PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Young (ranked 4751 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Raul Puni Puni (ranked 587 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Puni Puni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young
vs
Puni

200 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
200
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Puni Puni!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puni looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puni shapes to counter with a head kick.

Young clinches.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.

Young breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Puni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.

Young instigates a clinch.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Puni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.

Young has Puni up against the cage in a clinch.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puni working hard to break the clinch.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young tries to clinch there but Puni circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puni looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to clinch there but Puni circles away.
Puni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Young darts in and clinches Puni up against the cage.
Puni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puni misses with a head kick.

Puni tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Puni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puni backwards.
Young gets through Puni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puni wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Puni pushes him off.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

Young manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puni. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young tries to clinch but Puni moves out of range.
Puni just misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries to counter by clinching up but Puni breaks away and moves out of range.
Puni tries a head kick but it misses.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puni misses with a body kick.
Puni looks winded!
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Puni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Puni.
Puni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puni appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to clinch but Puni moves out of range.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puni.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Puni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young avoids the body shot from Puni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puni keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young blocks a head kick by Puni.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.

Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puni, pushing him back against the cage.

Puni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young tries to clinch up.
Puni throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puni. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Young tries to clinch up.
Puni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Puni.
Puni misses with a wild body shot.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Puni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puni throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young blocks a head kick by Puni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young avoids the body shot from Puni.
Puni is breathing heavily.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Puni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puni throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young tries to clinch there but Puni circles away.
Puni throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young tries to clinch but Puni moves out of range.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Puni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puni. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young blocks a head kick by Puni.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young wants to clinch.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puni. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puni.
Puni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Puni keeps the fight on the outside.
Young is looking to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young wants to clinch up but Puni keeps it at a distance.
Puni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Young wants to clinch up but Puni keeps it at a distance.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puni misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puni takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young tries to clinch there but Puni circles away.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Puni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Puni.
Puni throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young is looking to counter the offense by Puni and move into the clinch.
Young wants to clinch.
Puni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raul Puni Puni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but Puni moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puni. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puni throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Puni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Puni.
Puni misses with a body shot.
Puni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puni misses with a wild body shot.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Puni misses.
Puni swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to clinch up but Puni keeps it at a distance.
Puni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Puni.
Puni throws a head kick that misses.
Puni throws a head kick that misses.
Puni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Puni Puni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Young wants to clinch.
Puni misses with an attempted mid kick.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

Puni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Puni throws a body shot but no joy.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puni throws a head kick that misses.
Young blocks a head kick by Puni.
Young wants to clinch up but Puni keeps it at a distance.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Puni is having none of it.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Puni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Young clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Puni misses with a body shot.
As Puni tries to get set, Young tries to push him back and clinch up but Puni manages to avoid the attempt.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Puni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Puni responds with a good body kick, but Young manages to step out the way in time.
Puni misses with a body kick.
Young is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Puni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Young tries to clinch up.
Puni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puni backwards.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.
Puni throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young avoids the head kick by Puni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to clinch.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Puni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Puni looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Puni pushes him off.
Puni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Puni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young wants to clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puni thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the body shot from Puni.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Puni circles away.
Young tries to clinch there but Puni circles away.
Puni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Puni.
Puni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Puni.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puni.
Young avoids the body shot from Puni.
Puni throws a body shot but no joy.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Puni circles away and keeps his distance.
Puni is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puni throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young is looking to clinch but Puni is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Puni Puni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Puni Puni!
Raul Puni Puni took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Haha im sooooo goood, ur bad, hes mad, shes mad, im mad, ur sad!'.