|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Squiggy Squirrelly (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. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
|
|
|
179 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
182 cm
42
175 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
| |
|
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Woima Karhu! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Squirrelly checks a leg kick. Karhu throws a leg kick but Squirrelly moved away. Karhu throws a body punch but Squirrelly moves out of range. Karhu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squirrelly swivels and escapes. No luck with that takedown attempt from Karhu. Squirrelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Squirrelly throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot. A leg kick checked by Karhu. Karhu feints the counter takedown. Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Squirrelly as he avoids it easily. Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu. Squirrelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice leg kick lands there from Squirrelly. Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Squirrelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Karhu fails to land the takedown. Squirrelly misses the shot to the body. Karhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Squirrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
Squirrelly cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg. Squirrelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Squirrelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Squirrelly 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. Karhu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squirrelly counters with a nice body shot. Karhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Karhu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Squirrelly to the ground. Karhu is now in Squirrelly's guard. Squirrelly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. 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! Karhu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Squirrelly has passed into side control.
Karhu wants to control but Squirrelly postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karhu tries to get back to half guard but can't. Squirrelly decides to take the fight back to the feet. A combination from Squirrelly does no damage. Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Squirrelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Karhu misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Karhu down. Squirrelly throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Karhu dives in for a single leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Nice shot lands for Squirrelly. Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Squirrelly tries to sprawl out of it but Karhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Squirrelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Squirrelly moves out of range as Karhu strikes. Squirrelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into guard. Squirrelly pushes Karhu off and gets back to his feet.
Squirrelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A jab lands there for Squirrelly. Squirrelly misses with a looping right. Squirrelly throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and checks it nicely. Squirrelly leaves Karhu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Karhu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Karhu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Squirrelly defends well and Karhu ends up having to push Squirrelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Karhu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Squirrelly. Karhu is looking to clinch. Squirrelly lands a leg kick that knocks Karhu off balance momentarily. Squiggy Squirrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squirrelly misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming. Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Squirrelly.
Karhu has his takedown stuffed and Squirrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karhu thinking. Squirrelly lands a leg kick that knocks Karhu off balance momentarily. A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Karhu down. Nice uppercut lands for Squirrelly. That snapped Karhu's head back.
Karhu dives in and grabs Squirrelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Squirrelly pushes down on Karhu's head and hops out. Squirrelly half committed to a counter leg kick. Karhu tries for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away easily and Squirrelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Squirrelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Karhu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Karhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Squirrelly tries to avoid it but Karhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Squirrelly to the ground. Squirrelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Squirrelly connects with a right hand. Karhu shakes it off. Squirrelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Squirrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around? Squirrelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhu. Karhu shoots for a double leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls well. He's pushed Karhu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Karhu fails with the takedown. Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu. Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Squirrelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat. Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice takedown defense from Squirrelly. No joy for Karhu on that attempt. An attempted straight right counter from Squirrelly misses the target. A decent looking cross lands there for Squirrelly. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karhu is defended easily by Squirrelly.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Squirrelly. Beautiful body shot. Squirrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karhu is able to avoid easily. Squirrelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket. Squirrelly is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs. Good shot there by Squirrelly. Squirrelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Karhu throws a nice head kick!
Squirrelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squirrelly wants it to stay on the feet. Karhu throws a body shot but no joy. A little feinted left hand from Squirrelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Karhu goes for a double leg but Squirrelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squirrelly continues to drive forward. Karhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squirrelly rather than just go for the knockout. Karhu fails with the takedown and Squirrelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Karhu blocks a head kick by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrelly moves out of range easily. Karhu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Karhu slips a straight right by Squirrelly. Karhu thumps Squirrelly with a low kick. Squirrelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Karhu, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice body punch from Squirrelly. Karhu with a poor takedown and Squirrelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Karhu is breathing heavily. Karhu fails to land the takedown. Squirrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karhu is able to avoid easily. Nice cross by Squirrelly. Squirrelly connects with a body shot. Squirrelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Karhu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Karhu takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Karhu takes one to the side of the head.
Karhu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Squirrelly connects with a solid leg kick. Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it. Karhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Squirrelly defends it nicely. Squirrelly lands with a nice body punch. Karhu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Squirrelly scores with a jab. Karhu fails to land the takedown. Karhu fails with the takedown. Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squirrelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. It seemed like Karhu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Squirrelly lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Squirrelly misses with a low kick. Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Karhu throws a right and a left that Squirrelly avoids nicely. Squirrelly misses with a wild combination.
Karhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Squirrelly is able to avoid easily. An attempted straight right counter from Squirrelly misses the target. Squirrelly throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range. Squirrelly scores with a jab to the body. Squirrelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Squirrelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Squirrelly scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squiggy Squirrelly dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Squirrelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhu. Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Squirrelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat. Squirrelly throws a quick inside leg kick. Karhu misses with an uppercut. Squirrelly saw that one coming. Squirrelly throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease. Karhu misses with a kick to the body.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that Karhu semi-blocks.
Squirrelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karhu. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Squirrelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A little feinted left hand from Squirrelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Karhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Squiggy Squirrelly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karhu misses with a wild body shot. Karhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Squiggy Squirrelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu. Karhu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Karhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Squirrelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Squirrelly with a hook. Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A slow jab from Squirrelly misses its intended target. Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Squirrelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Karhu misses with a leg kick and Squirrelly counters with a lovely straight right hand! Karhu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Karhu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karhu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Squirrelly circles away. Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. 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! Squirrelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu checks a low kick from Squirrelly. Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Squirrelly misses its target. Squirrelly lands a jab to Karhu's midsection. A head kick from Squirrelly lands but Karhu takes it in his stride. Squirrelly throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it. Squirrelly loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch. Karhu avoids the head kick by Squirrelly.
Karhu fails with a takedown attempt. Karhu with a lazy takedown attempt and Squirrelly counters with a lovely shot to the body. Squirrelly scores with a jab to the body. Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Squirrelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Squirrelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Karhu stops Squirrelly from getting back to his feet.
Squirrelly gets full guard. Squiggy Squirrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Squirrelly is pulling down on Karhu's head. It's preventing any offense from Karhu, at least for the moment. Squirrelly keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass. Karhu preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Squirrelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Karhu is stalling in the full guard. Karhu won't allow Squirrelly to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Woima Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Karhu feints and then cracks Squirrelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squirrelly down. A head kick misses from Squirrelly. A clash of legs there as Karhu blocks the low kick. Squirrelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squirrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu. Squirrelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Karhu fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Squiggy Squirrelly showed his dominance in that final round. Well Squirrelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squiggy Squirrelly!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|