PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Puti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Palakiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palakiko has chosen The Wave as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Puti
vs
Palakiko

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boy Puti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Palakiko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palakiko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puti circles away.
Palakiko tries to clinch there but Puti circles away.
Puti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Puti or perhaps it was just good defense by Palakiko which made him look bad.

Puti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Palakiko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Palakiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Palakiko 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.
Puti being controlled here, momentarily.
Puti throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palakiko wants to control from the top but Puti keeps moving.
Palakiko controls from within his opponent's guard.

Palakiko gets to his feet - Puti follows without any prompting.
A combination from Palakiko does no damage.

Puti shoots in and gets a takedown into Palakiko's guard.
Palakiko wants to sweep here but Puti controlling him for the moment.
Puti trying to control but Palakiko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palakiko controlling Puti's posture.

Palakiko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puti defends well.
Palakiko trying to control the position.
Puti trying to control the position from guard on top but Palakiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Palakiko managing to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puti doesn't manage to clinch there - Palakiko circles away.
Puti throws a right and a left that Palakiko avoids nicely.
Puti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Palakiko coming out on top.
Puti wants to clinch
and Palakiko counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palakiko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Palakiko rushes Puti and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palakiko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Palakiko is trying to keep Puti in close.
Puti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palakiko on the ground.
Palakiko keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.
Puti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puti looking to pass the guard.

Palakiko wriggles free and stands up.
Palakiko misses with a double jab.
Palakiko has his takedown stuffed

and Puti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Puti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Palakiko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Puti clinches.
Palakiko stops a takedown attempt from Puti.
Puti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palakiko.

Palakiko manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Puti or perhaps it was just good defense by Palakiko which made him look bad.
Palakiko misses with a takedown

and Puti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palakiko is concentrating on defense, preventing Puti from advancing position.
Puti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palakiko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palakiko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puti prevents Palakiko from improving his position.
Palakiko trying to hold on to Puti's head to control him but Puti postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palakiko throws a nice looking combination but Puti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Palakiko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Puti is not content to let Palakiko control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palakiko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Puti is looking to control Palakiko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puti avoid being mounted?
Puti is not content to let Palakiko control the position.
Palakiko moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palakiko trying to control the action but Puti is working from the bottom.
Palakiko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Palakiko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Palakiko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Puti wants to control but Palakiko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palakiko.
The strikes coming from Palakiko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boy Puti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Puti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Puti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Palakiko!
Palakiko is desperately trying to improve his position but Puti has a good base and remains in mount.
Puti trying to control but Palakiko is having none of it.
Palakiko is trying desperately to improve position.
Puti tries to control but Palakiko wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palakiko is trying desperately to improve position.
Palakiko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palakiko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Palakiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Puti trying to control but Palakiko is having none of it.
Palakiko is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti trying to control but Palakiko is having none of it.
Palakiko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Puti tries to control but Palakiko wriggling away.
Palakiko squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Palakiko is in a horrible position here. Puti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy Puti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palakiko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puti trying to control but Palakiko is having none of it.
Puti won't let Palakiko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Puti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puti wants to control the pace but Palakiko is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Puti connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Puti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puti 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Puti!