PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 2116 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 289 p4p, 265 weight class). Heinrich Klose has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Klose
vs
Karjalainen

200 cm
24
205
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
211
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klose lands a glancing blow to the side of Karjalainen's head.

It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
Karjalainen misses with a left hand
and Klose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karjalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
Klose throws a sloppy head kick
and Karjalainen counters with a left to the body.

Karjalainen takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karjalainen lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Karjalainen on the inside.
Karjalainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Karjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Klose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karjalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen swings widly with a right hand
and Klose counters with a solid body kick.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut. Klose saw that one coming.
Klose throws a sloppy head kick and Karjalainen moves out of range easily.
Karjalainen throws a jab when Klose was well out of range.
Klose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karjalainen lands a lovely overhand right.
Klose with a nice calf kick.
Karjalainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karjalainen throws a wild body kick that Klose sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karjalainen throws a jab when Klose was well out of range.
Klose lands a jab to Karjalainen's midsection.
Klose swings widly with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karjalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick but Klose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klose is looking to counter punch.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karjalainen! But no joy.
Karjalainen swings for the body but Klose moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Klose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karjalainen.
Klose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Klose misses its target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Klose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Klose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Karjalainen.
Jab, jab by Karjalainen - just one landing.
Karjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Klose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klose ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Klose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karjalainen misses with a right hand
enabling Klose to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Karl Karjalainen's cut even more.
Karjalainen catches Klose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Heinrich Klose's cut is getting worse.
Klose blocks a low kick nicely.
Klose is looking for a counter combo.
Karjalainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karjalainen motions for Klose to come forward. Karjalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Karjalainen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karjalainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klose scores with a push kick.
Klose avoids the body shot from Karjalainen.
Klose with a nice cross.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen looks to land a combination but Klose avoids it well.
Klose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karjalainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karjalainen digs a good hook to Klose's body.
Karjalainen jabs at Klose's body.
A jab from Karjalainen does it's job there.
Karjalainen tries to clinch up.
Klose with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose throws a body shot but no joy.
Klose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The cut above Karl Karjalainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karjalainen misses with a few strikes there.
Heinrich Klose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen swings for the body but Klose moves out of range.
Karjalainen throws a hook to the side of Klose's head but Klose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karjalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Karjalainen has managed to clinch.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Karjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klose staying out of range there.
Klose throwing a counter right hand but Karjalainen manages to avoid it.
Klose slips a straight right by Karjalainen.
Klose throws a quick counter head kick but Karjalainen was just out of range.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karjalainen takes a swing at Klose's ribcage but misses.
Klose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klose drops his hands momentarily and Karjalainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klose throws a shot from downtown. Karjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klose counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Karl Karjalainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karl Karjalainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heinrich Klose!
A relieved looking Heinrich Klose thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.