PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Puch
vs
Tahuna

170 cm
27
155 lbs
25 - 8 - 2

176 cm
29
165 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Machiavelli Boutique

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Puch misses.
Robledo Puch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahuna blocks a jab.
Tahuna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tahuna stuffs the takedown attempt from Puch. Puch gets slowly back to his feet.
Puch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahuna momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puch.
Tahuna swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Puch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Puch does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tahuna. Puch does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Puch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tahuna but Tahuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tahuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robledo Puch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahuna.
Puch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Puch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Puch in side control, throwing shots but Tahuna defends.

Puch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tahuna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tahuna parries the strikes from Puch easily there. Puch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tahuna to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tahuna felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Puch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Puch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tahuna defending against the ground and pound.
Tahuna is working to avoid the ground and pound but Puch connects with a decent elbow.
Puch working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from Puch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Puch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna parries the strikes from Puch easily there. Puch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tahuna to escape.
Puch is putting a hurting on Tahuna here, landing some big shots from side control.
Puch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tahuna struggling a bit here.
Tahuna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tahuna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Puch.
Puch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Puch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tahuna, who protects the arm well.
Tahuna can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Puch.

Puch is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tahuna looks calm but he's in trouble here. Puch gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tahuna is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Puch lets go of the hold and Tahuna can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Robledo Puch made sure he mentioned Machiavelli Boutique, along with how happy he was to win his fight.