PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Juho (ranked 2821 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Lolo (ranked 4247 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Juho
vs
Lolo

167 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

163 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Juho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mang Lolo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lolo both land. Nice combination.
Juho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Juho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juho showed some decent athleticism there.
Lolo wants to stand back up but Juho manages to pass into side control.
Juho is working Lolo over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lolo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Juho landing a few strikes.
Juho just content to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juho landing a few strikes.
Lolo tries to control but Juho manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juho punishes Lolo with strikes from the back mount.
Juho punches Lolo on the ear.
Lolo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lolo is trying to get back to his feet but Juho has full control of the position and if anything, Lolo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lolo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Juho lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Juho.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Juho keeps control of the position as Lolo tries to break free.
Juho is trying to stick to Lolo's back but Lolo is turning into Juho. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Juho's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lolo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lolo throws a strike but Juho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Juho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Juho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juho postures up and lands a big shot to Lolo's brow.
Juho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Juho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Juho postures up and lands a big shot to Lolo's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juho landing with the ground and pound.
Juho distracts Lolo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Juho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juho preventing the sweep.
Juho distracts Lolo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lolo's head.
Juho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juho stands up over Lolo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Juho landing with the ground and pound.

Lolo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Juho uses it to pass to side control.
Juho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juho working the body and head with strikes.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Juho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Juho gets the takedown into side control.
Juho working the ground and pound.
Lolo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Juho controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Lolo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Juho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Juho working away.
Lolo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Juho haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lolo taking a bit of punishment here - Juho scoring with strikes.
Lolo wants to control but Juho postures up.
Lolo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lolo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Juho in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lolo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Juho cracks Lolo with a big elbow.
Juho is putting a hurting on Lolo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Juho is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Juho remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Juho lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho takes a little break here. Lolo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Juho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juho grinds an elbow into Lolo's temple.
Juho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lolo wants to control but Juho postures up.
Juho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Juho lands a nice forearm strike.
Juho grinds an elbow into Lolo's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juho controls the position.
Juho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kaarlo Juho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lolo can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Juho lands a few punches from side control.
Juho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Juho looks up at the clock and then as Lolo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lolo seems a little lost for a moment, as Juho dominates the positioning.
Juho lands an elbow.
Lolo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Juho working the head with strikes.
Juho working the ground and pound from side control.
Juho is chipping away with strikes.
Juho controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juho cracks Lolo with a big right hand but Lolo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lolo being controlled for a moment.
Juho scores with punches from side control.
Juho controls the position.
Juho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lolo can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lolo is trying to work for a sweep but Juho has mounted him!
Juho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Juho controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Juho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Juho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mang Lolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juho dives in and grabs Lolo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lolo pushes down on Juho's head and hops out.
Juho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lolo pinned against the cage. Lolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Juho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Juho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juho lands strikes from half guard.
Juho winds up and cracks Lolo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juho lands with a punch from half guard.
Juho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lolo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shark Tank MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Juho.
Juho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Juho there.
Juho working the head and body with strikes.
Lolo is looking for a sweep. Juho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juho not doing much here.
Kaarlo Juho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lolo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Lolo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juho controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Juho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Juho lands strikes from half guard.

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.
Lolo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juho is working away from the top position though.
Juho controlling the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Juho.

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

Juho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lolo!
Lolo is trying to strike from the bottom but Juho has passed into full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juho controlling the pace for now.
Mang Lolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Juho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Juho!
A victorious Kaarlo Juho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.