PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunnon Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paukku
vs
Duck

188 cm
23
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnon Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Duck!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Duck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paukku.
Paukku throws a right hand that Duck ducks under and follows up with a left that Duck also avoids with ease.
Duck jabs Paukku right on the nose. Paukku blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Paukku coming out on top.
Paukku misses with an uppercut
and Duck counters with a left to the body.
Paukku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kunnon Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paukku jabs at Duck's body.
Duck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paukku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paukku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duck swings for the body but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku throws an overhand right that lands on Duck's shoulder, as Duck tries to avoid the shot.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duck thows a body shot but no joy.
Paukku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duck throws a body punch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku misses with an uppercut
and Duck counters with a nice uppercut.
Paukku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duck counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Duck.
Paukku lands a jab to the nose.
Paukku throws a right hand that misses
and Duck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paukku misses with a shot to the body

and Duck counters by clinching up.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Paukku avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kunnon Paukku has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Paukku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paukku avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Paukku dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck prevents Paukku from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Paukku has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Paukku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duck is working Paukku over against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paukku.
Paukku takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck misses with a punch to the body.
Duck misses with a punch on the inside.
Paukku wants to get back to striking at distance but Duck won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duck is struggling to control the position.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Paukku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paukku wants to get back to striking at distance but Duck won't allow it.
Duck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paukku is defending well for now.
Paukku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paukku tries to break the clinch but Duck is controlling the position.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Paukku takes a shot to the head.
Duck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duck missing with knees to the body.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.

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.
Duck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paukku.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paukku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paukku working hard to break the clinch.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
Duck has Paukku pushed against the cage.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Duck.
Duck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paukku avoids it.
Paukku avoiding damage as Duck throws knees to the body.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Duck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunnon Paukku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paukku misses with a jab to the body
and Duck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Duck.
Duck misses with a wild body shot.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and Duck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paukku misses with a left hand
and Duck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and Duck makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paukku misses with a shot to the body

and Duck counters by clinching up.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck stalling.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck has Paukku pressed against the cage, preventing Paukku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paukku is defending well for now.
Duck scores with a knee to the head.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Paukku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Paukku can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paukku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paukku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paukku misses with a right hand
and Duck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paukku misses with an uppercut
and Duck counters with a head kick.
Paukku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paukku throws a poor cross that misses
and Paukku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand

and Duck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duck.
Duck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Duck.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Duck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short left from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Duck is controlling him.
Duck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duck lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
Paukku is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck prevents Paukku from breaking the clinch.
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Paukku blocks the elbow strike.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duck.
A hook to the body from Duck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duck.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paukku's defenses.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Duck lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Duck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paukku avoiding damage as Duck throws knees to the body.
Duck lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Paukku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Paukku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Duck.
Duck scores with a shot to the side of Paukku's head.
Paukku blocks the elbow strike.
Duck lands a nice knee to the body.
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Paukku shrugs off.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duck stalling.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Duck missing with knees to the body.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Duck is controlling him.
Howard Duck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Paukku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Paukku in his tracks for a moment.
Duck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paukku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Duck.
Paukku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paukku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paukku's efforts to push away.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paukku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Duck stalling against the cage.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Duck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunnon Paukku's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duck, as that shot connected.
Duck tries to clinch but Paukku moves out of range.
Duck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paukku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paukku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paukku throws out the jab.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and Duck counters with a right hand to the body.
Paukku misses with a hook
and Duck counters with a left and a right that stings Paukku.
Paukku tests Duck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paukku moves out of range of the leg kick from Duck.
Paukku misses with an uppercut
and Duck counters with a two punch combo.
Paukku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duck was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukku.
A telegraphed right hand from Paukku misses the target.
Paukku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duck moves away.
Duck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paukku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duck moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku scores with a shot to the body.
Duck throws a low kick but Paukku moves out of range easily.
Paukku swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paukku throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paukku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duck tries to clinch there but Paukku circles away.
Paukku throws a combination. Duck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paukku misses with a right hand
and Duck counters with a nice body shot.
Paukku misses with a hook to the body
and Duck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paukku misses with a hook
and Duck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paukku throws a right hand that misses
and Duck counters with a stiff right hand.
Paukku misses with a body shot.
Paukku misses with an uppercut
and Duck counters with a nice uppercut.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paukku misses with a lunging right hand

and Duck moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paukku's brow.
Paukku avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Duck is pushing Paukku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Paukku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Paukku wants to break free but Duck has control.
Duck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paukku is defending well for now.
Duck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duck throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku is looking to break free of the clinch but Duck has double underhooks.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Paukku is trying to break the clinch but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Paukku is trying to push Duck away but Duck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paukku avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Paukku takes an elbow to the temple.

Kunnon Paukku's cut is getting worse.
Duck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paukku avoids it.
Paukku blocks an elbow strike.
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck is stalling here.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duck trying to land knees to the body.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Paukku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kunnon Paukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paukku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paukku avoids it.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paukku has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Paukku managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paukku tries to work over Duck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Duck.
Duck cracks Paukku with a nice body shot.
Duck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paukku avoids it.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Duck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duck 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Duck!