PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 1091 p4p, 127 weight class) and Poro Peukalo (ranked 907 p4p, 100 weight class). Van Gogh comes to the cage accompanied by Outro - By: M83. Pierre Van Gogh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poro Peukalo's chin.

Van Gogh
vs
Peukalo

195 cm
29
264 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

190 cm
27
262 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poro Peukalo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peukalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Gogh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Peukalo.
Peukalo looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Gogh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peukalo. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Peukalo tries to get set, Van Gogh tries to push him back and clinch up but Peukalo manages to avoid the attempt.

Peukalo clinches up against the cage.
Peukalo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Gogh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh has had enough of the clinch but Peukalo keeps him there for the moment.
Van Gogh lands a right hand.
Peukalo dodges an elbow strike from Van Gogh.
Our sources have told us that Van Gogh has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gogh fails to land.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gogh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peukalo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peukalo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Peukalo lands a left and a right that send Van Gogh crashing to the mat, dazed. Peukalo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Van Gogh is rocked!

It looks like Pierre Van Gogh has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Peukalo clinches up with Van Gogh and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Peukalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gogh backwards.
Van Gogh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Peukalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gogh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Gogh blocks an elbow strike from Peukalo.
Van Gogh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peukalo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Peukalo manages to break the clinch.
Peukalo misses with a hook. Van Gogh ducked under it nicely.
Peukalo swinging wildly here.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Peukalo saw that one coming.
Peukalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peukalo doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Gogh is defended easily by Peukalo.
Peukalo takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peukalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Van Gogh catches Peukalo right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Peukalo off balance momentarily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peukalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Peukalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peukalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gogh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gogh.

Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peukalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh tests Peukalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh connects with a jab.
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Peukalo moved out of range.

Peukalo closes the distance and clinches.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peukalo lands with a short shot to the head.

Peukalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peukalo under the eye.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gogh tries to counter by clinching up but Peukalo breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Gogh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peukalo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gogh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gogh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peukalo moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Peukalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Peukalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peukalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Peukalo misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Gogh as he connects with a hook.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh scores with a sloppy right hand. Peukalo should have avoided that one.
Peukalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Gogh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Peukalo avoids it easily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peukalo throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Peukalo throws a nice looking combination but Van Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peukalo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Gogh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peukalo to see if he's OK.
Van Gogh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Peukalo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peukalo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Van Gogh crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Van Gogh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooh!!! Peukalo has knocked Van Gogh down with a huge combo! Peukalo steps away and waves a wobbly Van Gogh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crack! Peukalo connects with the perfect overhand right and Van Gogh falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Peukalo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poro Peukalo!