PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 4713 p4p, 5165 weight class) and Terrence Bushman (ranked 470 p4p, 487 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pulkkinen
vs
Bushman

150 cm
19
195
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
193
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrence Bushman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushman misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy left from Pulkkinen finds it's target.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches Bushman right on the button with a cross.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bushman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bushman misses with a low kick as Pulkkinen jumps back.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen stuns Bushman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bushman throws a right hand that misses
letting Pulkkinen counter with a right hand.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bushman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bushman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pulkkinen jabs Bushman right on the nose. Bushman blinks but takes it well.
Bushman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Bushman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Bushman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bushman. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bushman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bushman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bushman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bushman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Bushman misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bushman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Bushman slams his shin into Pulkkinen's torso.
Bushman needs to keep his hands up - Pulkkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Bushman throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Bushman's leg. Bushman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bushman is looking to chop away at Pulkkinen's legs.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bushman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pulkkinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bushman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bushman looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Pulkkinen blocks the low kick.
Bushman misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushman misses with a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bushman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
As Bushman looks to move away, Pulkkinen throws a big counter combo but Bushman just gets out of the way.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Bushman slips the punch.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushman.
Bushman throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Bushman misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bushman moves away.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bushman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Repa Pulkkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bushman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Bushman manages to avoid it.
Bushman misses with a body shot.
Bushman throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Bushman ducked under it nicely.
And Bushman responds with a good body kick, but Pulkkinen manages to step out the way in time.
Bushman tried to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bushman 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.
Bushman lands a nice looking body kick.
Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Bushman avoids them all with ease.
Bushman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
A counter left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses its target.
Pulkkinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bushman backs up against the cage.

It looks like Terrence Bushman has been cut.
Repa Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Bushman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pulkkinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Bushman saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bushman can do to turn this around?
Bushman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Bushman throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Bushman checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Bushman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Bushman avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushman.
As Bushman backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bushman blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushman throws a good cross that connects.
Bushman misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Bushman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen misses the body punch
and Bushman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bushman misses with a low kick.
Bushman slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Bushman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bushman throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bushman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Bushman's head but Bushman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bushman misses with a low kick as Pulkkinen jumps back.
Bushman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bushman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bushman slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Bushman throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bushman counter with a right hand.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
Bushman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Bushman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Bushman avoids it easily.
Bushman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a right hand
and Bushman counters with a thumping low kick.
Bushman scores with a decent looking hook.
Pulkkinen cracks Bushman with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bushman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bushman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pulkkinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Repa Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrence Bushman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bushman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terrence Bushman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Bushman misses.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushman.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Bushman moved out of range nicely.
Bushman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Bushman misses.
Bushman scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pulkkinen.
Bushman checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Bushman takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Bushman moves out of range.
Bushman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Pulkkinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Bushman's ribcage but misses.
Bushman scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Repa Pulkkinen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bushman. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bushman slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bushman tried to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Bushman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushman misses with the combination.
Bushman throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Bushman.
Bushman throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Bushman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Bushman's shoulder, as Bushman tries to avoid the shot.
Bushman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pulkkinen walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushman throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Bushman misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen jabs Bushman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Pulkkinen misses
and Bushman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bushman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bushman lands a body shot.
Bushman throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Bushman throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bushman misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Bushman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bushman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bushman is looking to land body kicks.
Bushman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Bushman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bushman misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Bushman throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bushman staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrence Bushman.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repa Pulkkinen!