PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Puska Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestler Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska Jr comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdX79pwyBII blaring out of the sound system. Wrestler Guy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Puska Jr
vs
Guy

196 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
26
283 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Puska Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wrestler Guy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puska Jr manages to avoid it.
Guy throws a series of punches but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puska Jr manages to avoid it.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puska Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Puska Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puska Jr manages to avoid it.
Guy throws a wild body kick that Puska Jr sees coming a mile off.
Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puska Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puska Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Puska Jr misses with a looping right.
Puska Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Puska Jr misses.
A jab from Puska Jr misses.
Guy tries to bum rush Puska Jr with a series of wild strikes but Puska Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puska Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska Jr.
Guy looks to land a body kick but Puska Jr moved away.
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Puska Jr which made him look bad.
Puska Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska Jr misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puska Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska Jr.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Puska Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Guy throws a right hand that Puska Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Puska Jr also avoids with ease.

Guy scores with a takedown into Puska Jr's guard.
Puska Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guy stops Puska Jr from standing up.
Guy trying to control but Puska Jr is working from the bottom.
Puska Jr is looking to stand up but Guy isn't so interested in that idea.

Puska Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pauli Puska Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy throws a wild body kick that Puska Jr sees coming a mile off.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Puska Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puska Jr swinging wildly here.
Puska Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Puska Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puska Jr moves away.
Puska Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska Jr blocks the body kick.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puska Jr jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Guy swings for the body but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Guy tries to land a front kick but Puska Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska Jr.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Puska Jr dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Puska Jr lands.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Puska Jr.
The fighters circling - Puska Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puska Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Puska Jr misses with a straight left.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy throws a body punch but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Guy blocks a jab.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puska Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrestler Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puska Jr slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Puska Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puska Jr moves away.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puska Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puska Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puska Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guy won't let Puska Jr get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Puska Jr is breathing heavily.
Puska Jr is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.
Puska Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Guy controlling from mount.
Guy trying to control but Puska Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Puska Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puska Jr.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puska Jr dips to his left and cracks Guy with an uppercut!
Guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puska Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Wrestler Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska Jr lands with a cross.
Puska Jr dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puska Jr swivels and escapes.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puska Jr counters with a left to the body.
Puska Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Guy moves forwards but Puska Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puska Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Puska Jr misses.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Puska Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Puska Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puska Jr punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puska Jr throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr feints a jab promting Guy to slip. Puska Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guy misses with a shot to the body
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puska Jr misses with a double jab.
Puska Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Puska Jr misses.
Guy misses with a body kick.
Guy throws a body punch but Puska Jr moves out of range.

Puska Jr tries to sprawl but Guy drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Puska Jr pushes Guy off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Puska Jr misses the target.
Puska Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska Jr missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Guy swings for the body but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guy misses with a kick to the body.
Puska Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puska Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Puska Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska Jr misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Puska Jr slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska Jr throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Puska Jr works over Guy's head and body with a nice combination.
Guy misses the body punch
enabling Puska Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Puska Jr slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Puska Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Puska Jr scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puska Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pauli Puska Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestler Guy.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Puska Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Puska Jr.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Puska Jr enables Guy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Puska Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Guy is breathing heavily.

Puska Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
enabling Puska Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Puska Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puska Jr misses with the combination.
Puska Jr throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Puska Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Puska Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy swings for the body but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Puska Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr lands a jab.
Puska Jr throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska Jr is just out of range.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Puska Jr does it's job there.
Guy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puska Jr's waist but Puska Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guy off to one side.
A big right from Puska Jr misses.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Puska Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guy.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puska Jr manages to avoid it.
Guy misses with a combination
and Puska Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Puska Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Puska Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puska Jr lands with a cross.
Pauli Puska Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska Jr throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puska Jr moves away.
A big right from Puska Jr misses.
Puska Jr throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Puska Jr dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Puska Jr stalks Guy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guy's face. Guy staggers backwards, shaken.
Puska Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Puska Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Puska Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy misses with a body shot
and Puska Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Puska Jr tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Puska Jr.
Puska Jr clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puska Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puska Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Guy staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guy.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Puska Jr misses its intended target.
Puska Jr dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska Jr.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Puska Jr throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska Jr cracks Guy with an open hand slap.
Guy throws a series of punches but Puska Jr avoids them all with ease.
Puska Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Puska Jr.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Puska Jr misses with a looping left.
Guy swinging wildly here.
Puska Jr misses with a looping right.
Puska Jr misses with a wild combination.
Puska Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Puska Jr throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Puska Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy looks to land a body kick but Puska Jr moved away.
Puska Jr throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Puska Jr misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Guy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Puska Jr misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Puska Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guy on the side of the head.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Puska Jr.
Guy misses with a double jab
and Puska Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska Jr.
Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Puska Jr.
Puska Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Puska Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puska Jr throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy has his takedown stuffed
and Puska Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puska Jr tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puska Jr throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.
Puska Jr avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy looks to land a combination but Puska Jr avoids it well.
Puska Jr throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Puska Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puska Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Puska Jr thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puska Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puska Jr avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Puska Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puska Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puska Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Puska Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puska Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy takes one to the side of the head.
Guy misses the body punch
and Puska Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puska Jr looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.

Guy gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy controls the position.

Puska Jr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Puska Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puska Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy throws a series of punches but Puska Jr avoids them all with ease.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puska Jr throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Puska Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Puska Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Puska Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puska Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Puska Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy misses with the combination.
Guy misses with a body punch
and Puska Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Puska Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Puska Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wrestler Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puska Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauli Puska Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puska Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauli Puska Jr!