PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merle Allin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Allin
vs
Karl

195 cm
25
261 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merle Allin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Killer Karl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allin tries to clinch there but Karl circles away.
Allin moves out of range of the body kick from Karl.
Karl scores with a nice right hand.
Karl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karl stuns Allin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allin tries to clinch but Karl is having none of it.
Allin avoids the head kick by Karl.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Karl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karl tries to land a front kick but Allin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karl throws a leg kick but Allin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allin moves out of range of the body kick.
Allin throws a jab when Karl was well out of range.
Allin blocks a head kick by Karl.
Allin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karl tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karl thuds his shin into the meat of Allin's side.
Karl staying out of range there.
Allin moves out of range of the body kick.
Allin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allin misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.

Allin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Allin throws an elbow but misses.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Allin.
Karl avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Allin.
Allin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Killer Karl has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allin.
Karl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karl has a couple of punches blocked by Allin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Allin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Allin.
Allin misses with some punches.
Karl is trying to stall.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karl is trying to maintain a safe position but Allin gets an underhook and turns Karl into the cage.
Allin prevents a body shot from Karl.
Allin prevents a body shot from Karl.
Allin throws a head punch that misses.
Allin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Allin throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Karl fails to land.
Karl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allin misses with an elbow strike.
Karl stalls.
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.
Allin throws a head punch that misses.
Karl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allin's elbow.
A short uppercut from Karl.
Karl pushes Allin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Allin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karl's brow.
Karl takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karl misses with the head strike.
Allin swings wildly with an uppercut but Karl uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allin.
Allin pushes off an throws an elbow but Karl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allin.
Allin lands an elbow inside that Karl shrugs off.
Karl blocks an elbow strike from Allin.
Karl throws a head punch that misses.
Allin prevents a body shot from Karl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allin.
Karl slips a jab from Allin.

Allin darts in and clinches Karl up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Karl.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Allin misses with a punch on the inside.
Karl tries to work over Allin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allin blocks an uppercut.
Karl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Karl fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.
Allin lands an elbow just above Karl 's eye.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Allin.
Karl avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allin lands an elbow that stopped Karl in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Killer Karl's cut even more.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Allin.
Karl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allin lands an elbow just above Karl 's eye.
Karl is trying to stall.
Karl misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karl.
Karl swings wildly with an uppercut but Allin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karl can't find room to land a body shot as Allin controls the action.
Karl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allin pushes off an throws an elbow but Karl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karl throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karl.
Karl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Karl on the inside.
Allin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karl struggles to land a body shot inside as Allin controls his hands.
Karl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allin can't find room to land a body shot as Karl controls the action.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Allin.
Allin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allin trying to land knees to the body.
Karl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Allin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Allin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karl's brow.
Karl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karl lands a nice uppercut.
Karl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Karl.
Allin lands an elbow inside.
Karl is looking to control Allin's arms but Allin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karl has his back to the cage.
Karl misses with a punch to the body.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
Allin lands an elbow inside that Karl shrugs off.

The cut above Killer Karl's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allin throws an elbow but it misses.
Allin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Allin blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Allin throws an elbow but misses.
Karl lands an uppercut.
Allin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allin pushes off an throws an elbow but Karl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karl blocks the elbow strike.
Karl takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karl trying to control the position but instead, Allin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karl into the cage.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Allin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karl misses with a punch on the inside.
Allin throws an elbow that misses.
Allin misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Karl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killer Karl's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Allin avoids the head kick by Karl.
Allin blocks a head kick by Karl.
Allin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
Karl looks for the body kick but Allin saw that one coming.
Karl lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Karl.
Karl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karl moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allin missing with a left hand there. Karl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karl keeps the fight on the outside.
Karl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karl jabs Allin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl looks for the body kick but Allin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allin moves in looking to clinch but Karl pushes him off.
Allin wants to clinch
enabling Karl to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Karl moves away from the strike by Allin.
Allin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allin manages to avoid it.
Karl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl's corner calls for a 1-2. Karl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allin throws a sloppy head kick and Karl moves out of range easily.
Karl throws a jab when Allin was well out of range.
Karl lands with a kick to the ribs.

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!
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allin.
Karl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allin.
Allin avoids the head kick by Karl.
Karl connects with a solid leg kick.
Killer Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karl misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
Allin misses with a wild body shot.
Merle Allin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Allin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karl taking a breather.
Karl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karl misses with a body punch.
Karl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allin lands an elbow inside that Karl shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl misses with a punch to the body.
Allin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karl's defenses.
Karl stalling in the clinch but Allin improves position.
Allin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karl misses with a punch to the body.
Karl misses with some punches.
Karl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Allin.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Allin trying to land knees to the body.
Karl avoids the elbow strike from Allin, against the cage.
Allin prevents a body shot from Karl.
With the fighters up against the cage, Allin throws an elbow but misses.
Karl swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allin blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karl stalling in the clinch but Allin improves position.
Nice elbow from Allin.
Allin misses with an elbow over the top.
Karl looking to stall.
Allin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karl blocks the elbow strike.
Allin lands an elbow inside.

Killer Karl's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karl blocks the elbow strike.
Karl misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Karl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karl 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 for Killer Karl!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Killer Karl!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Killer Karl!

Killer Karl wins by unanimous decision!