PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 790 p4p, 85 weight class) and Poro Peukalo (ranked 955 p4p, 105 weight class). Fakiiri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. Nakki Fakiiri has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fakiiri
vs
Peukalo

202 cm
33
265 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
262 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poro Peukalo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri lands an overhand right.
Fakiiri tries to move into range but Peukalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri misses with a few strikes there.
Peukalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Peukalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri with a jab.
Fakiiri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peukalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peukalo throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri throws a body punch but Peukalo moves out of range.
Fakiiri keeps the fight on the outside.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Fakiiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peukalo is out of range and Fakiiri settles back down.
Peukalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Peukalo moves into the clinch successfully.
Peukalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fakiiri's elbow.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peukalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Peukalo avoids the damage to the body.
Fakiiri blocks the elbow strike.
Fakiiri works on Peukalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Peukalo.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peukalo's elbow.
Peukalo stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Peukalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peukalo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Fakiiri.
Peukalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Poro Peukalo has been cut.
Peukalo scores with a hook to the body.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Peukalo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peukalo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fakiiri or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Peukalo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peukalo lands an elbow that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Peukalo lands a nice elbow.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peukalo's elbow.
Peukalo trying to stall but Fakiiri improves his position.
Peukalo slows down the pace here.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.

Peukalo breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Fakiiri.
Peukalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peukalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peukalo tries to clinch there but Fakiiri circles away.
Fakiiri connects with a right hand. Peukalo shakes it off.
Fakiiri misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a front kick that sends Peukalo stumbling back into the cage.
Fakiiri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peukalo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fakiiri, right into the meat.
Fakiiri scores with a jab. Peukalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fakiiri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fakiiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fakiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Fakiiri misses
and Peukalo counters with a three punch combo that has Fakiiri backing up. Fakiiri nods at Peukalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Peukalo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peukalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fakiiri is looking to chop away at Peukalo's legs.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Peukalo circles away.
Peukalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fakiiri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fakiiri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fakiiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Peukalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Fakiiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peukalo lands a shoulder strike.
Peukalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Peukalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fakiiri.
Peukalo lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fakiiri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
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!

Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Peukalo tries to keep at a distance but Fakiiri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peukalo lands an elbow just above Fakiiri 's eye.
Fakiiri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peukalo misses with an elbow strike.
Peukalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peukalo throws an elbow that misses.
Fakiiri gets through Peukalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peukalo can do to turn this around?
Fakiiri lands an uppercut.
Peukalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Peukalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peukalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fakiiri lands with a shot to the body.

Fakiiri gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peukalo scores with a shot to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Fakiiri is working Peukalo over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peukalo is breathing heavily.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fakiiri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fakiiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fakiiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peukalo's defenses.
Fakiiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peukalo backwards.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peukalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Peukalo blocks it.
Fakiiri lands with a right to the head.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri scores with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Peukalo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fakiiri is unloading with more strikes now! Peukalo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.