PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 536 p4p, 923 weight class) and Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 15 p4p, 34 weight class). Sepi Pulkkinen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Da Oxlade
vs
Pulkkinen

203 cm
27
267
12 - 6 - 0

225 cm
25
333
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Nice cross by Pulkkinen.

It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Da Oxlade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Da Oxlade is out of range.
Da Oxlade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Oxlade is just out of range.
Da Oxlade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Oxlade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Da Oxlade walks into a straight right hand from Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Da Oxlade swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Oxlade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Da Oxlade ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Oxlade circles away.
Da Oxlade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Pulkkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Oxlade, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Oxlade throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Da Oxlade works on Pulkkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Pulkkinen looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Oxlade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Oxlade controlling the action here for a moment.
Da Oxlade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pulkkinen up against the cage.
Da Oxlade gets through Pulkkinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Oxlade.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Oxlade has a couple of punches blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Oxlade's elbow.
Da Oxlade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Oxlade tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Oxlade stalling in the clinch.
Pulkkinen being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Da Oxlade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Da Oxlade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Oxlade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pulkkinen keeps control of Da Oxlade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Da Oxlade.
Da Oxlade wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mawi Da Oxlade.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Da Oxlade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Da Oxlade counters with a quick kick to the body but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Da Oxlade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Da Oxlade feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pulkkinen sprawling to the canvas! Pulkkinen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Da Oxlade finish him?!

Pulkkinen is rocked!
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!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Da Oxlade knocks Pulkkinen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mawi Da Oxlade!
Mawi Da Oxlade is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mawi Da Oxlade decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.