PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lice comes to the ring accompanied by ITS A FIGHT. Bimbo Lice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lice
vs
Pukki

185 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
146 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Rusty Cage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki looks for a takedown but Lice sprawls well.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a few strikes there.
Pukki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Pukki moves into range and clinches up with Lice.
Lice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lice scores with a shoulder strike.
Pukki struggles to land a body shot inside as Lice controls his hands.
Lice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lice tries to stall but Pukki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lice misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lice.
Lice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pukki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lice uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki lands a right hand.
Lice can't find room to land a body shot as Pukki controls the action.
Lice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lice gets through Pukki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pukki lands an uppercut.
Lice cracks Pukki with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice throws a head punch that misses.
Pukki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lice struggles to land a body shot inside as Pukki controls his hands.
Pukki is working for takedown but Lice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimo Pukki.
Lice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lice.
Lice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lice is pressed up against the ropes. Pukki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lice down to the mat. Lice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lice clinches up with Pukki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lice misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lice.
Lice scores with a shoulder strike.
Pukki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pukki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pukki misses with the head strike.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lice.
Lice is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lice fails to land.
Lice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pukki is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lice.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lice takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pukki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pukki.
Lice scores with a shot to the side of Pukki's head.
Pukki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pukki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lice scores with a hook to the body.
Pukki looks gassed!
Lice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lice digs a right hand underneath Pukki's ribcage. Pukki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Lice.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pukki misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Lice.
A body shot lands from Lice.
Lice pushes Pukki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lice stalling in the clinch but Pukki improves position.
Pukki has a couple of punches blocked by Lice.
Lice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lice wants to stall.
Lice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lice has Pukki pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bimbo Lice.
Pukki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pukki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lice connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lice clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pukki.
Pukki misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lice digs a right hand underneath Pukki's ribcage. Pukki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pukki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Lice.
Pukki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lice is keeping busy.
Lice cracks Pukki with a nice body shot.
Pukki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lice is defending well for now.
Lice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pukki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Lice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukki cracks Lice with a nice body shot.
Pukki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lice lands a nice uppercut.
Lice taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bimbo Lice dominated that round.
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.

Lice gets a clinch.
Pukki digs a right hand into Lice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lice's gas tank.
Pukki jumps guard but Lice stands there with Pukki around his waist. Pukki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pukki tries to throw a body punch but Lice avoids it by throwing Pukki back against the cage.
Pukki lands a body shot.
Pukki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lice.
Lice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
Pukki is trying to drag Lice to the mat but Lice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Pukki being controlled against the ropes.
Pukki can't find room to land a body shot as Lice controls the action.
Pukki is breathing heavily.
Lice taking a breather.
Pukki throws a head punch that misses.
Bimbo Lice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pukki or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice misses with some punches.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pukkis head.
Pukki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Lice as the two fighters clinch.
Pukki tries to pull guard but Lice holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pukki drops back down to his feet.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimo Pukki.
Pukki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Lice - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Lice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pukki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
Lice tries to stall but Pukki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lice holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lice looking to slow down the pace here.
Pukki leaning against his opponent.
Pukki misses with a punch to the body.
Lice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bimbo Lice.
Pukki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lice counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki lands a jab to Lice's midsection.
Lice slips under a jab.
Pukki tries to clinch but Lice moves away
and Lice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but Lice slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pukki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Lice moved out of range.
Pukki swats away the attempt to clinch by Lice.

Pukki clinches up with Lice and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lice lands a body punch.
Pukki trying to stall but Lice improves his position.
Good body shot from Lice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice is trying to maintain a safe position but Pukki gets an underhook and turns Lice into the ropes.
Lice stalling the fight.
Lice misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pukki working aggressively here.
A short right from Lice on the inside.
Pukki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lice's elbow.
Lice leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pukki is keeping busy.
Lice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Lice.
Lice trying to stall but Pukki improves his position.
Pukki lands a body punch.
Pukki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pukki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lice misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lice.
Lice effectively controlling the action here.
Lice lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pukki as the two fighters clinch.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pukkis head.
Pukki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lice walks away with a smile on his face. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pukki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lice.
Pukki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pukki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pukki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lice misses with a body punch

and Pukki counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pukki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pukki has a couple of punches blocked by Lice.
Lice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lice lands a nice shot to the body.
Pukki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bimbo Lice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Pukki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Lice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
Pukki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lice.
No joy there for Lice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lice scores with a shot to the body.

