PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muna Karvaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvaton comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak. 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.

Karvaton
vs
Hamara

225 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

201 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Muna Karvaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karvaton loads up on a big right hand but Hamara slips the punch.
Karvaton works over Hamara's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Turo Hamara has been cut.
Hamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karvaton.
Karvaton throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it.
Karvaton throws a shot from downtown. Hamara moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a left and a right that stings Karvaton.
Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand.
Hamara looks to land a right hand but Karvaton moved out of range.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Karvaton avoids it well.
Karvaton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamara.
Hamara misses with a looping right.
Karvaton throws out a loose jab but Hamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karvaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karvaton walks into a stiff left hand from Hamara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karvaton.
Muna Karvaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karvaton cracks Hamara with a good jab.
Hamara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamara throws a head kick but Karvaton moves out of range.
Karvaton misses the jab.
Karvaton misses with the combination.
Karvaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karvaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karvaton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hamara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karvaton lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamara staying out of range there.
Karvaton misses with a hook
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hamara lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karvaton feints a jab promting Hamara to slip. Karvaton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hamara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hamara cracks Karvaton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamara misses with a two punch combination.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Hamara.
Hamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton looks to land a left hand but Hamara moved out of range nicely.
Hamara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karvaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hamara throws a nice looking combination but Karvaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karvaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karvaton misses with a straight left.
Karvaton connects with a crisp jab.
Hamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karvaton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karvaton throws a shot from downtown. Hamara moves away and avoids it.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses.
Hamara misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton.
Karvaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton.
Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand.
Karvaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamara misses with a few strikes there.
Karvaton throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot.
Karvaton throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karvaton throws a series of strikes that have Hamara backpedaling.
Karvaton slips a jab and a cross from Hamara.
Hamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muna Karvaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turo Hamara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Karvaton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karvaton misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Karvaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karvaton misses with a series of wild punches.
Turo Hamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara counters with an outside leg kick.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Karvaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Karvaton there.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karvaton.
Hamara misses with a wild combination.
Karvaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamara.
Hamara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Karvaton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaton throws a hook but Hamara blocks it.
Muna Karvaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Karvaton throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Karvaton.
Karvaton looks to land a combination but Hamara avoids it well.
Hamara slips a jab from Karvaton.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hamara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Karvaton ducks under a wild hook from Hamara.
Hamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Karvaton.
Hamara lands a leg kick that knocks Karvaton off balance momentarily.
Karvaton misses with a hook.
Karvaton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamara, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Hamara - just one landing.
Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton.
Hamara throws a leg kick which misses Karvaton's front leg but catches the back leg as Karvaton tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Hamara misses.
A jab from Hamara does it's job there.
Hamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karvaton misses with a right hand
and Hamara counters with a big head kick but Karvaton shrugs it off.
Hamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karvaton slips a straight right by Hamara.
Hamara misses with a low kick as Karvaton jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Karvaton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamara doesn't seem phased though.
Karvaton loads up on a big right hand but Hamara slips the punch.
Hamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karvaton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karvaton lands a jab to the head.
Hamara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karvaton.
Hamara throws a sloppy head kick and Karvaton moves out of range easily.
Hamara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamara takes a swing at Karvaton's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Karvaton. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hamara. That's going to slow Karvaton down.
Karvaton misses with a right hand
and Hamara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Karvaton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamara. Hamara obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws an overhand right that lands on Karvaton's shoulder, as Karvaton tries to avoid the shot.
Hamara throws a hook to the side of Karvaton's head but Karvaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamara misses the target.
Hamara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karvaton.
A big right from Karvaton misses.
Hamara throws a body punch but Karvaton moves out of range.
Hamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karvaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karvaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton.
Hamara connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Hamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Turo Hamara's cut.
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!

Hamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karvaton's head backwards.
Hamara sizes up Karvaton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karvaton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamara blocks a jab.
Karvaton avoids the body shot from Hamara.
Nice defenses there by Hamara.
Karvaton throws a lazy right hand but Hamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karvaton throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Hamara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karvaton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karvaton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Karvaton misses.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvaton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Hamara.
Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamara slips under a jab from Karvaton.
Some wild striking there from Hamara.
Karvaton blocks a head kick by Hamara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Karvaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Hamara both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
Karvaton connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karvaton scores with a punch to the head.
Hamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karvaton.
Karvaton missing with a left hand there. Hamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karvaton throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Karvaton.
Karvaton misses with a straight left.
Hamara lunges at Karvaton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karvaton's hand.
Karvaton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karvaton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamara throws a hook but Karvaton blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvaton lands with an overhand left.
Karvaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hamara tries to move into range but Karvaton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karvaton throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Karvaton.
Karvaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karvaton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karvaton looks to land a right hand but Hamara moved out of range.
Karvaton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamara in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karvaton throws a big shot that misses.
Hamara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karvaton misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karvaton throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karvaton throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily.
Hamara swinging wildly here.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Karvaton avoids it well.
Karvaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karvaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Hamara tenderised Karvaton's leg. Karvaton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hamara lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Turo Hamara.
Well Hamara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turo Hamara!