PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ottavainen
vs
Mules

190 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Mules!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mules.
Robert Mules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottavainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mules slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottavainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mules misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen is looking to clinch.
Mules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ottavainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mules.
Mules fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ottavainen missing with a left hand there. Mules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two 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.
Mules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ottavainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mules.
Mules throws a big shot that misses.
Ottavainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mules moves out of range of the body kick.
Ottavainen throws a head kick but Mules moves out of range.
Ottavainen moves out of range as Mules strikes.
Mules is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mules swats away the attempt to clinch by Ottavainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules throws a one two combo.
Ottavainen tries to clinch up.
Mules circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mules misses with a hook. Ottavainen ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Mules does no damage.

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.
Ottavainen slips a jab and a cross from Mules.
Mules keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ottavainen tries to clinch there but Mules circles away.
Mules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ottavainen misses with an uppercut. Mules saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Mules dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ottavainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ottavainen tries to work over Mules's front leg with a kick but Mules checks it.
Ottavainen throws a leg kick but Mules sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ottavainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottavainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mules with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ottavainen to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Robert Mules has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mules.
Ottavainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottavainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ottavainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mules.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slow jab from Mules misses its intended target.
Mules throws a combination. Ottavainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Mules misses its intended target.
Ottavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mules manages to avoid it.
Mules misses with a body shot.
Mules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen throws a nice head kick!
Ottavainen avoids the body shot from Mules.
Mules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mules rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ottavainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mules stalks Ottavainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ottavainen's face. Ottavainen staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Mules does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mules misses the body punch
and Ottavainen counters with a good low kick that Mules was not able to check.
Ottavainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Ottavainen.
Mules misses with a looping left.
Mules swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ottavainen doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumba Ottavainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Mules's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mules lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ottavainen's sensitive parts.
Ottavainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ottavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ottavainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mules digs a good hook to Ottavainen's body.
Ottavainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robert Mules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ottavainen slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mules sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ottavainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ottavainen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mules. Ottavainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mules throws an overhand right that lands on Ottavainen's shoulder, as Ottavainen tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ottavainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ottavainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mules.
Mules cracks a nice hook into Ottavainen's ribs.
A big right from Mules misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules tries to land a body kick
and Ottavainen counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Mules misses
and Ottavainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Ottavainen misses with a straight right.
Ottavainen misses with a shot to the body
and Mules counters with a nice uppercut.
Ottavainen misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mules misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mules.
Mules closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mules throws a combination that misses
and Ottavainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mules throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Ottavainen misses
letting Mules counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pumba Ottavainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ottavainen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumba Ottavainen!