PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1578 p4p, 73 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 2284 p4p, 89 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arild Ringnes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pulkkinen
vs
Ringnes

225 cm
21
333 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

202 cm
22
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Ringnes rushes Pulkkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulkkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ringnes is defending well for now.

Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Pulkkinen breaks away
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Ringnes catches Pulkkinen right on the button with a cross.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ringnes on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ringnes .

Ringnes closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ringnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pulkkinen is keeping busy.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen wants to stall.

Pulkkinen breaks from the clinch.
Ringnes defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
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.

Ringnes pushes Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulkkinen.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pulkkinen.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ringnes .
Ringnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ringnes lands a left hand.
Ringnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pulkkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ringnes can turn it around.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ringnes .
A hook to the body from Ringnes .
A nice left hand lands by Ringnes .
Knees to the body from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ringnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ringnes .
Ringnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pulkkinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ringnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ringnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Ringnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Pulkkinen is rocked!
Ringnes is working Pulkkinen over against the cage.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the head.
Ringnes landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ringnes .
Ringnes creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pulkkinen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pulkkinen drops to his knees and Ringnes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Ringnes !