PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Allu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Pippen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Allu
vs
Pippen

166 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Puukko Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pippen connects with a nice looking jab.
Pippen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pippen throws a wild body kick that Allu sees coming a mile off.
Pippen tries to clinch but Allu moves out of range.
Pippen missing with a left hand there. Allu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Allu shoots in and bounces Pippen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Allu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pippen working a defensive guard here.
Allu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pippen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pippen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throwing strikes from guard but Pippen blocks nicely.
Pippen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Allu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pippen connects with a single shot there.
Pippen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan Pippen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pippen looks to land a combination but Allu avoids it well.
A slow jab from Pippen misses its intended target.
Pippen throws a hook but Allu blocks it.
Allu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pippen throws a combination. Allu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jordan Pippen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pippen tests Allu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pippen tries to clinch but Allu is having none of it.
Pippen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pippen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Allu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Pippen is defending against the submission attempts here by Allu.
Allu is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen is looking to improve his position.

Allu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pippen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pippen is looking to improve his position.
Pippen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Allu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Pippen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pippen manages to get to full guard.
Allu preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pippen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Pippen misses with a hook.
Pippen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allu.
Allu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pippen throws a right hand that Allu ducks under and follows up with a left that Allu also avoids with ease.
Pippen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allu defending well as Pippen loads up on a big left hand.
Allu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Pippen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Allu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pippen misses with a two punch combination.
Pippen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pippen slaps away a takedown attempt from Allu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pippen tries to clinch but Allu moves out of range.
Pippen misses with a two punch combination.
Jordan Pippen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pippen is looking to clinch.
Pippen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pippen tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Allu gets a takedown into half guard.
Pippen tries to roll over but Allu keeps him under control.

Allu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pippen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allu is working away from the top position though.

Allu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippen gets full guard.
Allu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pippen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pippen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pippen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allu at a distance.
The fighters circling - Pippen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pippen thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Pippen misses its intended target.
Allu fails with the takedown.
Allu fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puukko Allu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allu slips a straight right by Pippen.
Allu slips a jab from Pippen.
Allu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pippen tries to clinch but Allu is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pippen throws a good cross that connects.
Pippen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pippen scores with a punch to the head.
Pippen throws the left hand but Allu avoids the punch easily.
Pippen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allu ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Pippen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pippen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pippen. Allu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pippen looks to land a combination but Allu avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Pippen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pippen wants to clinch.
Pippen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pippen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pippen's waist but Pippen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allu off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu tries to move into range but Pippen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to de liver by Pippen. Beautiful body shot.
Allu ducks under a wild hook from Pippen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Pippen coming out on top.
Allu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pippen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allu walks into a stiff left hand from Pippen.
Pippen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pippen throws a nice looking combination but Allu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pippen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pippen throws out the jab.
Pippen misses the shot to the body.
Pippen misses with a straight left.
Pippen misses with a hook. Allu ducked under it nicely.
Pippen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen doesn't manage to clinch there - Allu circles away.
Allu defending well as Pippen loads up on a big left hand.
Pippen misses with an uppercut. Allu saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allu dodges the punch combination from Pippen.
Allu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pippen to score with a decent uppercut.
Allu slips a straight right by Pippen.
Pippen tries to bum rush Allu with a series of wild strikes but Allu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan Pippen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pippen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allu.
Pippen moves in looking to clinch but Allu pushes him off.
Pippen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allu fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pippen misses with a body shot.
Pippen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allu's head.
Pippen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pippen misses the jab.
Allu swats away the attempt to clinch by Pippen.
Pippen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Puukko Allu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pippen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pippen wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Pippen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pippen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Pippen!