PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarno Rukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Karlovsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karlovsson
vs
Rukkanen

210 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
248 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Rukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rukkanen misses with a double jab
and Karlovsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rukkanen's knee momentarily.
Karlovsson shoots in but Rukkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karlovsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rukkanen counters with a nice body kick.
Rukkanen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Karlovsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Rukkanen.

It looks like Jonas Karlovsson has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rukkanen.
Rukkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlovsson. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Rukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlovsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rukkanen is fending him off so far but Karlovsson persists. Nope, Rukkanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Karlovsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rukkanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Karlovsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rukkanen.
Karlovsson shoots for a takedown but Rukkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Karlovsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Karlovsson tries to advance to mount but Rukkanen denies him.
Karlovsson prevents Rukkanen from escaping the position.
Karlovsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karlovsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Rukkanen's head but Rukkanen avoids it well.
Karlovsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rukkanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sloppy strikes there by Karlovsson.
Karlovsson lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Karlovsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Karlovsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rukkanen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Karlovsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rukkanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karlovsson.
Karlovsson scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson has knee on belly momentarily but Rukkanen bucks him off and regains half guard.
Karlovsson wants to control but Rukkanen is keeping him busy.
Karlovsson drops an elbow to the side of Rukkanen's head.

Karlovsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rukkanen pushes Karlovsson off looking to stand but Karlovsson dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Karlovsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlovsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Karlovsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rukkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlovsson.
Rukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlovsson shoots and misses
and Rukkanen counters with a one-two to the body.
Karlovsson dodges the punch combination from Rukkanen.
Karlovsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Karlovsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlovsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rukkanen counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlovsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rukkanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rukkanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Rukkanen.
Rukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Rukkanen lands a body shot.
Karlovsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rukkanen counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rukkanen lands a nice hook to Karlovsson's body. Karlovsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rukkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rukkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rukkanen. Karlovsson shrugs it off though.

Karlovsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rukkanen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rukkanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karlovsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson working the body and head with strikes.
Karlovsson scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Karlovsson crashes against the mat.
Karlovsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rukkanen is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlovsson controlling the position.
Karlovsson trying to control the position but Rukkanen is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Rukkanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rukkanen is trying to buck Karlovsson off.
Check out the look on Karlovsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Karlovsson grinds an elbow into Rukkanen's temple.
Jonas Karlovsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Karlovsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rukkanen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karlovsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Karlovsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlovsson'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!

Karlovsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rukkanen counters with a nice body shot.
Karlovsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rukkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarno Rukkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rukkanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlovsson counters with a left to the body.
Rukkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karlovsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rukkanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Karlovsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rukkanen throws a series of punches but Karlovsson moves out of range.
No joy there for Rukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rukkanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karlovsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Karlovsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rukkanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlovsson dives in and grabs Rukkanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rukkanen pushes down on Karlovsson's head and hops out.
Karlovsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karlovsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rukkanen throws a push kick but Karlovsson slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rukkanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rukkanen throws a right hand that Karlovsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlovsson also avoids with ease.
Rukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Karlovsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rukkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Karlovsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rukkanen.
Rukkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlovsson.
Karlovsson tries for a takedown but Rukkanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karlovsson has his takedown stuffed
and Rukkanen counters with a head kick. That will keep Karlovsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rukkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karlovssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rukkanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rukkanen.
Jarno Rukkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rukkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rukkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonas Karlovsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlovsson shoots and misses
and Rukkanen counters with a series of strikes. Karlovsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karlovsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rukkanen - the referee stops the clock and Karlovsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rukkanen. Karlovsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rukkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlovsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rukkanen.
Rukkanen throws a one two combo.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Jonas Karlovsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rukkanen misses with the body kick
and Karlovsson counters with a three punch combo that has Rukkanen backing up. Rukkanen nods at Karlovsson to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarno Rukkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlovsson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlovsson!
A very excited looking Jonas Karlovsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.