PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rurik Kokovtsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pekka Puukko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pekka Puukko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Puukko
vs
Kokovtsov

188 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pekka Puukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rurik Kokovtsov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokovtsov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puukko checks it well.
Kokovtsov takes one to the side of the head.
Kokovtsov misses with a hook. Puukko ducked under it nicely.
Puukko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kokovtsov. That did some damage!
Kokovtsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puukko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puukko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puukko lands the left hand.
Kokovtsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokovtsov misses with a low kick.
Kokovtsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokovtsov misses the shot to the body.
Puukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Puukko.
Kokovtsov blocks a low kick nicely.
Puukko throws a solid leg kick but Kokovtsov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puukko.
Puukko tries to bum rush Kokovtsov with a series of wild strikes but Kokovtsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kokovtsov misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokovtsov throws an overhand right that lands on Puukko's shoulder, as Puukko tries to avoid the shot.
Puukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puukko misses with an uppercut.
Kokovtsov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kokovtsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puukko clobbers Kokovtsov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kokovtsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokovtsov.
Puukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokovtsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kokovtsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puukko.
Puukko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rurik Kokovtsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Puukko as he connects with a hook.
Puukko throws a series of punches but Kokovtsov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokovtsov throws a leg kick but Puukko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puukko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Puukko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puukko digs a good hook to Kokovtsov's body.
Puukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kokovtsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kokovtsov throws a body punch but Puukko moves out of range.
Puukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokovtsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokovtsov misses with a straight right.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but Kokovtsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kokovtsov misses with a wild body shot.
Puukko scores with a body shot.
Kokovtsov throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokovtsov looks to land a left hand but Puukko moved out of range nicely.
Puukko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Puukko.
Kokovtsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Puukko.
Puukko stalks Kokovtsov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kokovtsov's face. Kokovtsov staggers backwards, shaken.
Puukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puukko lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Puukko.
Puukko with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kokovtsov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kokovtsov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kokovtsov throws a hook but Puukko avoids it easily.
Kokovtsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puukko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kokovtsov walks into a stiff left hand from Puukko.
Puukko moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokovtsov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kokovtsov misses.
Puukko connects with a crisp jab.
Puukko lands a jab to the nose.
Kokovtsov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokovtsov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puukkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puukko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puukko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Puukko thuds his shin into the meat of Kokovtsov's side.
Puukko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kokovtsov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puukko's calf.
Puukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Puukko cracks Kokovtsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy left from Puukko finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko misses with an uppercut. Kokovtsov saw that one coming.
Puukko blocks a jab.
Puukko throws a chopping leg kick but Kokovtsov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puukko throws a front kick aimed at Kokovtsov's knee but Kokovtsov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Puukko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puukko feints and then cracks Kokovtsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokovtsov down.
Kokovtsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puukko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puukko lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puukko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kokovtsov connects with a body shot that sends Puukko's belly button to the back.
Kokovtsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puukko moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puukko. Kokovtsov shrugs it off though.
Kokovtsov throws a body punch but Puukko moves out of range.
Kokovtsov missing with a left hand there. Puukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kokovtsov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Kokovtsov misses
and Puukko counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokovtsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kokovtsov swings for the body but Puukko moves out of range.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from Kokovtsov.
Nice body kick there by Puukko.
Kokovtsov misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puukko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puukko scores with a nice head shot.
Kokovtsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puukko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Puukko scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Puukko. That's going to slow Kokovtsov down.
Pekka Puukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Puukko lands a glancing blow to the side of Kokovtsov's head.
Kokovtsov throws the left hand but Puukko avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokovtsov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kokovtsov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Puukko with a hook.
Kokovtsov walks into a jab.
Kokovtsov throws a hook to the side of Puukko's head but Puukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kokovtsov checks a low kick from Puukko.
Puukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves out of range as Kokovtsov throws a body kick.
Puukko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kokovtsov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Puukko has got the better of the exchanges.
Kokovtsov missing with a left hand there. Puukko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puukko lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Puukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kokovtsov circles away quickly and effectively.
Puukko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kokovtsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kokovtsov throws a big shot that misses.
Kokovtsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokovtsov misses with a looping left.
Puukko lands a jab-cross combination.
Kokovtsov takes one to the chin there.
Puukko catches Kokovtsov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokovtsov.

Kokovtsov drops Puukko with a beautiful combination! Puukko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kokovtsov is looking for the KO!

Puukko is rocked!

