PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes comes to the cage accompanied by Winter Warz. Karvakorva has chosen DIABLO - Icaros as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rhymes
vs
Karvakorva

185 cm
32
215 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

174 cm
30
209 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes throws a leg kick but Karvakorva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karvakorva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karvakorva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhymes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karvakorva tries to work over Rhymes's front leg with a kick but Rhymes checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karvakorva.
Karvakorva tries to score with a low kick but Rhymes moves his leg out of the way.
Karvakorva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhymes blocks a head kick by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva tries a low kick but Rhymes avoids it.
Rhymes slaps away a takedown attempt from Karvakorva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karvakorva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karvakorva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karvakorva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jukkis Karvakorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karvakorva thows a leg kick but Rhymes checks it
and Rhymes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karvakorva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Rhymes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Karvakorva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rhymes sprawls well initially but Karvakorva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karvakorva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rhymes wants to control but Karvakorva is keeping busy.
Karvakorva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karvakorva trying to control the action but Rhymes is working from the bottom.
Rhymes wants to get back to full guard.
Karvakorva uses his free foot to push down on Rhymes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rhymes.
Rhymes working to try and regain half guard.
Karvakorva landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva with shots to the head and body - Rhymes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes regains half guard.
Rhymes trying to control here.
Rhymes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvakorva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rhymes wants to control but Karvakorva is keeping busy.
Rhymes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rhymes keeping moving, preventing Karvakorva from controlling successfully.
Rhymes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhymes's head.
Karvakorva trying to control but Rhymes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karvakorva preventing the sweep.
Karvakorva wants to control from the top but Rhymes keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jukkis Karvakorva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Karvakorva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karvakorva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhymes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karvakorva shoots in but Rhymes avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva walks into a left hand.
Rhymes slaps away a takedown attempt from Karvakorva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Busta Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukkis Karvakorva.
Rhymes shoots for a double leg takedown but Karvakorva sprawls well. He's pushed Rhymes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karvakorva tries to clinch but Rhymes moves away
and Rhymes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karvakorva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a lazy right hand but Karvakorva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karvakorva slips a jab from Rhymes.
Karvakorva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhymes circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karvakorva fails to land the takedown.
Karvakorva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukkis Karvakorva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karvakorva throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Jukkis Karvakorva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhymes stuffs the takedown attempt from Karvakorva. Karvakorva gets slowly back to his feet.

Karvakorva takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhymes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rhymes lands with a light punch inside.
Karvakorva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rhymes walks away with a smile on his face. Karvakorva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Karvakorva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karvakorva has a takedown stuffed.
Busta Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukkis Karvakorva.
Rhymes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Karvakorva.

Rhymes gets tackled into the cage by Karvakorva. Karvakorva maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karvakorva.
Rhymes is trying to push Karvakorva away but Karvakorva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Karvakorva breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhymes throws a leg kick but Karvakorva moved away.
Karvakorva fails to land the takedown.
Karvakorva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karvakorva shoots in looking for a takedown. Rhymes tries to sprawl out of it but Karvakorva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rhymes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karvakorva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rhymes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rhymes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Karvakorva.
Rhymes digs a good hook to Karvakorva's body.
Rhymes lands a really nice looking cross but Karvakorva seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Karvakorva. Those never looked like landing.
Karvakorva wants to clinch.
Rhymes slaps away a takedown attempt from Karvakorva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jukkis Karvakorva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvakorva.
Rhymes blocks the body kick.
Karvakorva shoots in but Rhymes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karvakorva throws a right and a left that Rhymes avoids nicely.
Karvakorva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karvakorva defending well as Rhymes loads up on a big left hand.
Rhymes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Rhymes feints and as Karvakorva raises his hands in defense, Rhymes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rhymes throws an elbow that misses. Karvakorva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rhymes's guard. Nice move by Karvakorva!
Rhymes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karvakorva.
Jukkis Karvakorva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva throwing strikes but missing.
Rhymes is trying to hold Karvakorva in close to prevent damage but Karvakorva has managed to pass into half guard.
Karvakorva trying to control from half guard but Rhymes is working away.
Karvakorva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rhymes is looking to control Karvakorva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhymes avoid being mounted?
Karvakorva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karvakorva is thwarting Rhymes's attempts to control the position.
Karvakorva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rhymes is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rhymes is looking for a sweep. Karvakorva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rhymes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karvakorva is working away from the top position though.
Karvakorva is pressing down on Rhymes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rhymes is holding on for now.
Rhymes is trying to maintain the position but Karvakorva is very close to passing his half guard.
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!
Rhymes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rhymes wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Busta Rhymes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rhymes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karvakorva's hands.
Karvakorva is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rhymes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karvakorva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rhymes counters with a right hand to the body.
Rhymes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karvakorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhymes circles away.

Karvakorva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rhymes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karvakorva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karvakorva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karvakorva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Karvakorva is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rhymes's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes is trying to control Karvakorva's posture but Karvakorva avoids it.

Karvakorva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rhymes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rhymes tries to bench press Karvakorva off him but Karvakorva keeps the position.
Karvakorva throwing strikes but Rhymes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Karvakorva is looking for a sweep.
Karvakorva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karvakorva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rhymes's best efforts.
Rhymes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karvakorva trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throwing shots but Karvakorva is blocking nicely.
Rhymes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhymes working Karvakorva over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhymes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karvakorva trying to hold on to Rhymes's head to control him but Rhymes postures up.
Rhymes is just content to waste time from the top position. Karvakorva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rhymes trying to control but Karvakorva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes is really struggling to control Karvakorva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rhymes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhymes passes Karvakorva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rhymes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rhymes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karvakorva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhymes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karvakorva wants to sweep here but Rhymes controlling him for the moment.
Rhymes lands a couple of digs.
Rhymes throws a strike but Karvakorva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karvakorva stops Rhymes from standing up.
Rhymes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karvakorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karvakorva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karvakorva won't allow Rhymes to sweep him here.

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 Busta Rhymes.
I think Rhymes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Busta Rhymes!
Busta Rhymes got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'