PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: GWB -rap. Yrjo Puska told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Swan
vs
Puska

190 cm
21
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Swan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjo Puska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swan throws a shot from downtown. Puska moves away and avoids it.
Damian Swan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska connects with a body shot.
Puska throws a hook but Swan avoids it easily.
Swan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swan.
Swan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puska lands a nice looking body shot.
Puska misses with a series of wild punches.
Swan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Puska looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Swan is trying to control but can't.

Puska is working for a submission of some sort.
Puska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska prevents Swan from improving his position.
Puska trying to control from Swan's half guard. Swan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Puska trying to control but Swan is working from the bottom.
Swan working a defensive guard here.

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.
Puska wants to control from the top but Swan keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Puska misses with a straight right.
Swan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puska swings for the body but Swan moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Swan.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Swan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puska jabs Swan right on the nose. Swan blinks but takes it well.
Puska misses with a straight right.
Swan missing with a left hand there. Puska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Swan ducks down to avoid it.
Swan throws a lazy right hand but Puska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swan throws a right hand that Puska ducks under and follows up with a left that Puska also avoids with ease.
Swan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damian Swan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puska counters with a nice body shot.
Puska with a nice cross.
Swan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swan throws a lazy right hand but Puska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puska looks to land a right hand but Swan moved out of range.
Swan throws a body punch but Puska moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swan was well out of range. Poor timing from Puska.
Swan ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Puska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puska jabs at Swan's body.
Puska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swan.
Puska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puska.
Swan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swan misses with a body kick.
Swan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puska jabs Swan right on the nose. Swan blinks but takes it well.
Puska lands with a good body shot.
Puska slips under a jab.
Swan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Puska dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puska lands with a right hand.
Puska misses with the combination.
Puska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puska at a distance.
Swan throws a lazy right hand but Puska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swan closes the distance but Puska moves to the side

and Puska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Puska trying to control but Swan is working from the bottom.
Swan trying to control the position.

Puska has gone for a leg lock! Swan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Puska's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puska throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Swan escapes and throws Puska's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Swan is looking to take a break and control but Puska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puska tries to bench press Swan off him but Swan keeps the position.
Swan controls the position.
Puska is trying to work for a sweep but Swan has mounted him!

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.
Puska keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Swan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Puska is looking to get to half guard.
Puska tries to lock up and control but Swan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puska bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Puska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Puska thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Swan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Puska drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Swan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Puska has Swan in his guard.

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.
Puska looking to control but Swan passes into half guard.
Swan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Puska is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Swan pulls his head out easily.
Puska trying to hold on to Swan's head to control him but Swan postures up.
Puska wants to improve his position but Swan is controlling well.

Puska looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Puska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Swan. That snapped Puska's head back.
Swan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Puska lands a glancing blow to the side of Swan's head.

Puska looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puska is trying to control the action in half guard but Swan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puska moves nicely into side control.
Swan is looking for a sweep.
Swan struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan is not content to let Puska control the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Swan is right now.
Swan wants to control but Puska postures up.

Puska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puska is looking to take a break and control but Swan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.

Puska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Puska advances to mount.
Puska trying to control but Swan is having none of it.
Damian Swan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan wants to hold on but Puska pushes him away.
Swan is squirming around, avoiding Puska's attempts to control the action.

Puska goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Swan turns into him and now he's in Puska's guard.
Swan won't allow Puska to sweep him here.

That's four 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.

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

Puska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swan preventing the sweep.
Swan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swan.

Swan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swan has managed to get both his arms back between Puska's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Puska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Puska!