PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bijanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bijanek's choice of entrance music: Avenir Struga. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karhu
vs
Bijanek

184 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Bijanek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Bijanek is out of range.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karhu wants it to stay on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
Bijanek checks a low kick from Karhu.
A right-left combo lands from Karhu.

It looks like Yuri Bijanek has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bijanek throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Bijanek stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Karhu with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bijanek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bijanek throws a wild hook but Karhu just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Bijanek gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Karhu raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nalle Karhu!