PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crispino Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi 's entrance music is Throwdown - Defend With Violence. A fine choice. Crispino Nicolosi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nicolosi
vs
Pulkkinen

189 cm
20
224 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

209 cm
19
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crispino Nicolosi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi drops his hands momentarily and Pulkkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Pulkkinen.
Nicolosi ducks right into an uppercut from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nicolosi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulkkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Nicolosi off balance momentarily.
Nicolosi lands a head shot.

It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicolosi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicolosi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pulkkinen counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pulkkinen does it's job there.
Nicolosi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Nicolosi down.
Pulkkinen looks to land a combination but Nicolosi avoids it well.
Pulkkinen leaves Nicolosi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nicolosi 's head.
Nicolosi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nicolosi misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.

Nicolosi has Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Nicolosi .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicolosi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pulkkinen's brow.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen trying to stall but Nicolosi improves his position.
Nicolosi lands with a short shot to the head.
Pulkkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolosi is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen managing to block the knees to the body from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolosi takes a shot to the head.
Nicolosi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi .

Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulkkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Nicolosi has closed the distance and engaged Pulkkinen in a clinch.
Pulkkinen looking to stall.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen tries to stall but Nicolosi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nicolosi tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pulkkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nicolosi blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolosi .
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nicolosi lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Nicolosi .

Pulkkinen is rocked!
Nicolosi avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Nicolosi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nicolosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolosi misses with the head strike.
Nicolosi stalls.
Nicolosi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Nicolosi is trying to stall.
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nicolosi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicolosi tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
Pulkkinen thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolosi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulkkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicolosi finish him?

Nicolosi clinches with his opponent.

Nicolosi breaks from the clinch.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicolosi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch.
Nicolosi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it well.
Nicolosi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
A jab from Pulkkinen does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pulkkinen!
Nicolosi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nicolosi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab. Nicolosi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicolosi walks into a left hand.

Nicolosi is rocked!
Nicolosi is looking to wear down Pulkkinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nicolosi misses with a two punch combination.
Nicolosi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicolosi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pulkkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi walks into a left hand.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.
Nicolosi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Nicolosi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicolosi seems to have got his legs back now.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pulkkinen! Nicolosi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Pulkkinen!
In defeat, Crispino Nicolosi stepped up to the mic, saying 'A fanabla!'.