PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timu Puruunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kevin puusepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Puruunen
vs
puusepp

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timu Puruunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kevin puusepp!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from puusepp.
puusepp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puruunen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Puruunen clinches up against the cage.
Puruunen lands a hook that snaps the head of puusepp backwards.

It looks like kevin puusepp has been cut.

Puruunen breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puruunen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch up but puusepp swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Puruunen moves into range and clinches up with puusepp.
Puruunen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
puusepp is trying to break the clinch but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage.
Puruunen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. puusepp is defending well for now.
puusepp takes an elbow to the forehead.

Puruunen successfully pulls guard.
Puruunen is pulling down on puusepp's head to control his posture.
puusepp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Puruunen is proving hard to escape from.

puusepp stands and steps away. Puruunen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruunen takes one on the button.
puusepp connects with a solid leg kick.
puusepp misses with a body shot.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but puusepp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puruunen slips under a jab.

Puruunen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside that puusepp shrugs off.
puusepp lands a shot to the body.
puusepp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage.
puusepp has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Puruunen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
puusepp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puruunen avoiding damage.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up kevin puusepp's cut even more.

Puruunen decides to pull guard.
Puruunen 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
puusepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Puruunen wriggles free and stands up.
Timu Puruunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but puusepp paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Puruunen closes the distance and clinches.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Puruunen.

The cut above kevin puusepp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
puusepp tries to pull guard but Puruunen holds him up against the cage and eventually puusepp drops back down to his feet.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow.
Puruunen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
puusepp takes an elbow to the forehead.

kevin puusepp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Puruunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through puusepp's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at kevin puusepp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Timu Puruunen!