PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 3629 p4p, 438 weight class) and Samuel Lizard (ranked 1848 p4p, 263 weight class). Spude Pulkkinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pulkkinen
vs
Lizard

185 cm
17
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Lizard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Lizard ducks down to avoid it.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lizard.
Pulkkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lizard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lizard just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lizard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lizard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Lizard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Lizard saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Lizard was well out of range.
Lizard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses its target.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Lizard is out of range.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Lizard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pulkkinen is predictable there
and Lizard counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Pulkkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pulkkinen lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Lizard throws a good cross that connects.
Lizard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lizard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Pulkkinen there.
Pulkkinen lands a head kick. Lizard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lizard cracks Pulkkinen with an open hand slap.
Pulkkinen tried to score with a low kick but Lizard checks it.
Lizard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Pulkkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulkkinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks Lizard with a good jab.
Lizard lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Lizard slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.

Pulkkinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lizard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lizard's elbow.

Lizard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lizard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Lizard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lizard misses with a looping left.
Lizard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lizard is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Lizard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lizard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Lizard.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lizard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Lizard.
As Lizard backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lizard throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lizard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lizard looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lizard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lizard.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lizard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lizard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizard scores with a hook to the body. Pulkkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lizard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lizard misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Lizard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lizard.
The fighters circling - Lizard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Lizard blocks the low kick.
Lizard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lizard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Lizard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulkkinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lizard lands with a nice combination. Pulkkinen backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Lizard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Lizard dominated that round.
That's time! Pulkkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Lizard misses.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
Lizard misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen 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.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Lizard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lizard scores with a nice right hand.
Lizard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body
and Lizard counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen stuns Lizard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lizard looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lizard takes one to the side of the head.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lizard.
Samuel Lizard seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Lizard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lizard misses with an uppercut
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Lizard misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lizard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Lizard moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
As Pulkkinen backs off Lizard throws a huge counter combo but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it all.
Lizard misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Lizard is breathing heavily.
Lizard checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Lizard circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Lizard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Lizard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen 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.
A cross from Lizard lands.
Lizard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pulkkinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lizard misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lizard thinking.
Lizard misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lizard misses with a looping right.
Lizard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lizard looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizard moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Lizard avoids the punch easily.
Lizard takes one to the chin there.
Lizard slips under a jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a decent looking hook.

Lizard is rocked!
Lizard connects with a body shot that sends Pulkkinen's belly button to the back.
Lizard is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lizard is just out of range.
Lizard seems to have recovered his senses.
Lizard moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross.
Lizard misses with a wild body shot.
Lizard throws a good cross that connects.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lizard.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Lizard off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lizard throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Lizard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Lizard as he connects with a hook.
Lizard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Lizard slips the punch.
Lizard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pulkkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lizard's calf.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Lizard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lizard sizes up Pulkkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pulkkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spude Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lizard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lizard with a nice cross.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lizard is just out of range.
Lizard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Lizard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lizard.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Lizard's head but Lizard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lizard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lizard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lizard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lizard thuds his right hand into Pulkkinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizard lands a jab to Pulkkinen's midsection.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Lizard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Lizard's front leg with a kick but Lizard checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lizard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lizard throws out the jab.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lizard ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Lizard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lizard checks a leg kick.
Lizard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Lizard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Lizard moves out of range.
Pulkkinen walks into a straight right hand from Lizard.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Lizard sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Lizard moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lizard coming out on top.
Lizard throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lizard.
Lizard cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lizard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lizard misses with a few strikes there.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lizard.
Lizard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Lizard throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Lizard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Lizard checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lizard misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Lizard avoids it.

Pulkkinen forces Lizard back against the cage and clinches.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Pulkkinen successfully pulls guard.
Pulkkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lizard wants to stand but Pulkkinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pulkkinen pulls Lizard in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizard is looking to stand up but Pulkkinen won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lizard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lizard swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lizard scores with a body shot.
A jab from Lizard does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Lizard.
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!
Lizard misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Lizard checks it.

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 Spude Pulkkinen.
I think Pulkkinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spude Pulkkinen!