PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ness
vs
Puma

191 cm
22
245 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
258 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ness finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ness misses with a jab to the body
and Puma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ness scoring well with a low kick there.
Ness looks to land a body kick but Puma moved away.
Ness goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puma throws a shot from downtown. Ness moves away and avoids it.
Ness connects with an inside leg kick.
Puma swats away the attempt to clinch by Ness.
Ness scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Ness lands.
Ness cracks Puma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ness connects with a body shot that sends Puma's belly button to the back.
Ness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puma looks gassed!
Ness lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puma takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Ness slams his shin into Puma's torso.
Ness throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness lands with an uppercut that bounces Puma off the cage and back into rage.
Ness misses with the combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ness.
Ness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puma takes one to the chin there.
Puma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Johnny Puma has been cut.
Ness lands a jab to the nose.
Puma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elliot Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness scores with a decent looking hook.
Ness lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ness throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puma's head.
Puma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puma ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness darts in trying to clinch
and Puma counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness scores with a spinning back kick!
Puma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ness.
Ness moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Ness.
Ness is looking to clinch.
Ness throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Ness has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puma misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Ness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puma blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ness lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Johnny Puma's cut even more.
Ness lands a shoulder strike.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puma's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Puma's ribcage.
Puma has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puma.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puma presses Ness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ness fails to land.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puma's elbow.
Puma avoiding damage as Ness throws knees to the body.
Puma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puma digs a right hand into Ness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ness's gas tank.
Puma lands a hook that snaps the head of Ness backwards.
Puma trying to control the position but instead, Ness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puma into the cage.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Puma digs a right hand into Ness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ness's gas tank.
Puma avoiding damage as Ness throws knees to the body.
Puma lands a hook to the side of the head.

Puma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ness takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma lands with a nice body punch.
Puma lands a head shot.
Ness looks to clinch
letting Puma counter with a right hand.
Ness tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puma is able to avoid easily.
Puma jabs Ness right on the nose. Ness blinks but takes it well.
Ness lands with a nice body kick.
Puma misses with an uppercut.
Ness throws a body kick that misses.
Ness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ness throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puma counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness throws a push kick but Puma slaps the foot to one side.
Ness closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puma counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Puma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Puma misses with a few strikes there.
Puma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ness at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target.
Ness scores with a nice body kick.
Ness tries to clinch up
and Puma counters with a stiff right hand.
Ness throws a push kick but Puma slaps the foot to one side.
Puma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ness counters with a right hand to the body.
Puma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
Ness has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ness tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puma is able to avoid easily.
Ness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma loads up on a big right hand but Ness slips the punch.
Puma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.
Ness tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Puma moves into the clinch.
Puma tries to break free but Ness pushes him back against the cage.
Ness lands a body shot.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puma backwards.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ness misses with an elbow over the top.
Puma takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Johnny Puma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Puma takes a knee right on the jaw!

Johnny Puma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puma blocking some punches.
Puma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ness's elbow.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Ness cracks Puma with a nice body shot.
Ness works on Puma's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puma blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ness lands a body shot.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puma managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puma can do to turn this around?
Puma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ness trying to land knees to the body.
Puma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Puma.
Puma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ness tries to stall but Puma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puma lands with a light punch inside.
Puma trying to control the position but instead, Ness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puma into the cage.
Puma lands a right hand.
Ness leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma throws a head punch that misses.
Ness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puma lands a right hand.
Puma blocks an uppercut.
Puma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ness just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puma's brow.
Nice elbow from Ness.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elliot Ness!