PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Punkkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Halo as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Punkkari
vs
Johnson

225 cm
19
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
267 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Puukko Punkkari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punkkari is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Punkkari ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Puukko Punkkari has been cut.
Punkkari is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Punkkari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punkkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punkkari fails with a takedown attempt.
Punkkari doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

Punkkari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Punkkari getting side control.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punkkari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Punkkari.
Johnson pushes Punkkari off looking to stand but Punkkari dives back in and keeps control.

Punkkari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson pushes Punkkari off looking to stand but Punkkari dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Punkkari is looking for a kimura here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson takes a swing at Punkkari's ribcage but misses.
Punkkari fails to land the takedown.
Punkkari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punkkari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puukko Punkkari. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Punkkari moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punkkari misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Punkkari moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punkkari counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Punkkari fails with a takedown attempt.
Punkkari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Punkkari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Punkkari.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Puukko Punkkari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puukko Punkkari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Johnson.
Punkkari tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Punkkari blocks a jab.

Punkkari has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Punkkari.

It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punkkari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkkari ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Punkkari tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Punkkari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punkkari tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Puukko Punkkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punkkari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Punkkari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Punkkari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Punkkari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punkkari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Punkkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punkkari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Punkkari shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puukko Punkkari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punkkari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punkkari looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punkkari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Punkkari moves into the clinch.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Punkkari drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Punkkari isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Punkkari drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Punkkari has Johnson in his guard.

Punkkari is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Punkkari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Punkkari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Punkkari, into his guard.
Punkkari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson wants to stand but Punkkari is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Punkkari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Punkkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punkkari counters with a head kick.
Punkkari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punkkari gets slowly back to his feet.
Punkkari tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punkkari fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkkari lands a high kick!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Punkkari counter with a right hand.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Punkkari moved out of range.
Punkkari tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a combination

and Punkkari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Punkkari stops Johnson from standing up.

Punkkari drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Punkkari has Johnson in his guard.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Punkkari, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Punkkari. Punkkari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puukko Punkkari. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Punkkari closes the distance and clinches.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Punkkari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Punkkari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Punkkari goes for an armbar but Johnson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Johnson.
Puukko Punkkari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Punkkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punkkari shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Punkkari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson throws a jab when Punkkari was well out of range.
Punkkari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punkkari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Punkkari counters with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Punkkari counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Punkkari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Punkkari counters with a takedown into side control.

Punkkari is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.

Punkkari is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Johnson is trying to escape and Punkkari transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Johnson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Punkkari! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Puukko Punkkari!
Puukko Punkkari retains his heavyweight title!