PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ky
vs
Purjo

176 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
166 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky misses with a few strikes there.
Ky stuffs the takedown attempt from Purjo. Purjo gets slowly back to his feet.
Purjo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo slips under a jab from Ky.
Purjo slips a jab from Ky.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Purjo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Ky.
Ky lands a right hook to the body.
Purjo ducks under a wild hook from Ky.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Purjo's shoulder, as Purjo tries to avoid the shot.
Purjo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Purjo lands a right hook to the body.
Purjo throws the left hand but Ky avoids the punch easily.
Purjo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Purjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ky moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Purjo gets a takedown into half guard.
Purjo with the ground and pound but Ky uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Ky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Purjo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Purjo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Purjo digs a good hook to Ky's body.
Ky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Purjo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ky. That did some damage!
Gaia Ky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purjo throws the left hand but Ky avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky misses with a body shot.
Purjo fails to land with a series of punches.
Purjo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ky misses with a two punch combination.
Purjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Purjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Purjo misses with a low kick.
Purjo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Ky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ky.
Ky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Purjo.
Ky avoids the body shot from Purjo.
Ky misses with a straight left.
Purjo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Purjo throws a jab when Ky was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Ky staying out of range there.
Ky misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Purjo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Purjo looks to land a left hand but Ky moved out of range nicely.
Ky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Purjo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Purjo throws a looping overhand right but Ky ducks down to avoid it.
Purjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Ky lands with a nice body punch.
Purjo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Purjo.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Purjo.
Purjo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purjo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
Ky throws a nice looking combination but Purjo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Purjo throws a head kick that Ky semi-blocks.
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!
Purjo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ky misses with a double jab
and Purjo counters with a two punch combo.
Ky throws out a loose jab but Purjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Purjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ky moves away.
Purjo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Ky does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Purjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Purjo stalks Ky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ky's face. Ky staggers backwards, shaken.
Ky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ky moves away from the strike by Purjo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Purjo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ky throws a hook but Purjo avoids it easily.
A cross from Ky lands.
A jab lands there for Ky.
Purjo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ky's waist but Ky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Purjo off to one side.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Purjo slips the punch.
Purjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Ky throws a shot from downtown. Purjo moves away and avoids it.
Ky looks to land a combination. Purjo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Purjo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ky throws a jab but it's blocked by Purjo.
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo connects with a right hand. Ky shakes it off.
Purjo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Purjo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with an uppercut. Purjo saw that one coming.
Ky throws a hook but Purjo blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Purjo.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Purjo missing with a left hand there. Ky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ky misses the body punch
and Purjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Purjo throws a shot from downtown. Ky moves away and avoids it.
Purjo wants to land a leg kick but Ky is out of range.
A shot to the body from Ky misses
and Purjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ky misses with an uppercut. Purjo saw that one coming.
Ky misses with a body shot.
Purjo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Purjo misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky misses with a straight right.
Ky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Purjo.
Ky scores with a jab. Purjo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left and a right from Purjo both land. Nice combination.
Purjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ky takes a swing at Purjo's ribcage but misses.
Purjo misses with a hook. Ky ducked under it nicely.
Purjo thuds his shin into the meat of Ky's side.
Ky misses the jab.
Purjo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ky.
Purjo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Purjo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Purjo misses with a body punch
and Ky counters with a three punch combo that has Purjo backing up. Purjo nods at Ky to acknowledge the strikes.
Ky looks to land a right hand but Purjo moved out of range.
Ky with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Purjo.
Purjo looks to land a left hand but Ky moved out of range nicely.
Ky swings for the body but Purjo moves out of range.
Purjo scores with a punch to the head.
Ky misses with a series of wild punches.
Ky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jukka Purjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Purjo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Purjo.
Purjo lands with a right hand.
Jukka Purjo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ky counters with a straight right hand.
Ky misses with a hook. Purjo ducked under it nicely.
Ky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ky throws a jab but it's blocked by Purjo.
Ky misses the body punch
and Purjo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Purjo cracks Ky with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Purjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Purjo misses with a wild combination.
Purjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ky is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Purjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ky thuds his right hand into Purjo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Purjo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Purjo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Purjo misses with a body kick.
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Purjo. That's going to slow Ky down.
Purjo misses with an uppercut.
Purjo dives in and grabs Ky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ky pushes down on Purjo's head and hops out.
Ky scores with a nice strike.
Purjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ky looks to throw the jab but Purjo is out of range.
Ky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Purjo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Purjo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ky backs up against the cage.
Ky works Purjo's body with a nice hook.
Purjo throws a right and a left that Ky avoids nicely.
Purjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ky throws a hook to the side of Purjo's head but Purjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ky looks to throw the jab but Purjo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky ducks right into an uppercut from Purjo.
Purjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ky.
Purjo scores with a jab to the body.
Ky misses with a jab to the body
and Purjo counters with an outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Purjo, as that shot connected.
Purjo throws out a powerful jab.
Ky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Purjo both land. Nice combination.
Purjo throws a head kick but Ky moves out of range.
Ky throws a big shot that misses.
Purjo staying out of range there.
Purjo misses with an uppercut. Ky saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Purjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ky looks to land a right hand but Purjo moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky checks a leg kick.
Purjo tries a low kick but Ky avoids it.
Ky misses the shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Ky. Beautiful body shot.
Ky staying out of range there.
Ky misses with a double jab
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Purjo throws a right hand that Ky ducks under and follows up with a left that Ky also avoids with ease.
Ky ducks under a wild hook from Purjo.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky looks to land a right hand but Purjo moved out of range.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Purjo's shoulder, as Purjo tries to avoid the shot.
Purjo misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky lands with an uppercut that bounces Purjo off the cage and back into rage.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Purjo moves away.
Purjo looks to land a right hand but Ky moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Purjo.
Ky misses with a jab to the body
and Purjo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ky cracks Purjo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ky lands with a straight right. Purjo didn't see that one coming.
Ky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Purjo can pounce on him.
Purjo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ky lands a nice hook to Purjo's body. Purjo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Ky - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Ky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Purjo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Ky misses.
Ky lands a glancing blow to the side of Purjo's head.
Purjo throws a sloppy head kick and Ky moves out of range easily.
Ky avoids the head kick by Purjo.
Purjo misses with a series of wild punches.
Purjo misses with a body punch
and Ky counters with a two punch combo.
Purjo cracks Ky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Purjo throws a series of punches but Ky moves out of range.
Purjo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Purjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ky misses with a straight right.
Gaia Ky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Purjo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Purjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Purjo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Purjo!