PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between puu paa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

paa
vs
Francisco

198 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, puu paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
paa shoots in for a takedown but Francisco shows good takedown defense.
Francisco tries to score a power double leg takedown but paa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Francisco somewhat.
Francisco fails with the takedown.

paa gets a takedown into half guard.
paa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
paa wants to take a breather but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco wants to improve his position but paa is controlling well.
paa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco tries to get to full guard but paa has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
paa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
paa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

paa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Francisco to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Francisco with a poor takedown
and paa counters with a three punch combo that has Francisco backing up. Francisco nods at paa to acknowledge the strikes.
puu paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Francisco.
A right-left combo lands from paa.
Ray Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
paa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by paa.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as paa sprawls well. paa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Francisco gets slowly back to his feet.
Francisco looks gassed!
paa tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
paa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Francisco tries for a takedown but paa circles away easily
and paa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

paa moves into the clinch.

paa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francisco fails with the takedown
and paa counters with a low kick, right behind Francisco 's knee.
paa is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
paa lands with a nice body punch.

paa pushes Francisco up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
paa tries to score a body lock takedown but Francisco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

paa breaks from the clinch.

paa rushes Francisco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
paa is pressed up against the cage. Francisco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag paa down to the mat. paa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Francisco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Francisco shoots and misses
letting paa counter with a right hand.
paa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Francisco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
paa doesn't manage to clinch there - Francisco circles away.
A right-left combo lands from paa.

paa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Francisco actively working from the bottom here.
Francisco wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francisco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from paa.
Francisco is refusing to be controlled, as paa sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

puu paa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Francisco with a lazy takedown attempt

and paa moves into the clinch.

paa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francisco throws a left and a right that both miss

and paa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
paa is thwarting Francisco's attempts to control the position.
Francisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francisco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
paa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

paa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francisco shoots in but no luck this time.
Francisco misses with a takedown

and paa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Francisco's guard.
puu paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Francisco.
paa stopping the sweep attempt from Francisco.
paa cracks Francisco with a solid left hand.
paa is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
paa tries to stand but Francisco is controlling from the bottom.
Francisco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Francisco is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Francisco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
paa scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco misses with a takedown attempt
and paa counters with a low kick, right behind Francisco 's knee.
paa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Francisco tries to avoid it but paa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Francisco to the ground. Francisco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Francisco is trying desperately to land a takedown but paa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Francisco.

Francisco drives through and clinches with paa against the cage.

Francisco pulls guard.
paa trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
paa won't allow Francisco to sweep him here.
paa scoring with punches to the head and body.
paa being controlled here momentarily.
Francisco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
paa wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
Francisco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
paa preventing the sweep.
Francisco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

puu paa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

paa scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Francisco misses with a takedown attempt

and paa moves into the clinch.

Francisco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
paa closes the distance and clinches up with Francisco, looking for a takedown. paa pushes Francisco against the cage but Francisco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Francisco fails with the takedown
and paa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Francisco takes one to the side of the head.
Francisco shoots in looking for a takedown. paa tries to sprawl out of it but Francisco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. paa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
puu paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Francisco.
paa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as paa sprawls well. paa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Francisco gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francisco tries for a takedown but paa circles away easily
and paa counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
paa stuffs the takedown attempt from Francisco. Francisco gets slowly back to his feet.

Francisco shoots in and bounces paa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Francisco distracts paa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Francisco has gone for a leg lock! paa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Francisco's guard.

paa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Francisco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, paa has managed to get both his arms back between Francisco's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco managing to control the position.
paa trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
paa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for paa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francisco unloading with bombs!
Francisco scoring with strikes but paa is staying in there.
Francisco avoids the attempt from paa to control.
Francisco landing strikes from the mount and paa is in trouble!
Francisco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Francisco controlling the pace for now.
Francisco avoids the attempt from paa to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Francisco is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. paa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Francisco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
paa is working to get back to half guard.
Ray Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
puu paa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
paa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Francisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well paa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... puu paa!