PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Wasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasama comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Take Me to the Hospital. Puman has chosen Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wasama
vs
Puman

170 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

179 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Wasama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasama misses with a takedown attempt
and Puman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wasama's knee momentarily.
Wasama misses with a takedown attempt
and Puman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wasama fails with the takedown
and Puman counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilkka Wasama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasama with a poor takedown
and Puman counters with a solid body kick.
Wasama is breathing heavily.
Wasama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Puman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wasama. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wasama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wasama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasama's sensitive parts.
Jan Puman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puman keeps Wasama at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puman stuns Wasama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Puman drives through and clinches with Wasama against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasama wants a takedown.
Puman with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ilkka Wasama has been cut.
Puman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wasama takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puman lands a nice elbow.
Wasama takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman lands a nice knee to the body.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Wasama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Puman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ilkka Wasama's cut is getting worse.
Wasama working hard to break the clinch.
Puman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wasama's defenses.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman lands an elbow inside that Wasama shrugs off.

Ilkka Wasama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Puman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wasama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puman stalls.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wasama. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.

Jeez, Ilkka Wasama's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jan Puman!