves out of range.
Karhuvaara misses with a body kick.
Karhuvaara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Thomas Nails has been cut.
A slow jab from Karhuvaara misses its intended target.
Karhuvaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nails looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karhuvaara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Nails moves into range and clinches up with Karhuvaara.
Karhuvaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nails throws an elbow but misses.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Nails is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karhuvaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nails is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nails dodges an elbow strike from Karhuvaara.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karhuvaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nails landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Karhuvaara tries to score a body lock takedown but Nails shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nails stalling in the clinch.
Nails comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nails with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nails misses with an elbow over the top.
Karhuvaara is trying to drag Nails to the mat but Nails just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Karhuvaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhuvaara throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nails lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhuvaara backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nails.
Nails has Karhuvaara pressed against the cage.
Karhuvaara has a couple of punches blocked by Nails.
A nice left hand lands by Karhuvaara.
Nails tries to land a knee to the head but Karhuvaara blocks with his arms.
Karhuvaara taking a breather.
The referee calls for Nails to work.
Nails lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karhuvaara or not.
Thomas Nails is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhuvaara is trying to drag Nails to the mat but Nails just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karhuvaara is trying to break free.
Karhuvaara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Nails.
Karhuvaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nails content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Nails's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jorma Karhuvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhuvaara trying to control the position but instead, Nails has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karhuvaara into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Nails comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nails winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Nails!