PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murska Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drosmigais Paciks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska Puro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Puro
vs
Paciks

189 cm
20
208 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murska Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drosmigais Paciks!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro misses with a low kick.
Paciks misses with a takedown attempt - Puro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Paciks or perhaps it was just good defense by Puro, which made it look bad.

Paciks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Paciks.
Paciks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Puro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paciks backwards.
Paciks throws an elbow that misses.
Puro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puro.

Paciks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puro trying to control but Paciks is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paciks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Paciks is trying to control the position but Puro postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paciks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paciks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puro is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paciks checks a low kick from Puro.
Puro tries to score with a low kick but Paciks moves his leg out of the way.

Paciks moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Puro tries a body shot but Paciks blocks it.
Puro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paciks backwards.
Paciks blocking some punches.
Paciks tries to circle away but Puro has him pinned against the cage.
Puro avoiding damage as Paciks throws knees to the body.
Puro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paciks tries to score a body lock takedown but Puro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murska Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drosmigais Paciks.
Paciks blocks an uppercut.
Paciks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puro takes an elbow to the temple.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Paciks.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Paciks prevents a body shot from Puro.
Puro lands an uppercut.
Puro blocks an elbow strike.
Paciks missing with knees to the body.
Paciks throws an elbow that misses.
Paciks misses with an elbow over the top.
Paciks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Puro up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paciks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paciks working aggressively here.
Puro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paciks up against the cage.
Paciks throws a head punch that misses.
Paciks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paciks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Puro struggles to land a body shot inside as Paciks controls his hands.
Puro is trying to maintain a safe position but Paciks gets an underhook and turns Puro into the cage.
Puro lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puro.
Paciks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puro scores with a shoulder strike.
Paciks blocks a body shot from Puro.
Paciks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Puro on the inside.
Nice elbow from Paciks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paciks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Puro.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puro.
Paciks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puro's elbow.
Paciks is looking to control Puro's arms but Puro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paciks has his back to the cage.
Paciks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Puro to keep the fight standing.
Puro has Paciks pressed against the cage, preventing Paciks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puro lands a shot to the body.
Paciks lands an elbow inside that Puro shrugs off.
Paciks is trying to maintain a safe position but Puro gets an underhook and turns Paciks into the cage.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paciks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puro trying to stall but Paciks improves his position.
Paciks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murska Puro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Puro slaps away a takedown attempt from Paciks, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Paciks pushes Puro up against the cage in a clinch.
Puro lands with a left to the head.
Paciks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puro lands with a short shot to the head.
Paciks blocking some punches.
Puro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paciks's elbow.
Puro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paciks up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Puro.
Paciks can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Paciks blocking some punches.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puro lands a nice uppercut.
Puro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paciks can do to turn this around?

Paciks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro wants to pass the guard but Paciks is keeping the position.
Paciks trying to keep a closed guard but Puro is proving a slippery customer.
Paciks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puro is controlling him.
Puro tries to stand but Paciks is controlling from the bottom.
Puro wants to control from the top but Paciks keeps moving.
Puro wanted to stand there but Paciks had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paciks tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Paciks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paciks being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puro.
Good body shot from Puro.
Puro cracks Paciks with a nice body shot.
Puro lands with a short shot to the head.
Paciks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puro's defenses.
Paciks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro is looking to control Paciks's arms but Paciks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puro has his back to the cage.
Puro is working Paciks over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paciks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paciks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puro is keeping busy.
Paciks is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Paciks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paciks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murska Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drosmigais Paciks.
Paciks is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Puro.
Puro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paciks landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Still in the clinch, Puro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paciks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paciks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puro just leaning against Paciks, taking a breather.
Puro avoids the elbow strike from Paciks, against the cage.
Paciks lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
Puro lands with a left to the head.
Puro tries to stall but Paciks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pacikss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paciks backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro tries to work over Paciks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paciks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paciks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paciks.
Murska Puro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paciks is trying to break free.
Puro trying to stall but Paciks improves his position.
Puro blocks the elbow strike.
Puro digs a right hand into Paciks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paciks's gas tank.
Puro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Puro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puro has Paciks pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paciks throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paciks throws an elbow but misses.
Puro pushes Paciks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Paciks successfully pulls guard.
Puro wants to control from the top but Paciks keeps moving.
Paciks keeping full guard, as Puro tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murska Puro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Paciks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puro.
Drosmigais Paciks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paciks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puro can pounce on him.
Paciks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puro.
Drosmigais Paciks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puro scoring well with a low kick there.
Puro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paciks takes a step back to recover.
Puro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paciks's hands.
Puro connects with an inside leg kick.
Puro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paciks is able to avoid easily.

Paciks moves into the clinch.
Paciks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
Puro scores with a shot to the side of Paciks's head.

Paciks decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puro trying to control but Paciks is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paciks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puro is one step ahead there.
Puro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paciks is keeping the position for now.
Paciks has a closed guard, preventing Puro from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puro controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paciks misses with a double jab.
Puro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paciks avoids it.

Paciks clinches.
Puro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paciks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Puro.
Paciks wants to get back to striking at distance but Puro won't allow it.
Paciks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paciks taking a breather.
Puro blocks an elbow strike.
Puro looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Puro on the inside.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paciks prevents a body shot from Puro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puro stalling against the cage.
Paciks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puro smiles and moves away.
Murska Puro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Paciks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puro, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puro as Paciks tries to tie him up.
Paciks jumps guard but Puro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Puro avoids a wild elbow strike from Paciks.
Paciks is looking to control Puro's arms but Puro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paciks has his back to the cage.
Paciks tries to pull guard but Puro holds him up against the cage and eventually Paciks drops back down to his feet.
Murska Puro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drosmigais Paciks.
Paciks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Puro.
Puro misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paciks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paciks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puro smiles and moves away.
Puro connects with a high kick.

It looks like Drosmigais Paciks has been cut.
A head kick from Puro lands but Paciks takes it in his stride.
Paciks shoots in looking for a takedown but Puro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paciks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puro scores with a sloppy right hand. Paciks should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Puro. Those never looked like landing.

Paciks closes the distance and pushes Puro back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paciks misses with the head strike.
Puro misses with a punch to the body.
Paciks wants a takedown but no success here.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paciks is looking to break free of the clinch but Puro has double underhooks.
Paciks tries to pull guard but Puro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drosmigais Paciks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Paciks.
Paciks looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murska Puro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puro, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murska Puro!