PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy The Ugly Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puukko Punkkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Ugly Horse
vs
Punkkari

207 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
250 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy The Ugly Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Puukko Punkkari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Punkkari lands but The Ugly Horse takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punkkari.
The Ugly Horse tries for a takedown but Punkkari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Punkkari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Punkkari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkkari wants to clinch up but The Ugly Horse keeps it at a distance.
The Ugly Horse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punkkari avoids it really well and circles away.
Punkkari delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Punkkari.
The Ugly Horse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy The Ugly Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ugly Horse has a takedown stuffed.
Punkkari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Punkkari lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Ugly Horse takes a step back to recover.
The Ugly Horse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punkkari connects with a solid leg kick.
The Ugly Horse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Punkkari as he jumps to the side.
Puukko Punkkari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Ugly Horse fails with the takedown.
The Ugly Horse shoots for a double leg takedown but Punkkari sprawls well. He's pushed The Ugly Horse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Ugly Horse shoots in but Punkkari avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
Punkkari throws a head kick but The Ugly Horse moves out of range.

Punkkari clinches.
Punkkari pushes off an throws an elbow but The Ugly Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Punkkari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Ugly Horse avoids it.
Punkkari throws an elbow that misses.
The Ugly Horse blocks an elbow strike.
Punkkari misses with a knee strike.
Punkkari pushes off an throws an elbow but The Ugly Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Ugly Horse blocks the elbow strike.
The Ugly Horse tries for a takedown but Punkkari manages to get underhooks.
The Ugly Horse has Punkkari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Punkkari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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.
The Ugly Horse takes an elbow to the temple.
Punkkari pushes off an throws an elbow but The Ugly Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Punkkari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Punkkari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Ugly Horse is keeping busy.
The Ugly Horse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Punkkari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Punkkari lands an elbow inside that The Ugly Horse shrugs off.
Punkkari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Ugly Horse wants a takedown.
The Ugly Horse is breathing heavily.
Punkkari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Ugly Horse blocks it with crossed arms.
The Ugly Horse takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Willy The Ugly Horse has been cut.
Punkkari lands an elbow inside that The Ugly Horse shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Punkkari throws an elbow but misses.
Punkkari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Punkkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Ugly Horse's face.
Punkkari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punkkari lands an elbow that stopped The Ugly Horse in his tracks for a moment.
Punkkari is pressed up against the cage. The Ugly Horse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Punkkari down to the mat. Punkkari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Ugly Horse has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puukko Punkkari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy The Ugly Horse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Punkkari has closed the distance and engaged The Ugly Horse in a clinch.
The Ugly Horse dodges an elbow strike from Punkkari.
Punkkari lands a good knee to the midsection. The Ugly Horse won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Punkkari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Punkkari.
Punkkari lands an elbow that stopped The Ugly Horse in his tracks for a moment.
Punkkari pushes off an throws an elbow but The Ugly Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Punkkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Ugly Horse.
Punkkari tries to land a knee to the head but The Ugly Horse blocks with his arms.
Punkkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Ugly Horse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Punkkari tries to stall but The Ugly Horse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Punkkari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Ugly Horse blocks it with crossed arms.
The Ugly Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

The Ugly Horse has picked Punkkari up - he's going for a ride! The Ugly Horse dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Ugly Horse lands strikes from half guard.
Punkkari tries to kick The Ugly Horse off but The Ugly Horse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Punkkari is trying to get back to full guard.
The Ugly Horse lands with a punch from half guard.

Punkkari actively working from the bottom here.
Punkkari is breathing heavily.
The Ugly Horse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Punkkari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Ugly Horse connects with a nice short shot to Punkkari's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Ugly Horse lands a nice short elbow.
The Ugly Horse winds up and cracks Punkkari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Ugly Horse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Punkkari is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Ugly Horse lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse lands strikes from half guard.
Punkkari is looking for a sweep. The Ugly Horse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Ugly Horse winds up and cracks Punkkari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Punkkari is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Ugly Horse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punkkari is still in real trouble! Can The Ugly Horse finish him?
The Ugly Horse passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Punkkari!
The Ugly Horse postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Punkkari in real trouble here! The ref calls for Punkkari to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy The Ugly Horse!