PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Harvey
vs
Pukki

188 cm
25
212 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki lands with a nice combination. Harvey backs away looking to recover.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Pukki saw that one coming.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey throws a hook but Pukki avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a head kick but Pukki moves out of range.

Pukki gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pukki is trying to control the action in half guard but Harvey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pukki.
Pukki is looking to advance position but Harvey won't allow it.

Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Harvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Pukki is looking for submissions but instead, Harvey has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Pukkiis looking to pass into half guard but Harvey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harvey is in guard.

Harvey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pukki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harvey has managed to get both his arms back between Pukki's legs - danger averted.
Harvey won't allow Pukki to sweep him here.
Pukki trying to control the position.
Harvey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harvey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harvey tries to stand but Pukki is controlling from the bottom.
Pukki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pukki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pukki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harvey manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
Pukki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Pukki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harvey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pukki throws an elbow that misses. Harvey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pukki's guard. Nice move by Harvey!
Pukki is trying to keep Harvey in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harvey misses with a kick to the body.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey throws a body kick that misses.
Pukki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey misses with a body shot
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Pukki shoots in but Harvey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pukki misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Pukki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Harvey. No joy for Pukki on that attempt.
Harvey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pukki.
Harvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pukki is out of range.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey jabs Pukki right on the nose. Pukki blinks but takes it well.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Pukki shoots in and drives through. Harvey sprawls well.
Paul Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
A low kick from Harvey is predictable there
and Pukki counters with a one-two to the body.
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pukki is defended easily by Harvey.
Pukki slips a jab from Harvey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stuffs the takedown.
Harvey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harvey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harvey connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvey throws a push kick but Pukki slaps the foot to one side.
Pukki walks into a jab.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki moves away from the strike by Harvey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pukki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harvey misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harvey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pukki throws a front kick aimed at Harvey's knee but Harvey avoids it well.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harvey throws out a leg kick but Pukki moves out of range and Harvey only half commits.
Pukki misses the body punch
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Pukki's shoulder, as Pukki tries to avoid the shot.
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pukki misses with a double jab.
Pukki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvey checks it well.
Paul Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pukki doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harvey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big left from Harvey misses.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Pukki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pukki slips a straight right by Harvey.
Harvey motions for Pukki to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pukki lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pukki ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey.
Harvey slips a straight right by Pukki.
Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Pukki is out of range.
Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki throws a low kick but Harvey avoids it.
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Pukki moved out of range nicely.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pukki.
Pukki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pukki scores with a hook to the body. Harvey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pukki in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Pukki saw that one coming.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Pukki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukki misses the shot to the body.
Harvey keeps Pukki at a distance using the push kick.
Harvey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pukki scrambles back to his feet.
Pukki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pukki looks to land a body kick but Harvey moved away.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pukki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harvey's head backwards.
Pukki slips under a jab from Harvey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Pukki closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Harvey - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pukki tries to pull guard but Harvey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harvey can't find room to land a body shot as Pukki controls the action.

Pukki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Pukki digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey slips a straight right by Pukki.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Pukki ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harvey 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harvey!