PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brady (ranked 3896 p4p, 3922 weight class) and Drako Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Brady has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brady
vs
Pukki

180 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drako Pukki!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brady feints and as Pukki raises his hands in defense, Brady changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pukki working a defensive guard here.
Pukki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pukki is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brady tries to roll over but Pukki keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pukki.
Brady on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brady tries to get out of the position.
Pukki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brady knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Pukki is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady is trying to control but can't.
Brady is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Pukki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brady sees it coming and defends easily.
Brady wants to get back to his feet.
Brady wants to get back to full guard.
Pukki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brady tries to roll over but Pukki keeps him under control.
Brady trying to control from the bottom.
Pukki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brady wants to control but Pukki is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady is desperately trying to improve his position but Pukki has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Pukki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pukki.

Pukki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brady can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pukki trying to control but Brady is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Pukki wants to control the pace but Brady is squirming around nicely.
Brady manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brady is staying active underneath Pukki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brady keeping control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drako Pukki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brady wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.

Pukki takes the fight into the clinch.
Brady changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pukki fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brady dives in and scores a takedown into Pukki's guard.
Brady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pukki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brady is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pukki is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brady is keeping the position for now.
Brady has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drako Pukki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brady is wriggling around but Pukki manages to pass to half guard.
Pukki passes into side control, despite Brady's attempt to control the position.
Brady is trying to control Pukki's posture but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pukki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to stand but Brady is controlling his head.
Brady tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pukki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brady avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pukki.
Brady tries to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Pukki wants to control the pace but Brady is squirming around nicely.
Pukki throwing strikes here but Brady is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pukki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pukki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brady to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brady shrugs it off.
Brady avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pukki.
Pukki tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Brady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brady can't escape the position.
Brady tries to lock up and control but Pukki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drako Pukki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Brady. No joy for Pukki on that attempt.
Pukki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Brady drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pukki's face as Brady controls the position.
Pukki tries to bench press Brady off him but Brady keeps the position.
Pukki is trying to escape the position but Brady is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki stops Brady from passing to mount.
Pukki tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brady really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brady is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brady scoring with punches and elbows.
Pukki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brady grinds an elbow into Pukki's temple.
Brady in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pukki's legs.
Brady tries to move to full mount but Pukki actually manages to regain half guard.
Pukki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brady controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Brady drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pukki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pukki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pukki!

Brady knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pukki on the ground.
Brady is trying to improve his position.
Pukki trying to control the action but Brady is working from the bottom.
Brady is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brady tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pukki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brady tries to control the position but Pukki now has his back.
Brady is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pukki is not going to allow Brady to sit and survive in this position.
Pukki has the hooks in. Brady is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

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 Michael Brady.
I think Pukki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drako Pukki!