It looks like Pekka Puukko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kokovtsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Puukko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kokovtsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puukko.
Kokovtsov is breathing heavily.
Puukko slips a straight right by Kokovtsov.
Puukko seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokovtsov. Puukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokovtsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puukko looks to land a combination. Kokovtsov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Puukko digs a good hook to Kokovtsov's body.
Kokovtsov misses with an uppercut
and Puukko counters with a left and a right that stings Kokovtsov.
Puukko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puukko duly obliges.
Kokovtsov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Kokovtsov does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokovtsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Puukko does no damage.
Puukko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kokovtsov's head backwards.
Puukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kokovtsov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kokovtsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Pekka Puukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puukko checks a low kick from Kokovtsov.
Puukko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Kokovtsov misses
and Puukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puukko misses with a double jab
enabling Kokovtsov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko lands a front kick.
Kokovtsov misses with a combination
and Puukko counters with a good low kick that Kokovtsov was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Puukko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Puukko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Puukko.
Puukko thuds his right hand into Kokovtsov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puukko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kokovtsov tried to score with a low kick but Puukko checks it.
Puukko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kokovtsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puukko scores with a punch to the head.
Puukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kokovtsov takes one to the chin there.
Puukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kokovtsov can do to turn this around?
Puukko blocks a jab.
Kokovtsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Puukko.
Puukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokovtsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokovtsov swinging wildly here.
Puukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kokovtsov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokovtsov needs to keep his hands up - Puukko had a free shot at his head there.
Kokovtsov swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puukko throws a leg kick but Kokovtsov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kokovtsov throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puukko sizes up Kokovtsov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kokovtsov lands a jab to Puukko's midsection.
Kokovtsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kokovtsov misses.
Puukko tries to score with a low kick but Kokovtsov moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokovtsov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokovtsov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Puukko does no damage.
Kokovtsov lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puukko.
Puukko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kokovtsov swings widly with a right hand
and Kokovtsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kokovtsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Puukko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puukko.
Kokovtsov tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Kokovtsov misses its intended target.
A combination from Kokovtsov does no damage.
Puukko cracks Kokovtsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puukko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kokovtsov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kokovtsov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puukko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokovtsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puukko to score with a decent uppercut.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from Kokovtsov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puukko.
Kokovtsov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kokovtsov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Puukko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kokovtsov doesn't seem phased though.
Puukko scores with a push kick.
Jab from Puukko.
Nice uppercut there from Puukko.
Kokovtsov avoids the body shot from Puukko.
Puukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kokovtsov.
Puukko throws a leg kick but Kokovtsov moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kokovtsov on the side of the head.
Puukko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Puukko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puukko blocks a low kick nicely.
Puukko throws a low kick but Kokovtsov moves out of range easily.
Kokovtsov misses with an uppercut
and Puukko counters with a nice leg kick.
Kokovtsov misses with an uppercut.
Puukko throws a series of punches but Kokovtsov moves out of range.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
Kokovtsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puukko.
Kokovtsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kokovtsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko slips a jab from Kokovtsov.
Puukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puukko moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Puukko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Puukko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kokovtsov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puukko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kokovtsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokovtsov scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Puukko blocks the leg kick.
Kokovtsov swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a nice body kick.
Puukko throws a leg kick that misses.
Puukko tries to bum rush Kokovtsov with a series of wild strikes but Kokovtsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kokovtsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokovtsov.
Puukko looks to land a body kick but Kokovtsov moved away.
Puukko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kokovtsov misses with a looping left.
Puukko slips a jab and a cross from Kokovtsov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokovtsov misses with a hook.
Kokovtsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puukko can pounce on him.
Kokovtsov throws a good cross that connects.
Puukko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puukko.
A left and a right from Puukko both land. Nice combination.
Puukko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kokovtsov backs up against the cage.
Kokovtsov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kokovtsov. Kokovtsov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokovtsov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puukko lands a really nice looking cross but Kokovtsov seems unphased.
Puukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kokovtsov swings widly with a right hand
and Puukko counters with a three punch combo that has Kokovtsov backing up. Kokovtsov nods at Puukko to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves away from the strike by Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puukko.
Puukko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puukko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kokovtsov throws a shot from downtown. Puukko moves away and avoids it.
Puukko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puukko throws a leg kick but Kokovtsov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puukko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Kokovtsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puukko moves forwards but Kokovtsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kokovtsov lands a big head kick that sends Puukko to the canvas! Kokovtsov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rurik Kokovtsov! Rurik Kokovtsov retains his middleweight title!
Rurik Kokovtsov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.