PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 451 p4p, 700 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 16 p4p, 19 weight class). Sepi Pulkkinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pulkkinen
vs
Thorsby

225 cm
34
324
25 - 12 - 0

209 cm
26
260
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pulkkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorsby, pushing him back against the cage.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Thorsby leaning against his opponent.
Thorsby is looking to control Pulkkinen's arms but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorsby has his back to the cage.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorsby working aggressively here.
Thorsby wants to stall.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Thorsby.
Pulkkinen is pushing Thorsby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Pulkkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Thorsby looks winded!
Thorsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen presses Thorsby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Thorsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsby.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Pulkkinen lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsby.
Pulkkinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Thorsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.

Thorsby is rocked!
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Thorsby controls the action.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Thorsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsby controls his hands.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Thorsby.
Thorsby scores with a shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorsby is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thorsby seems to have recovered his senses.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pulkkinen drops Thorsby onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thorsby is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pulkkinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thorsby! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pulkkinen is unloading with more strikes now! Thorsby drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sepi Pulkkinen!
Sepi Pulkkinen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.