PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Marsh
vs
Karhu

180 cm
33
183 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

182 cm
29
175 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

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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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karhu.
Karhu throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karhu. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Marsh is out of range.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marsh avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand

and Marsh counters with a single leg into guard. Karhu didn't expect that.
Marsh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karhu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Jorzi GYM inform us that Karhu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Marsh looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.

Karhu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsh defends well.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Marsh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Decent striking displayed by Karhu there.

Marsh looking to score a takedown here. Karhu is defending well but Marsh drives through and ends up in Karhu's guard.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
Karhu seems keen to control Marsh's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh postures up.
Marsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Karhu looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karhu keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karhu.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marsh.

It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karhu.
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!
Marsh misses the jab.
Marsh scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Marsh.
Karhu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Woima Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karhu. Marsh shrugs it off though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Marsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Woima Karhu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marsh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karhu - the referee stops the clock and Marsh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karhu. Marsh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Karhu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woima Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhu tries to clinch up

and Marsh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu has control of Marsh's left arm, preventing Marsh from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karhu is keeping the position for now.
Karhu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marsh checks it well.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu is looking to land body kicks.
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marsh checks a leg kick.

Marsh gets a takedown into half guard.
Karhu is trying to maintain the position but Marsh is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Karhu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karhu wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy.
Karhu tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh is trying to control. Karhu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Karhu is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is just content to waste time from the top position. Karhu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marsh forces his way into half guard.
Marsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karhu moves into full guard.
Marsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karhu wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karhu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karhu.
Karhu trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karhu is keeping the position for now.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh trying to move into half guard but instead Karhu has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Marsh.
Karhu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh lands a body shot.
Karhu throws a low kick but Marsh avoids it.
Marsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu wants to clinch.
Marsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Karhu.
Karhu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsh.
Karhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marsh.
Marsh defending well as Karhu loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Marsh blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Karhu punishes Marsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick from Karhu.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Marsh checks it.
Karhu misses the body punch

and Marsh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marsh.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
Marsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marsh is stalling here. Karhu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marsh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karhu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marsh drops an elbow to the side of Karhu's head.
Randy Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karhu tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Karhu is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Karhu tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but Karhu defending well.

Karhu has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Marsh escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Marsh!
Marsh is staying tight to Karhu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Karhu struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to bench press Marsh off him but Marsh keeps the position.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but Karhu denies him.
Marsh scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh wants to control but Karhu is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsh 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Marsh!
After winning the bout, Randy Marsh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.