PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malig Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickey comes to the cage accompanied by I Get Mad . Earl Hickey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hickey
vs
Puska

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Hickey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malig Puska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hickey misses with a two punch combination.
Puska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puska misses with a few strikes there.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hickey as he jumps to the side.
Hickey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hickey wants it to stay on the feet.
Hickey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Earl Hickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malig Puska.
Puska misses with a two punch combination.
Hickey connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hickey dodges the punch combination from Puska.
Puska throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska is looking to clinch.
Puska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puska.
Hickey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
Hickey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hickey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt - Hickey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puska throws a one two combo.
Earl Hickey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickey swats away the attempt to clinch by Puska.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a combination. Hickey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hickey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puska.
Puska tries to bum rush Hickey with a series of wild strikes but Hickey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hickey backs up against the cage.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
Hickey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puska.
Hickey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
Puska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hickey sprawls well. Hickey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Puska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puska shoots in and drives through. Hickey sprawls well.
Puska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hickey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Puska tries to close the distance and clinch but Hickey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Hickey pushes him off.
Hickey moves out of range as Puska throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Puska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hickey as he avoids it easily.
Puska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Puska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hickey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hickey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hickey could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Puska shoots in but no luck this time.
Puska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska throws a series of punches but Hickey avoids them all with ease.
Hickey slips a jab and a cross from Puska.
Puska fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hickey checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malig Puska dominated that round.
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.

Hickey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Puska tries to bum rush Hickey with a series of wild strikes but Hickey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hickey leaves Puska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puska looks to land a combination but Hickey avoids it well.
Puska tries for a takedown but Hickey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puska scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Malig Puska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puska misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hickey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puska tries to clinch but Hickey is having none of it.
Puska throws a right and a left that Hickey avoids nicely.
Hickey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Earl Hickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malig Puska.
Puska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puska shoots in for a takedown but Hickey shows good takedown defense.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
Puska shoots in for a takedown but Hickey shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hickey tries for a takedown but Puska circles away easily
and Puska counters with a three punch combo that has Hickey backing up. Hickey nods at Puska to acknowledge the strikes.
Puska misses with a few strikes there.
Puska throws a right and a left that Hickey avoids nicely.
Puska shoots for a double leg takedown but Hickey sprawls well. He's pushed Puska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hickey backs up against the cage.
Puska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Hickey as Puska shoots in.
Puska misses with a takedown

and Hickey counters with a single leg into guard. Puska didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hickey wants to control from the top but Puska keeps moving.
Puska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hickey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puska wants to stand and escape but Hickey is having none of it.
Puska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hickey.
Puska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puska wants to sweep but no luck.

Puska pushes Hickey off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puska tries to score with a low kick but Hickey moves his leg out of the way.
Puska fails to land with a series of punches.
Puska throws a leg kick but Hickey checks it.
Hickey slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hickey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puska.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malig Puska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hickey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puska.
Puska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Puska misses with a two punch combination.
Puska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Puska scores with a four punch combination!
Puska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hickey.
Puska is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Puska.
Puska lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska shoots for a takedown but Hickey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puska scores with a sloppy right hand. Hickey should have avoided that one.
Puska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Earl Hickey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska lands a jab-cross combination.
Puska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Puska paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puska.
Puska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hickey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Puska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Puska both land. Nice combination.
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puska lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hickey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hickey dodges the punch combination from Puska.
No luck for Puska with that takedown attempt.
Earl Hickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malig Puska.
Puska misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickey dives in and grabs Puska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puska pushes down on Hickey's head and hops out.
A cross from Puska lands.
Puska is working the combinations to good effect here.
Puska misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Puska scores with a four punch combination!
Puska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Puska cracks Hickey with a good jab.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but Puska shows good takedown defense.
Puska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
Puska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puska misses with a double jab.
Malig Puska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hickey doesn't manage to clinch there - Puska circles away.
Puska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hickey defends it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puska!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickey stuffs the takedown attempt from Puska. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Earl Hickey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puska slaps away a takedown attempt from Hickey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Puska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puska winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Puska!