PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 727 p4p, 780 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 39 p4p, 44 weight class). Puller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hello. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Puller
vs
Matonen

170 cm
30
138
11 - 8 - 1

165 cm
36
140
20 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
Puller throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.

Puller drives through and clinches with Matonen against the cage.
A short right from Puller.
Matonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Matonen.
Puller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matonen pushes Puller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matonen misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puller.
A short body shot lands from Puller as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Matonen.
We've been informed that Matonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puller blocking some punches.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen works on Puller's body with a couple of short punches.
Puller blocks a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen has a couple of punches blocked by Puller.
Matonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puller.
Puller misses with the head strike.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matonen misses with the head strike.
Puller misses with some punches.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Puller had a free shot at his head there.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller throws a right hand that misses
and Matonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Matonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Puller takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
Puller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Puller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matonen counters with a good low kick that Puller was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Matonen misses the target.
Puller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Puller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller dips to his left and cracks Matonen with an uppercut!
Matonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Puller swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Matonen. Those never looked like landing.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Matonen tries to keep at a distance but Puller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Puller blocking some punches.
Puller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Matonen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Puller is leaning against Matonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Puller controls the action.
Matonen tries to work over Puller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Matonen.
Puller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen lands a right hand.
Puller missing with knees to the body.

Matonen manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Puller - just one landing.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
Good standup being displayed there by Matonen as he connects with a hook.

Puller is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Are you kidding me?! Matonen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Puller clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usko Matonen!
A victorious Usko Matonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Lewis Burwell Puller stepped up to the mic, saying 'It was not my night. Congratulations to my opponent. You were the better man tonight. You just gave me the ultimate motivation.'.