PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Karhu (ranked 1141 p4p, 20656 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 136 p4p, 604 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karhu
vs
Meyer

213 cm
25
265
10 - 7 - 1

199 cm
31
270
9 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer fails with the takedown.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Karhu gets tackled into the cage by Meyer. Meyer maintains the clinch.
Meyer fails to pull guard.

Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer dives in for a single leg takedown but Karhu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karhu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jesse Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
A punch combination from Karhu misses.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Karhu lands.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a nice strike.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Karhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyer should have avoided that one.
Jesse Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a punch to the head.
Meyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karhu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meyer scrambles back to his feet.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.

Meyer instigates a clinch.
Karhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meyer leaning against his opponent.
Meyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karhu walks away with a smile on his face. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Meyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karhu swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Nice shot by Karhu.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer wants to counter the offense by Karhu and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meyer momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Karhu.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
As Karhu backs off Meyer throws a huge counter combo but Karhu manages to avoid it all.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Karhu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu stuffs the takedown.
Karhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Meyer rushes Karhu and presses him up against the cage.
Meyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karhu's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karhu to keep the fight standing.
Meyer tries to pull guard but Karhu won't allow it.
Meyer jumps guard but Karhu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karhu as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.

Karhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Meyer looks for a takedown but Karhu sprawls well.
Karhu lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karhu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Karhu looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meyer slips under a jab from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a looping right.

Karhu gets tackled into the cage by Meyer. Meyer maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Karhu 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.

Karhu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karhu scores with a nice right hand.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karhu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Meyer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karhu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Karhu pushes Meyer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu with a hook.
Meyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karhu throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Karhu avoids it easily.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Meyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Karhu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meyer slips a jab from Karhu.
Nice shot by Karhu.
Meyer darts in looking for a takedown but Karhu gets double underhooks and turns Meyer into the cage.
Meyer tries to move into range but Karhu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meyer shoots in and drives through. Karhu sprawls well.

Meyer darts in and clinches Karhu up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyer jumps into guard, dragging Karhu to the mat.
Karhu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Meyer trying to keep a closed guard but Karhu is proving a slippery customer.
Karhu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karhu is one step ahead there.
Karhu stops Meyer from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karhu gets to his feet. Meyer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Karhu.
Nice shot by Karhu.
Karhu throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karhu lunges at Meyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyer's hand.
Karhu lunges at Meyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyer's hand.

Meyer is rocked!
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karhu but Karhu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Karhu finish him?
Jesse Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Karhu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.

Meyer drives through and clinches with Karhu against the cage.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Karhu has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Karhu. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karhu finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer counters with a low kick, right behind Karhu 's knee.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Oscar Meyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meyer! But no joy.
Karhu clobbers Meyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Karhu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Meyer with that takedown attempt.
Meyer takes one to the chin there.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Jesse Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karhu sprawls well. Karhu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu lands a right hook to the body.
Karhu cracks Meyer with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karhu rushes Meyer and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Meyer is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Karhu piles on the pressure and Meyer crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Karhu!
Jesse Karhu is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jesse Karhu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.