PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1051 p4p, 155 weight class) and Pave Pulkkinen (ranked 1429 p4p, 213 weight class). Yun Won Hyang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Won Hyang
vs
Pulkkinen

190 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

199 cm
22
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Riner Clothing

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pave Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang connects with an inside leg kick.
Hyang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pulkkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyang's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Hyang slips the punch.
Hyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyang connects with a nice looking jab.
Hyang lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyang ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pulkkinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hyang rushes Pulkkinen and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Hyang lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen stalling the fight.

Pulkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyang throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with the combination.
Hyang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hyang lands with a kick to the temple. Pulkkinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Pave Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyang.
Hyang throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyang misses the target.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Hyang's head coaches at MMA Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands with a kick to the temple. Pulkkinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Hyang is predictable there
and Pulkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hyang misses the body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Hyang down with leg kicks.
Hyang connects with a body shot.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyang tries to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick, looking for Hyang's leg but Hyang calmly moves out of range.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hyang tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Hyang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyang throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Pulkkinen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyang.
Hyang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyang.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross.
Pulkkinen digs a good hook to Hyang's body.
Hyang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulkkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyang avoids a kick to the body.
Hyang tried to counter with a leg kick but Pulkkinen avoided it.
Hyang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Hyang moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hyang checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hyang lands an overhand right.
Hyang is looking to chop away at Pulkkinen's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hyang - that will leave a mark!
Pulkkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Hyang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hyang forces Pulkkinen back against the cage and clinches.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
Hyang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulkkinen gets through Hyang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Hyang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pave Pulkkinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crunch! Hyang slams his shin into Pulkkinen's torso.
Hyang throws a right and a left that Pulkkinen avoids nicely.
Hyang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Hyang misses.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyang lands with a straight right. Pulkkinen didn't see that one coming.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyang is out of range.
Hyang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hyang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Hyang scores with a jab. Pulkkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yun Won Hyang is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hyang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulkkinen blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyang.
Hyang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pulkkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hyang misses with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyang looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Hyang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Hyang misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Hyang is wise to it.
Hyang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hyang takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Hyang cracks the inside of Pulkkinen's front leg.
Hyang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hyang tries to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Hyang throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen tests Hyang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pulkkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyang throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyang misses the target.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hyang cracks the inside of Pulkkinen's front leg.
Hyang throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Hyang looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.

Hyang closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Hyang lands with a light punch inside.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyang backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position but instead, Hyang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pulkkinen into the cage.
Hyang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hyang tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Hyang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hyang lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Hyang scores with a shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
A right hand to the body from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a right hand into Hyang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyang's gas tank.
Pulkkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyang backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Pulkkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pulkkinen.
Yun Won Hyang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyang lands a right hand.
Hyang struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
Hyang working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Pulkkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pave Pulkkinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulkkinen can do to turn this around?
Hyang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyang throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Nice cross by Hyang.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Hyang.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick

and Hyang moves into the clinch.
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Hyang blocks it.
Hyang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hyang gets an underhook and turns Pulkkinen into the cage.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyang misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Pulkkinen breaks the clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Hyang avoids it easily.
Hyang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Hyang lands with a straight right. Pulkkinen didn't see that one coming.
Hyang staying out of range there.
Hyang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a wild combination.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
Pave Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang is looking to land body kicks.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hyang takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Hyang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hyang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pulkkinen's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Pulkkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulkkinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands a lovely overhand right.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Hyang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pulkkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hyang catches Pulkkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hyang throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Pulkkinen misses

and Hyang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hyang throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hyang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyang.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
A short body shot lands from Pulkkinen as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Pulkkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hyang tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hyang.
Hyang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yun Won Hyang.
Well Hyang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!