PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pimp Of Uberness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uberness comes into the arena with Hail Mary blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Of Uberness
vs
Pukki

164 cm
29
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pimp Of Uberness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uberness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pukki counters with a left to the body.
Uberness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uberness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a nice body kick.
Uberness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pukki counters with a left to the body.
Good leg kick by Pukki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Pukki tenderised Uberness's leg. Uberness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Uberness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pukki.
Pukki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uberness's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a left hand
and Uberness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Uberness throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uberness doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uberness throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Uberness misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uberness misses with a body punch
and Pukki counters with a good low kick that Uberness was not able to check.
Pukki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pukki misses with a hook. Uberness ducked under it nicely.
Uberness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uberness takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pukki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pukki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pukki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uberness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pukki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Uberness is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Uberness swings widly with a right hand
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Uberness lunges at Pukki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pukki's hand.
Pukki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Uberness had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Uberness with a poor takedown
and Pukki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uberness thinking.
Uberness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uberness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pukki counters with a right hand to the body.
Pukki scores with a decent looking hook.
Uberness throws a right hand that misses
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pukki misses with a straight left.
Uberness misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pimp Of Uberness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uberness misses the body punch
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uberness misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uberness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a right hand
and Uberness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Pukki.
An inside leg kick lands from Pukki.
Raimo Pukki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki works Uberness's body with a nice hook.
Pimp Of Uberness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki throws an overhand right that lands on Uberness's shoulder, as Uberness tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uberness misses with a hook
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki catches Uberness with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pukki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Pukki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.
Pukki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uberness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pukki to score with a decent uppercut.
Uberness misses with a hook to the body
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
Uberness misses with a lunging right hand
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki misses with a looping right.
Uberness throws a right hand that misses
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Pukki lands the left hand.
Uberness throws a right hand that misses
and Pukki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pukki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uberness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uberness lands a lovely overhand right.
Pukki misses with a left hand
enabling Uberness to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uberness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uberness misses with an uppercut
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uberness misses with a hook
and Pukki counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pukki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uberness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pukki tests Uberness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uberness misses the body punch
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uberness misses with a right hand
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pukki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uberness on the side of the head.
Uberness swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uberness throws a lazy uppercut
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uberness misses with a hook
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Uberness misses with a right hand
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uberness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Uberness misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uberness throws a sloppy body shot
and Pukki counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uberness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pukki connects with a body shot.
Pukki throws a hook but Uberness avoids it easily.
Uberness misses with a lunging right hand
and Uberness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uberness misses with a left hand
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Uberness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Uberness throws a right hand that misses
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Uberness misses with a takedown attempt
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pukki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uberness looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uberness throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uberness throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uberness throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uberness thinking.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Uberness might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donk. Pukki catches Uberness right on the button with a cross.
Pukki looks to land a left hand but Uberness moved out of range nicely.
Uberness scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Pukki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pukki throws a good cross that connects.
Pukki throws an off balance right hand

and Uberness counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uberness thows a huge punch but Pukki dodges it nicely.
Uberness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pukki is trying to get back to full guard.
Pukki wants to control but Uberness is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Pukki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Uberness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pukki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uberness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uberness throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pukki takes a swing at Uberness's ribcage but misses.
Uberness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Pukki.
Uberness scores with a body shot.
Uberness misses with a left hand
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uberness looks to land a combination. Pukki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Uberness slips under a jab from Pukki.
Uberness misses with a right hand
and Uberness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pukki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pukki counters with a nice body shot.

Uberness has closed the distance and engaged Pukki in a clinch.
Uberness scores with a shot to the side of Pukki's head.
Pukki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Pukki.
Uberness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uberness prevents Pukki from breaking the clinch.
Pukki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uberness is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pukki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Uberness is stalling here.
Pukki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pukki.
Pukki throws a punch but it's blocked by Uberness.
Pukki lands an elbow inside that Uberness shrugs off.
A short right from Pukki.

Uberness successfully pulls guard.

Uberness looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Uberness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pukki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uberness defends it easily.
Uberness wants to control from the top but Pukki keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is trying to keep Uberness in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uberness's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Pukki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Uberness throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Uberness throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pukki was covering up waiting for the punch and Uberness finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Uberness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pukki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pukki pulls Uberness in close to his closed guard and prevents Uberness from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pukki pushes Uberness off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pukki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uberness tries to clinch but Pukki is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Pukki. No joy for Uberness on that attempt.
Pimp Of Uberness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raimo Pukki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uberness takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
Uberness misses the body punch
and Pukki counters with an inside leg kick.
Uberness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pimp Of Uberness.
I think Pukki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!