PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's entrance music is Yö - Parrasvalot. A fine choice. 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?

Karhu
vs
Beck

184 cm
38
194 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

185 cm
32
196 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu lands a jab to the nose.
Beck scores with a sloppy right hand. Karhu should have avoided that one.
Beck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhu throws a low kick but Beck avoids it.
Beck misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.

Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Karhu pushes Beck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beck can't break the clinch.
Beck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karhu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Beck.
Karhu wants a takedown but no success here.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beck as Karhu tries to tie him up.
Beck lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beck is trying to push Karhu away but Karhu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karhu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Karhu on the inside.
Karhu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Beck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karhu pulls his leg out and moves away.

Beck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karhu blocking some punches.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Beck manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karhu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beck sprawls well. Beck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Karhu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck misses with a kick to the body.

Beck 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.
Karhu managing to control the position.
Beck wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck is pushing down on Karhu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karhu is fighting to maintain full guard but Beck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beck is trying to control the action in half guard but Karhu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karhu wants to get back to full guard.
Karhu punching from the bottom.
Beck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karhu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karhu.
Beck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karhu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karhu wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck is in close to Karhu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck pushes down on Karhu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karhu trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu is not content to let Beck control the position.
Karhu trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Beck keeps it at a distance.
Karhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luka Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu scores with a hook.
Karhu staying out of range there.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beck sizes up Karhu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck cracks Karhu with an open hand slap.
Luka Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck looks to land a body kick but Karhu moved away.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karhu blocks a leg kick.
Beck lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beck.
Karhu checks a low kick from Beck.
Karhu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karhu slips under a jab from Beck.
Beck throws a jab when Karhu was well out of range.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Beck both land. Nice combination.
Beck slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karhu. That's going to slow Beck down.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
Beck is looking to clinch but Karhu is avoiding it.
Karhu checks a low kick from Beck.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu scores with a body shot.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu is looking to clinch but Beck is avoiding it.
Karhu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beck moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu stuffs the takedown attempt from Beck. Beck gets slowly back to his feet.
Beck catches Karhu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beck misses with a leg kick.
Beck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beck throws out the jab.
Beck dives in for a single leg takedown but Karhu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nalle Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Beck.
Karhu misses with some punches.
Beck has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karhu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beck can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karhu manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Beck is predictable there

and Karhu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beck's guard.
Karhu passes Beck's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karhu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beck tries to lock up and control but Karhu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beck wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karhu.
Beck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karhu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karhu controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to hold on but Karhu pushes him away.
Karhu controlling from mount.

Karhu working for a submission but Beck is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Beck is looking to improve his position.
Karhu wants to control but Beck is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu is just content to waste time from the top position. Beck takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luka Beck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A swing and a miss from Beck.
Beck swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Beck lands with a nice body punch.
Beck shoots for a double leg takedown but Karhu sprawls well. He's pushed Beck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beck cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karhu motions for Beck to come forward. Karhu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Karhu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beck, pushing him back against the cage.
Beck throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Beck working hard to break the clinch.
Beck has a couple of punches blocked by Karhu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu tries to stall but Beck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Beck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karhu looks for a takedown but Beck sprawls well.
Karhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Beck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Beck drives through and clinches with Karhu against the cage.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Beck.
Karhu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beck is defending well.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Beck.
A shot in the inside from Beck.
Beck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karhu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karhu takes a shot to the head.
Beck swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nalle Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beck's elbow.
Beck tries for a takedown but Karhu manages to get underhooks.
Nalle Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Beck.
Karhu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Beck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karhu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Karhu breaks Beck's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beck wants to stand but Karhu is controlling the position.
Beck keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Karhu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karhu trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nalle Karhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beck wants to get back to his feet but Karhu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karhu preventing the sweep.
Karhu trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Karhu with a nice head shot there.
Beck wants to stand and escape but Karhu is having none of it.
Karhu postures up.
Karhu controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Beck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karhu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beck is in Karhu's guard.
Karhu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Karhu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Beck has his hands clasped together but Karhu extends and breaks Beck's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Karhu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nalle Karhu!
After winning the bout, Nalle Karhu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.