PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 1406 p4p, 170 weight class) and Theodore Thundercock (ranked 970 p4p, 120 weight class). Thundercock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Theodore Thundercock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pulkkinen
vs
Thundercock

209 cm
32
235 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

198 cm
30
222 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Thundercock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen takes one to the chin there.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Thundercock tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
Thundercock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulkkinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thundercock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thundercock counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Thundercock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Thundercock's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Thundercock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thundercock slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Thundercock counters with a thumping low kick.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thundercock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thundercock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercock scores with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a right hand. Thundercock shakes it off.
Thundercock throws a right hand that Pulkkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkkinen also avoids with ease.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thundercock.
Thundercock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thundercock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to Thundercock's midsection.
Pulkkinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Thundercock avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Thundercock's front leg.
Pulkkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock lands with an uppercut that bounces Pulkkinen off the cage and back into range.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Thundercock moves out of range.
Thundercock digs a good body shot into Pulkkinen's ribs.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
letting Thundercock counter with a right hand.
Thundercock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thundercock lunges at Pulkkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pulkkinen's hand.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thundercock slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Thundercock's ribcage but misses.
Thundercock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulkkinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Thundercock ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Thundercock saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulkkinen.
Thundercock takes one to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thundercock.
Thundercock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulkkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thundercock counters with a good low kick that Pulkkinen was not able to check.
Thundercock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Thundercock avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thundercock.
Thundercock slips under a jab.
Thundercock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pulkkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Thundercock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen lands with a nice combination. Thundercock backs away looking to recover.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Thundercock swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
It looked like Pulkkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thundercock.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thundercock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thundercock throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen throws a solid leg kick but Thundercock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pulkkinen.
Thundercock throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Pulkkinen finds it's way through Thundercock's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Thundercock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Thundercock.
Thundercock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thundercock ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thundercock manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thundercock misses.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen defending well as Thundercock loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Thundercock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
Thundercock misses with a body shot.
Thundercock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Thundercock lands a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Thundercock blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thundercock doesn't seem phased though.
Albert Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Thundercock blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercock blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thundercock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pulkkinen backing away here, and Thundercock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thundercock throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thundercock checks a leg kick.
Thundercock thinks about the counter body kick.
Thundercock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Thundercock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thundercock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thundercock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pulkkinen has got the better of the exchanges.
Pulkkinen scores with the left hand. Thundercock knows he should have avoided that one.
Thundercock avoids a kick to the body.
Thundercock looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thundercock can do to turn this around?
Thundercock moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thundercock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thundercock. That's going to slow Pulkkinen down.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Thundercock slaps the foot to one side.
Thundercock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Thundercock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thundercock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thundercock scores with a push kick.
Thundercock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Thundercock blocks the leg kick.
Thundercock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot.
Pulkkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thundercock motions for Pulkkinen to come forward. Thundercock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen catches Thundercock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulkkinen blocks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pulkkinen backing away here, and Thundercock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thundercock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thundercock looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Thundercock jabs at Pulkkinen's body.
Thundercock misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen scores with a body shot.
Thundercock punishes Pulkkinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Thundercock sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Thundercock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thundercock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thundercock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pulkkinen to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thundercock doesn't seem phased though.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thundercock scores with a hook to the body. Pulkkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thundercock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thundercock ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Thundercock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thundercock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thundercock moves away.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
As Thundercock backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Pulkkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thundercock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Thundercock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thundercock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Thundercock looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thundercock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thundercock throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pulkkinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thundercock will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thundercock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Thundercock's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thundercock throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Thundercock avoided it.
Thundercock walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to land a leg kick but Thundercock saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Pulkkinen misses
and Thundercock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thundercock cracks a nice hook into Pulkkinen's ribs.
Thundercock throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Thundercock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thundercock cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but Thundercock moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Thundercock counters with a nice body kick.
Thundercock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Thundercock slams his shin into Pulkkinen's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thundercock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thundercock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulkkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thundercock.
Thundercock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thundercock takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Thundercock catches Pulkkinen right on the button with a cross.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Thundercock moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thundercock! But no joy.
Thundercock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thundercock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock lands an overhand right.
Thundercock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thundercock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Thundercock is out of range.
Thundercock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Thundercock moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Thundercock. That snapped Pulkkinen's head back.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thundercock.
A clash of legs there as Thundercock blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Thundercock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thundercock wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock checks the leg kick.
Thundercock moves out of range of the strikes.
Thundercock throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Thundercock slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Thundercock should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Thundercock saw that one coming.
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!
Thundercock misses the shot to the body.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thundercock blocks a leg kick.
Thundercock moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Thundercock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Theodore Thundercock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thundercock throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Albert Pulkkinen.
Well Pulkkinen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Pulkkinen!
An out of breath Albert Pulkkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.