PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Macnturf
vs
Punani

190 cm
30
196 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani takes one to the side of the head.
Macnturf throws a nice looking combination but Punani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani is looking to score with low kicks.
Punani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Macnturf checks it well.
Macnturf tries to move into range but Punani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Macnturf scores with a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Macnturf checks a leg kick.
Macnturf misses with a two punch combination.
Punani throws a jab but it's blocked by Macnturf.
Punani misses with a hook. Macnturf ducked under it nicely.
Harry Punani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punani dodges the punch combination from Macnturf.
Macnturf cracks Punani with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a series of wild punches.
Macnturf cracks Punani with a good jab.
Punani connects with a nice looking jab.
Macnturf throws a jab when Punani was well out of range.
Punani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Macnturf.
Punani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macnturf.
Macnturf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Punani drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Punani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macnturf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Punani wants to control from the top but Macnturf keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Macnturf is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Macnturf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Macnturf fails to land.
Punani working aggressively here.
Punani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Macnturf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Macnturf scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf lands with a nice body punch.
Punani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stan Macnturf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Punani.
Punani slips under a jab from Macnturf.
Macnturf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Punani takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macnturf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macnturf moves out of range as Punani strikes.
Macnturf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macnturf's waist but Macnturf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punani off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Punani.
Punani looks to land a right hand but Macnturf moved out of range.
Punani throws a leg kick but Macnturf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Punani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macnturf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macnturf throws a big shot that misses.
Punani swings for the body but Macnturf moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punani motions for Macnturf to come forward. Punani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Punani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Macnturf will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Punani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macnturf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punani manages to avoid it.
Punani throws a front kick aimed at Macnturf's knee but Macnturf avoids it well.
Punani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punani throws a right and a left that Macnturf avoids nicely.
Punani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Punani dodges the punch combination from Macnturf.
Macnturf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macnturf scores with a three punch combo!
Punani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macnturf was well out of range. Poor timing from Punani.
Punani tries to close the distance and clinch but Macnturf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macnturf connects with a crisp jab.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punani misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Punani.
Punani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Macnturf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Macnturf throws a hook to the side of Punani's head but Punani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punani lands with a slapping head kick.
Punani plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Punani tries for a takedown but Macnturf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Punani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Punani throws a leg kick but Macnturf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Macnturf connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Macnturf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punani circles away quickly and effectively.
Macnturf tries to bum rush Punani with a series of wild strikes but Punani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punani looks to land a body kick but Macnturf moved away.
Punani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Macnturf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macnturf.
Stan Macnturf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Macnturf checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani throws a lazy right hand but Macnturf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macnturf looks to score with a jab to the body but Punani is just out of range.
Macnturf 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.
Punani lands an overhand right.
Macnturf checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Macnturf. No joy for Punani on that attempt.
Macnturf takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Macnturf swats away the attempt to clinch by Punani.
Macnturf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Punani is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macnturf.
Punani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punani misses with a straight right.
Punani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Punani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macnturf throws a body punch but Punani moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Macnturf blocks the leg kick.
Macnturf avoids the body shot from Punani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf avoids the head kick by Punani.
Punani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punani takes a swing at Macnturf's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Punani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Macnturf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punani was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Macnturf blocks a jab.
Punani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macnturf jabs at Punani's body.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punani misses with a few strikes there.
Punani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macnturf pinned against the cage. Macnturf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macnturf misses with a shot to the body
and Punani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Macnturf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Macnturf moves out of range as Punani strikes.
Punani misses with a hook. Macnturf ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Macnturf is able to avoid easily.
Punani is looking to clinch.
Macnturf checks a low kick from Punani.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macnturf. Punani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macnturf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Macnturf misses.
Stan Macnturf is winning the standup battle so far.
Punani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punani moves out of range as Macnturf strikes.
Punani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macnturf slips under a jab from Punani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punani moves away.
Macnturf moves out of range of the body kick.
Punani swinging wildly here.
Macnturf moves out of range of the leg kick from Punani.
A head kick misses from Punani.
Macnturf cracks Punani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Punani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macnturf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punani walks into a jab.
Punani slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Macnturf slips a jab and a cross from Punani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Punani throws a head kick but Macnturf moves out of range.
A big right from Punani misses.
Punani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Punani forces Macnturf back against the cage and clinches.
Macnturf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Macnturf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macnturf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Punani dives in and scores a takedown into Macnturf's guard.

Macnturf kicks Punani off and gets to his feet.
Macnturf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punani manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macnturf throws out the jab.
Macnturf stuffs the takedown attempt from Punani. Punani gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macnturf.
Punani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macnturf manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Macnturf.
Punani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macnturf.
Macnturf 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Macnturf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Macnturf 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harry Punani!