PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marionetka Pudzianowska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marionetka Pudzianowska will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Haukka
vs
Pudzianowska

180 cm
28
163 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

225 cm
33
160 lbs
6 - 26 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marionetka Pudzianowska!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pudzianowska looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pudzianowska gets tackled into the cage by Haukka. Haukka maintains the clinch.
Haukka slows down the pace here.
Pudzianowska wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haukka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haukka.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Pudzianowska tries to pull guard but Haukka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowska is blocking nicely.
Haukka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka lands an elbow just above Pudzianowska 's eye.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pudzianowska takes an elbow to the temple.
Pudzianowska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haukka.
Pudzianowska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowska is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haukka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowska fails to pull guard.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marionetka Pudzianowska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks with his arms.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.

Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pudzianowska gets tackled into the cage by Haukka. Haukka maintains the clinch.
Pudzianowska has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haukka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowska managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowska is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Pudzianowska to work.
Haukka taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haukka obliges.
Haukka lands a nice knee to the body.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka is struggling to control the position.
Pudzianowska tries for a takedown but Haukka manages to get underhooks.

Haukka breaks from the clinch.

Haukka clinches up with Pudzianowska and pushes him back against the cage.
Haukka is stalling here.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Pudzianowska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pudzianowska is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pudzianowska takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pudzianowska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Pudzianowska is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka lands a left hand.
Pudzianowska is still on wobbly legs! Can Haukka finish him?
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks with his arms.
Haukka prevents a body shot from Pudzianowska.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowska wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Haukka has managed to clinch.
Pudzianowska seems to have recovered his senses.
Haukka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haukka avoids a wild elbow strike from Pudzianowska.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pudzianowska blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pudzianowska up against the cage.
Pudzianowska looking for a takedown.
Pudzianowska is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowska is blocking nicely.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pudzianowska tries to pull guard but Haukka won't allow it.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marionetka Pudzianowska.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pudzianowska blocks it with crossed arms.
Pudzianowska misses with a knee strike.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pudzianowska is breathing heavily.
Haukka lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka avoiding damage.
Haukka tries to stall but Pudzianowska uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haukka landing knees to the body.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowska jumps guard but Haukka stands there with Pudzianowska around his waist. Pudzianowska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowska working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.

Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pudzianowska closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haukka quickly recovers to half guard.
Haukka is refusing to be controlled, as Pudzianowska sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marionetka Pudzianowska was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haukka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Pudzianowska is avoiding it.
Daniel Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haukka looks to land a body kick but Pudzianowska moved away.
Haukka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haukka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haukka tries to clinch but Pudzianowska moves out of range.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Pudzianowska circles away and keeps his distance.

Haukka rushes Pudzianowska and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka lands a good knee to the midsection. Pudzianowska won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haukka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Haukka instigates a clinch.
Haukka stalls.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudzianowska tries a knee to the head but Haukka blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks with his arms.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pudzianowska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haukka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haukka lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Haukka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pudzianowska dives in and scores a takedown into Haukka's guard.
Haukka keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowska from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marionetka Pudzianowska.
Pudzianowska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pudzianowska shoots in for a double leg but Haukka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pudzianowska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowska swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haukka closes the distance and clinches.
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pudzianowska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haukka after a bit of a struggle.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haukka feints and then cracks Pudzianowska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pudzianowska down.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Pudzianowska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marionetka Pudzianowska.

Haukka darts in and clinches Pudzianowska up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowska is trying to stall.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks with his arms.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Haukka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haukka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haukka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pudzianowska in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pudzianowska blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks it.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pudzianowska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowska blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pudzianowska tries for a takedown but Haukka manages to get underhooks.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka misses with an elbow over the top.
Pudzianowska goes for a takedown attempt but Haukka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniel Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Pudzianowska circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haukka has Pudzianowska up against the cage in a clinch.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haukka smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haukka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marionetka Pudzianowska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pudzianowska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haukka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haukka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!
Daniel Haukka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.