PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1744 p4p, 225 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 1254 p4p, 160 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nurmy
vs
Puzo

169 cm
34
193 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
38
187 lbs
29 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy scores with a nice head shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo misses the body punch
and Nurmy counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo misses with an uppercut.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmy. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmy punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puzo pinned against the cage. Puzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Nurmy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Nurmy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Puzo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a hook.
Nurmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Nurmy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurmy swinging wildly here.
A big right from Puzo misses.
Nurmy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nurmy throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Nurmy was not able to check.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmy rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puzo with a hook.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puzo sprawls well. Puzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmy is just out of range.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Nurmy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nurmy.
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands a jab to Nurmy's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nurmy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo stalks Nurmy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nurmy's face. Nurmy staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puzo lands a jab.
Nurmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Puzo. No joy for Nurmy on that attempt.
Puzo staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Nurmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo 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.

Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmy. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nurmy digs a good body shot into Puzo's ribs.
Puzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puzo lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo, which made it look bad.
Puzo feints and then cracks Nurmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmy down.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Puzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puzo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmy's head.
Nurmy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puzo scores with a punch to the head.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo slips a jab from Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Puzo works Nurmy's body with a nice hook.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmy takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Nurmy misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a two punch combo.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Puzo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nurmy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmy.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Puzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Puzo connects with a body shot that sends Nurmy's belly button to the back.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo 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!

Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmy scores with a body shot.
Nurmy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Puzo throws a big counter head kick but Nurmy avoids it with no problem.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmy doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
A cross from Puzo lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nurmy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nurmy's head.
Nice body kick from Puzo.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puzo with a nice cross.
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Puzo circles away easily
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puzo.
Nurmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo cracks a nice hook into Nurmy's ribs.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo scores with a jab to the body.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo defending well as Nurmy loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmy moves out of range easily.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo scores with a head kick. Nurmy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurmy misses the shot to the body.
Puzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Puzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy jabs Puzo right on the nose. Puzo blinks but takes it well.
Nurmy throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.

Nurmy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Puzo's half guard.

Puzo pushes Nurmy off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo thumps Nurmy with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a left and a right that stings Nurmy.
Nurmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalabib Nurmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Puzo.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mario Puzo thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).