PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Nesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Putkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Nesto looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Nesto
vs
Putkinen

208 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Stand Alone Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Nesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paavo Putkinen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Putkinen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Horrible takedown by Nesto or perhaps it was just good defense by Putkinen which made him look bad.
Nesto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nesto throws a body kick that misses.
Nesto misses with a hook.
Nesto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Nesto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putkinen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nesto.
Nesto fails with a takedown attempt.
Nesto is breathing heavily.
Nesto shoots in but Putkinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Nesto's head back.
Paavo Putkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putkinen cracks Nesto with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Putkinen.

Nesto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Putkinen lands a body punch.
Putkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nestos head.
Putkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Nesto is blocking nicely.
Putkinen is leaning against Nesto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putkinen misses with a knee strike.
Putkinen lands a damaging elbow.

Putkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Putkinen catches Nesto right on the button with a cross.
Putkinen throws a series of punches but Nesto avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Putkinen. No joy for Nesto on that attempt.
Putkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nesto on the side of the head.
Nesto misses with a takedown attempt - Putkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Putkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Nesto moves out of range easily.
Putkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Putkinen is fending him off so far but Nesto persists. Nope, Putkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Putkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Putkinen. No joy for Nesto on that attempt.
Nesto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Putkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Putkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Putkinen works the jab nicely.
Putkinen throws a head kick but Nesto moves out of range.
Nesto throws a jab when Putkinen was well out of range.
Putkinen jabs at Nesto's body.
Nice defenses there by Nesto.
Nesto drops his hands momentarily and Putkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Putkinen misses with an uppercut. Nesto saw that one coming.
Nesto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nesto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Putkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Nesto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nesto staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Putkinen with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Nesto or perhaps it was just good defense by Putkinen which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Putkinen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Putkinen.
Putkinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Putkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nesto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Putkinen as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Putkinen misses.
Nesto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Putkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo Putkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nesto gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Putkinen can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nesto in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Putkinen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luka Nesto!