PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maureen Karyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perverted Sense (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maureen Karyl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Karyl
vs
Sense

183 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maureen Karyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perverted Sense!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sense scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Karyl manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Karyl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sense gets a double leg takedown into Karyl's guard.

Karyl wriggles free and stands up.
Karyl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karyl pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sense decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karyl wants to get back to his feet.
Karyl is breathing heavily.
Sense thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karyl's head.
Sense thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karyl's head.
Karyl is trying to stand up here but Sense is controlling him well.
Sense not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karyl tries to kick Sense off but Sense keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sense thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sense prevents Karyl from standing back up.
Karyl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sense looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karyl with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karyl tries to kick Sense off but Sense keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sense thows a huge punch but Karyl dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Karyl makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Sense gets a takedown into half guard.
Sense missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sense stops Karyl from getting back to his feet.
Sense working over Karyl with some ground and pound. Karyl looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karyl is looking to escape.
Sense sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karyl defending well though.
Karyl tries to kick Sense off but Sense keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karyl trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sense is looking to advance position but Karyl won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karyl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karyl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Karyl manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Sense feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Karyl is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sense is trying to break free.
Karyl jumps guard but Sense turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sense has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karyl clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Karyl controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sense thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sense scores with punches from the back.
Karyl is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sense is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Karyl. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Karyl is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

Sense shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Karyl's guard.

Karyl wriggles free and stands up.
Karyl misses with a head kick.

Sense throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karyl was covering up waiting for the punch and Sense finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Karyl pushes Sense off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sense drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karyl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karyl tries to get out of the position.
Karyl wants to get back to his feet but Sense is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sense is in close to Karyl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sense throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sense throws a big right hand that misses.
Sense pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karyl is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sense is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sense postures up in Karyl's guard and throws a big left but Karyl blocks it.

Karyl manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perverted Sense dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karyl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Karyl.

Sense looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sense thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karyl's head.
Perverted Sense has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karyl is trying to stand.
Karyl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sense.
Sense scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Karyl kicks off Sense and gets to his feet.
Sense blocks a head kick by Karyl.

Sense gets a double leg takedown into Karyl's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sense tries to free his leg and advance position but Karyl is retaining full guard.
Sense postures up in Karyl's guard and throws a big left but Karyl blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Karyl has his feet on Sense's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Sense looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karyl!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sense cracks Karyl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sense thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karyl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sense is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karyl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sense sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karyl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Karyl taking shots to the head.
Karyl is trying to stand.
BOOM! Sense connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karyl is bucking up trying to escape but Sense cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karyl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sense with a couple of short strikes.
Sense thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karyl is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sense raining down shots from the mount!
Sense in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karyl really wants to buck Sense off and get back to his feet.
Sense pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karyl is in a horrible position here. Sense smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karyl is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sense with good strikes from the mount here!

Karyl bucks up and throws Sense to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Sense avoids the head kick by Karyl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karyl throws a head kick that misses.

Sense throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karyl was covering up waiting for the punch and Sense finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Karyl wriggles free and stands up.

Sense drives through with a takedown into Karyl's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Karyl kicks Sense off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karyl misses with a head kick.

Karyl gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sense throwing strikes but missing.
Sense wants to pass the guard but Karyl is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sense landing with the ground and pound.

Karyl has his feet on Sense's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Sense looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sense with a flurry of punches that miss.

Karyl manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Sense drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sense trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Karyl kicks Sense off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sense shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karyl manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sense prevents Karyl from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perverted Sense showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Karyl tries to sprawl but Sense drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Karyl manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sense blocks a head kick by Karyl.

Sense shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sense seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karyl tries to kick Sense off but Sense keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sense missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karyl tries to kick Sense off but Sense keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sense drops an elbow to the side of Karyl's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sense connects with a nice short shot to Karyl's temple.
Sense throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Karyl has one foot on Sense's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sense closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karyl quickly recovers to half guard.

Karyl makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Perverted Sense is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sense closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sense postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Sense seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Karyl explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Karyl throws a head kick that misses.
Karyl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karyl pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Karyl gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Karyl pushes Sense off and gets back to his feet.

Sense changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karyl looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karyl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sense is controlling him well.
Maureen Karyl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perverted Sense 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.
Sense trying to control the position but Karyl is working away.
Karyl is trying to get back to his feet.
Sense trying to control the position but Karyl is working away.
Karyl is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sense has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sense trying to control the position but Karyl is working away.
Sense might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Karyl kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karyl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sense is controlling him well.
Sense trying to control the position but Karyl is working away.
Karyl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Karyl explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Sense looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Karyl has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sense doesn't defend quickly enough and Karyl has managed to lock this one up! Can Sense escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Karyl on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maureen Karyl!