PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulli has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lang
vs
Pulli

195 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
30
221 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pulli.
Pulli works Lang's body with a nice hook.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulli scores with a jab. Lang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pulli circles away.
Lang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pulli lands with a good body shot.
Lang walks into a jab.
Lang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pulli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pulli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pulli cracks Lang with a good jab.
Pulli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pulli lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang fails with the takedown
and Pulli counters with a three punch combo that has Lang backing up. Lang nods at Pulli to acknowledge the strikes.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pulli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pulli lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Pulli catches Lang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pulli works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Pulli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pulli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pulli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.

Lang gets caught napping as Pulli dives in and scores a takedown. Lang manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pulli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pulli manages to get himself to full guard.
Lang being controlled here momentarily.
Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pulli on the ground.

Lang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pulli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lang manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lang tries to get out of the position.
Pulli working some strikes from top position.
Pulli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pulli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lang is trying to control the position but Pulli postures up.
Pulli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pulli slips a nice elbow through Lang's hands, connecting with Lang's forehead.
Pulli working over Lang with some ground and pound. Lang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lang is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulli wants to take a breather but Lang is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli uses his free foot to push down on Lang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lang.
Pulli has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lang's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulli with the ground and pound from mount.
Pulli connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pulli looking to finish Lang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lang!
Lang tries to hold on but Pulli pushes him away.
Pulli is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulli controlling from mount.
Lang is desperately trying to improve his position but Pulli has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julli Pulli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pulli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulli defends it nicely.
Lang takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Lang tries to pull guard but Pulli holds him up against the cage and eventually Lang drops back down to his feet.
Lang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pulli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulli is working Lang over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang takes a shot to the head.
Pulli scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pulli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pulli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pulli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulli.
Pulli is working Lang over against the cage.
Pulli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pulli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pulli gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lang regains guard.
Pulli advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulli landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulli lands a few punches from side control.
Lang taking a bit of punishment here - Pulli scoring with strikes.
A control attempt from Lang but he's now mounted!
Pulli is landing with some decent strikes but Lang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lang is squirming around, avoiding Pulli's attempts to control the action.
Pulli dominating with strikes here.
Pulli tries to control but Lang wriggling away.
Pulli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulli landing shots from mount.
Pulli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pulli wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Pulli landing shots from mount.
Pulli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulli cracks Lang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulli controlling from mount.
Pulli dominating with strikes here.

Lang is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli cracks Lang with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julli Pulli!