PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karhu
vs
Robertson

182 cm
22
175 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
178 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karhu shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robertson scores with a punch to the head.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robertson tries to clinch up.
Robertson tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robertson's calf.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson tries to clinch up but Karhu circles away and keeps his distance.

Robertson tries to sprawl but Karhu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Karhu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robertson is just riding it out for now. Karhu eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet.
Karhu is trying to control the action in half guard but Robertson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Karhu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robertson is refusing to be controlled, as Karhu sits in half guard.

Karhu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robertson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Robertson kicks Karhu off and gets back to his feet.
Karhu thows a body kick. Robertson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karhu.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robertson pinned against the cage. Robertson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karhu.
Robertson lands the left hand.

It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Karhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robertson at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu throws a low kick but Robertson moves out of range easily.
Doug Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Robertson keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
Karhu misses with a low kick.

Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.
Karhu fails to pull guard.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Robertson.
Karhu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karhu is looking to take this one to the mat.

Robertson manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robertson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robertson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Robertson instigates a clinch.
Karhu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Karhu has Robertson pressed against the cage, preventing Robertson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robertson presses Karhu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson lands a knee to the head.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Karhu.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Robertson - that landed with a thud.
Karhu blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Robertson - that landed with a thud.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Karhu is stalling here.
Good body shot from Robertson.
Robertson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robertson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Robertson.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robertson scores with a three punch combo!
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Karhu keeps it at a distance.
Karhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robertson defends it nicely.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson blocks a low kick nicely.
Karhu fails to land the takedown.

Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
Doug Robertson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robertson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhu circles away.
Robertson tries to clinch but Karhu moves out of range.
Robertson tries to clinch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu shoots for a double leg takedown but Robertson sprawls well. He's pushed Karhu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robertson as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.

Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
Karhu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson is working for takedown but Karhu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Robertson.

Karhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson working aggressively here.
Robertson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karhu has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Robertson.
Karhu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robertson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Karhu controls his hands.

Karhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Karhu with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson misses with a kick to the body.

Robertson moves into the clinch.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karhu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Robertson working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Robertson back against the cage.
Karhu tries to pull guard but Robertson holds him up against the cage and eventually Karhu drops back down to his feet.

Robertson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karhu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karhu feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Karhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robertson swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woima Karhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robertson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Karhu. Karhu maintains the clinch.
Robertson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhus head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Karhu pushes him off.
Karhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robertson avoids it really well and circles away.
Robertson lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Robertson. No joy for Karhu on that attempt.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Karhu keeps it at a distance.
Robertson scores with a one two! Karhu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doug Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.

Karhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Robertson closes the distance and pushes Karhu back into the cage.
Karhu tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Karhu pulls guard effortlessly.
Karhu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
Robertson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robertson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robertson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Robertson from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doug Robertson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Robertson.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Robertson tries to sprawl out of it but Karhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robertson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Robertson clinches up against the cage.
Doug Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karhu is defending well.
Karhu can't break the clinch.
Robertson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Robertson keeps control of Karhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karhu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robertson tries to break the clinch but Karhu is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu is trying to stall.
Karhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robertson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karhu looking for a takedown.
Robertson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu is trying to break free.
Karhu takes a shot to the head.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Robertson.
Robertson gets underhooks to prevent Karhu's takedown attempt.
Karhu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Woima Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Robertson moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Karhu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karhu motions for Robertson to come forward. Karhu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Karhu keeps it at a distance.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robertson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Robertson!
An out of breath Doug Robertson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.