PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konji Yamaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pukki
vs
Yamaski

170 cm
25
146 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

168 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konji Yamaski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaski shoots and misses
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki scores with the left hand. Yamaski knows he should have avoided that one.
Yamaski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamaski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pukki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukki catches Yamaski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pukki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pukki duly obliges.
Pukki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pukki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pukki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yamaski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pukki lands a jab.
Pukki stuns Yamaski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pukki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaski's head.
Pukki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pukki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pukki scores with a jab. Yamaski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Yamaski is rocked!
Yamaski has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a left to the body.
Yamaski looks gassed!
Pukki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Pukki as he connects with a hook.
Pukki 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!
Pukki lands with a nice body punch.
Pukki lands with a shot to the body.
Pukki jabs Yamaski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pukki scores with a nice right hand.
Yamaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pukki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaski momentarily.
Yamaski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pukki lunges at Yamaski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamaski's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pukki drops Yamaski with a beautiful combination! Yamaski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pukki is looking for the KO!
Yamaski is still on wobbly legs! Can Pukki finish him?
Yamaski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pukki gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Yamaski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Pukki!