Lice moves into the clinch.
Lice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pukki up against the ropes.
Lice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Lice.
Lice is trying to maintain a safe position but Pukki gets an underhook and turns Lice into the ropes.
Pukki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lice as Pukki tries to tie him up.
Pukki wants a takedown.
Pukki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Pukki fails to land.
Pukki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lice trying to control the position but instead, Pukki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lice into the ropes.
Pukki tries to score a body lock takedown but Lice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimo Pukki.
Lice is trying to maintain a safe position but Pukki gets an underhook and turns Lice into the ropes.
Lice gets through Pukki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pukki misses with some punches.
Lice blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lice tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Lice back against the cage.
A short left from Lice.
Pukki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pukki lands a left hand.
Pukki lands a shot to the body.
Pukki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pukki.
Pukki is working Lice over against the ropes.
Lice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pukki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lice is stalling here.
Lice throws a head punch that misses.
Pukki lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lice fails to land.
Pukki lands a right hand.
Lice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pukki's elbow.
Lice has a couple of punches blocked by Pukki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pukki taking a breather.

Pukki drags the fight down to the ground.

Pukki is looking for a triangle but Lice pushes his legs off easily.

Pukki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lice has picked Pukki up and slammed him! Pukki can't keep hold of the triangle and Lice manages to pass to side control!
Pukki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pukki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pukki on the ground.
Pukki trying to control but Lice postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to roll over but Lice keeps him under control.
Lice tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pukki.
Pukki moves into full guard.
Pukki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Pukki really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Pukki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pukki ducks under a wild hook from Lice.
Lice scores with a jab.
Lice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lice tests Pukki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lice lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Lice misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Pukki.
Pukki has a takedown stuffed.
Lice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pukki counters with a two punch combo.
Lice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pukki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice fails to land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lice.
Bimbo Lice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pukki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lice.
Lice cracks Pukki with a good jab.
A lazy left from Lice finds it's target.
Lice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pukki misses with a double jab
and Lice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Lice doesn't manage to clinch there - Pukki circles away.
Lice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Pukki misses with an uppercut. Lice saw that one coming.
Lice is looking to wear down Pukki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pukki scores with a jab.
Pukki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pukki working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lice.
Nice body punch from Lice - that landed with a thud.
Pukki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukki tries to work over Lice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukki content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lice's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pukki.
Lice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pukki or not.

Pukki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lice regains guard immediately.
Lice wants to sweep but no luck.
Pukki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lice is retaining full guard.
Lice is adopting a defensive guard.
Lice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control but Lice is working from the bottom.
Pukki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lice keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Lice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pukki looks to clinch
enabling Lice to counter with a crisp jab.
Lice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pukki throws a looping overhand right but Lice ducks down to avoid it.
Lice lands a head shot.
Lice wants to clinch.
Pukki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bimbo Lice had his way with Raimo Pukki in that round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Pukki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lice clobbers Pukki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Lice misses.
Pukki slips a jab from Lice.
Pukki tries for a takedown but Lice circles away easily
and Lice counters with a straight right hand.

Pukki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lice manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pukki's guard.

Pukki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lice passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pukki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lice tries to stand and escape but Pukki is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pukki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lice stopping the sweep attempt from Pukki.

Lice gets to his feet - Pukki follows without any prompting.
Pukki shoots in but Lice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pukki tries to clinch
and Lice counters with a stiff right hand.
Lice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lice counter with a right hand.
Lice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lice works Pukki's body with a nice hook.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimo Pukki.
Lice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pukki slips a jab and a cross from Lice.
Good shot there by Lice.
Lice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lice falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pukki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lice lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raimo Pukki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pukki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lice is looking to control Pukki's arms but Pukki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lice has his back to the ropes.
Lice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pukki misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pukki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pukki misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pukki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pukki looking to slow down the pace here.
Pukki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lice wants to stall.
Pukki misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lice throws a punch but it's blocked by Pukki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pukki.
A right handed body shot lands from Lice.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pukki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lice - that landed with a thud.
Lice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pukki is keeping busy.
Pukki being controlled against the ropes.
Lice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bimbo Lice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Lice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bimbo Lice!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Bimbo Lice!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bimbo Lice!

Bimbo Lice wins by unanimous decision!
Bimbo Lice retains his bantamweight title!