PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Harley
vs
Pulkkinen

150 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

209 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Topper Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Pulkkinen.
A punch lands to the side of Harley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Pulkkinen has closed the distance and engaged Harley in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pulkkinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pulkkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harleys head.
Pulkkinen pushes Harley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen digs a right hand into Harley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harley's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harley is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.
Harley really is a fat lump.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Harley tries to circle away but Pulkkinen has him pinned against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harley.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley is trying to push Pulkkinen away but Pulkkinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a right hand into Harley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harley's gas tank.
Harley is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen is struggling to control the position.
Pulkkinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harley backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.

Harley is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Oh Harley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Harley's head.

Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulkkinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harley will feel that in the morning.
Harley seems to have got his legs back now.
Harley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Harley's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Pulkkinen there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pulkkinen! Harley is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Pulkkinen!