PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Drosey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drosey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trash. Karvakorva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Living dead superstar. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Drosey
vs
Karvakorva

184 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Drosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvakorva shoots in and drives through. Drosey sprawls well.
Drosey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Karvakorva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drosey's guard now.
Karvakorva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karvakorva content to control rather than advance.
Drosey is looking to improve his position.
Drosey is refusing to be controlled, as Karvakorva sits in half guard.
Drosey wants to get back to his feet.
Drosey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karvakorva.
Drosey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karvakorva.
Drosey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Karvakorva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karvakorva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drosey fails with the takedown

and Karvakorva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karvakorva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drosey is just riding it out for now. Karvakorva eventually gives up the hold.
Karvakorva wants to pass the guard but Drosey is defending well.
Drosey is looking for a sweep. Karvakorva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Karvakorva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karvakorva working over Drosey with some ground and pound. Drosey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drosey is trying to get back to full guard.
Karvakorva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karvakorva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drosey avoids it really well and circles away.
Drosey tries for a takedown but Karvakorva circles away easily

and Karvakorva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Drosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karvakorva trying to control but Drosey is working from the bottom.
Drosey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karvakorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drosey keeping moving, preventing Karvakorva from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karvakorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karvakorva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Karvakorva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Karvakorva scores with a takedown into Drosey's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva wants to control from the top but Drosey keeps moving.
Karvakorva throwing strikes from guard but Drosey blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvakorva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drosey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drosey wants to get back to his feet but Karvakorva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karvakorva lands a couple of digs.
Karvakorva stops Drosey from standing up.
Karvakorva wants to control from the top but Drosey keeps moving.
Karvakorva stops Drosey from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karvakorva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
Drosey stuns Karvakorva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Karvakorva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karvakorva looks gassed!
Drosey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karvakorva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drosey's head.
Karvakorva prevents Drosey from standing back up.
Karvakorva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karvakorva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karvakorva trying to control from half guard but Drosey is working away.
Drosey is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drosey is looking to improve his position.

Karvakorva seems to be looking for submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karvakorva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drosey is fending him off so far but Karvakorva persists. Nope, Drosey circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Karvakorva shoots in but no luck this time.
Drosey tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Karvakorva counters with a takedown into side control.
Drosey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karvakorva wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Drosey is going to stand back up.
Karvakorva is trying to control but can't.
Drosey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drosey prevents Karvakorva from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drosey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karvakorva controls his leg.
Drosey is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Karvakorva manages to get to full guard.
Drosey trying to control the position from guard on top but Karvakorva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Drosey misses.
Karvakorva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drosey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Jukkis Karvakorva has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karvakorva tries for a takedown but Drosey circles away easily

so Drosey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Duke Drosey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukkis Karvakorva.
Karvakorva is breathing heavily.
Karvakorva has a closed guard, preventing Drosey from standing up.
Karvakorva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drosey is one step ahead there.
Karvakorva is trying to control the position but Drosey postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drosey being controlled here momentarily.
Drosey stopping the sweep attempt from Karvakorva.
Drosey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drosey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karvakorva's guard.
Karvakorva wants to sweep here but Drosey controlling him for the moment.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karvakorva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drosey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karvakorva circles away.
Drosey misses with a takedown attempt

and Karvakorva counters with a shoot takedown. Drosey fights it but they end up in guard.
Karvakorva is working Drosey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drosey wants to stand but Karvakorva is controlling the position.
Drosey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karvakorva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jukkis Karvakorva has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karvakorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karvakorva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jukkis Karvakorva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jukkis Karvakorva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses.
Drosey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karvakorva at a distance.
Drosey defending well as Karvakorva loads up on a big left hand.
Karvakorva shoots in for a takedown but Drosey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karvakorva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Drosey as Karvakorva shoots in.
Duke Drosey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukkis Karvakorva.
Karvakorva keeps the fight on the outside.
Karvakorva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karvakorva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drosey throws a head kick but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Karvakorva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drosey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drosey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drosey stuffs the takedown attempt from Karvakorva. Karvakorva gets slowly back to his feet.

Karvakorva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karvakorva looks up at the clock and then as Drosey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Karvakorva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Karvakorva is trying to get an arm triangle but Drosey is defending well.
Drosey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karvakorva is controlling him well.
Karvakorva working the ground and pound from side control.

Karvakorva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drosey wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drosey is looking to reverse the position.

Karvakorva tries for a kimura but Drosey is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Drosey drops Karvakorva with a beautiful combination! Karvakorva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drosey is looking for the KO!

Karvakorva is rocked!
Drosey throws a leg kick that is checked

and Karvakorva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drosey pushes Karvakorva off looking to stand but Karvakorva dives back in and keeps control.
Karvakorva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drosey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karvakorva.
Duke Drosey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva stops Drosey from getting back to his feet.
Karvakorva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drosey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karvakorva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Karvakorva connects with a couple of short punches.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karvakorva avoids the head kick by Drosey.
Drosey's corner calls for a 1-2. Drosey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Karvakorva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drosey is trying to escape back to his feet but Karvakorva uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Karvakorva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drosey, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drosey is looking to regain half guard here but Karvakorva keeps moving and retains side control.

Karvakorva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drosey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Karvakorva crashes against the mat.
Jukkis Karvakorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karvakorva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drosey is looking for a sweep.
Karvakorva in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duke Drosey.
I think Karvakorva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!