PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Puska has chosen Al Kapone - You Ain't Stoppin Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Silik Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Puska's chin.

Hunt
vs
Puska

175 cm
20
154 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
145 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Puska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Puska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puska feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Puska is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunt is trying to control but Puska manages to pass to mount!
Puska wants to take his opponent's back but Hunt doesn't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Hunt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puska on the ground.
Puska mounts Hunt! Really nice guard pass there!
Hunt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunt tries to get out of the position.
Puska is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's two 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.
Puska tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.

Puska looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunt defends it well.
Puska controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Puska has taken his back.

Puska patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Puska is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hunt is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt covering up well under a series of strikes from Puska.

Puska is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hunt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Puska is looking for the choke from the back position but Hunt is controlling his hands well.
Puska struggling to keep hold of the position.

Puska has got one arm under Hunt's chin. This could be trouble... Hunt trying to control the other hand but Puska gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hunt has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Puska!
Mike Puska is the new featherweight champion!