PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corleone
vs
Pukki

189 cm
33
210 lbs
29 - 7 - 0

179 cm
33
215 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

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 29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki tries to clinch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pukki.

Corleone drives through and clinches with Pukki against the cage.
Corleone lands an uppercut.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pukki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pukki prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone tries to work over Pukki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone presses Pukki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Pukki to work.
A short uppercut from Corleone.
Pukki swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
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!
Corleone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Pukki.
Corleone working aggressively here.
Pukki lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Pukki trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pukki into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Pukki.
Pukki stalling against the cage.
Pukki scores with a shoulder strike.
Corleone tries a body shot but Pukki blocks it.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pukki.
Pukki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corleone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Pukki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corleone lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Pukki leaning against his opponent.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Corleone.
Pukki trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pukki into the cage.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pukki blocks it with crossed arms.
Pukki avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Pukki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pukki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Pukki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pukki blocking some punches.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Pukki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corleone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
Corleone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone tries to work over Pukki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone scores with a shoulder strike.
Pukki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Pukki.
Corleone lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Corleone pulls his leg out and moves away.

Corleone clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sonny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukki is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Pukki into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corleone is defending well.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Pukki working aggressively here.
Corleone leaning against his opponent.
Pukki has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Pukki blocks with his arms.
Pukki is trying to stall.
Corleone looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Corleone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Corleone, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Corleone against the cage but Corleone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pukki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pukki.
Pukki throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.

Pukki has managed to clinch.
Corleone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pukki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pukki wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Pukki wants to pass to mount but Corleone is defending the position.
Corleone has hold of Pukki's hands but Pukki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Pukki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Corleone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pukki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone throws a body punch but Pukki moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Pukki or perhaps it was just good defense by Corleone which made him look bad.
Pukki gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Corleone just misses with a punch to the body.

Corleone forces Pukki back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Corleone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
Pukki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukki lands with a light punch inside.
Pukki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pukki taking a breather.
Corleone keeps control of Pukki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone lands a left hand.
Corleone lands a body shot.
Corleone is pressed up against the cage. Pukki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Corleone down to the mat. Corleone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Pukki is breathing heavily.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pukki throws a head kick that misses
and Corleone counters with a good low kick that Pukki was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corleone.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.

Corleone lands a big right hand that sends Pukki crashing to the mat! Corleone stays standing though and waves Pukki back to his feet!

Pukki is rocked!
Pukki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pukki is still on wobbly legs! Can Corleone finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Pukki's jaw. Pukki's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Corleone does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Corleone!
After winning the bout, Sonny Corleone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.