PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Abdul
vs
Ottavainen

177 cm
27
183 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
200 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ottavainen misses.
Ottavainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Abdul misses with a double jab
and Ottavainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ottavainen dodges the punch combination from Abdul.
A swing and a miss from Ottavainen.
Abdul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ottavainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdul lands a two punch combo.
Ottavainen connects with a leg kick. Abdul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abdul loads up on a big right hand but Ottavainen slips the punch.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Ottavainen is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Ottavainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdul blocks a jab.
Ottavainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ottavainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdul backs up against the ropes.
Abdul misses the shot to the body.
Abdul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdul looks to land a left hand but Ottavainen moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Abdul as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul checks a low kick from Ottavainen.
Abdul misses with a wild combination.
Ottavainen throws a head kick but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ottavainen. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Abdul misses
and Ottavainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ottavainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ottavainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ottavainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abdul to score with a decent uppercut.
Ottavainen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ottavainen.
Nice defenses there by Abdul.
Abdul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Ottavainen throws a nice looking combination but Abdul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Ottavainen misses its intended target.
Abdul scores with a jab.
Abdul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abdul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ottavainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ottavainen at a distance.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ottavainen moves out of range.
Ottavainen throws a low kick, looking for Abdul's leg but Abdul calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ottavainen at a distance.
Ottavainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Abdul digs a good body shot into Ottavainen's ribs.
Ottavainen looks gassed!
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ottavainen throws out the jab.
Abdul misses with a straight right.
Abdul falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ottavainen counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paula Abdul will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ottavainen slips under a jab from Abdul.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ottavainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ottavainen lands a body shot.
Ottavainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abdul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abdul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ottavainen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ottavainen!
Abdul slips under a jab from Ottavainen.
Abdul misses with a two punch combination.
Abdul stuns Ottavainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ottavainen misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Abdul - just one landing.
Ottavainen looks to land a left hand but Abdul moved out of range nicely.
Ottavainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ottavainen.
Abdul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ottavainen.
Abdul scores with a punch to the head.
Abdul lands a jab to Ottavainen's midsection.
Abdul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ottavainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdul.
Ottavainen throws a leg kick
and Abdul counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ottavainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ottavainen is breathing heavily.
Abdul cracks Ottavainen with an open hand slap.
Abdul lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdul misses with a looping left.
Abdul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdul swinging wildly here.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Ottavainen throws a hook to the side of Abdul's head but Abdul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ottavainen.
Abdul misses with a lunging right hand
and Ottavainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
Abdul lands a slapping body shot.
Pumba Ottavainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Abdul defending well as Ottavainen loads up on a big left hand.
Ottavainen throws the kick towards the body but Abdul avoids it.
Abdul thuds a left hand into Ottavainen's body.
Ottavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdul moves away.
Abdul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ottavainen counters with a low kick, right behind Abdul 's knee.
Ottavainen looks to land a right hand but Abdul moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul's corner calls for a 1-2. Abdul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abdul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ottavainen.
Ottavainen misses with a head kick.
Ottavainen throws a leg kick but Abdul moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdul as he connects with a hook.
Ottavainen throws a body kick that misses.
Abdul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ottavainen at a distance.
Abdul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottavainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ottavainen manages to avoid it.
Abdul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paula Abdul dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abdul connects with a crisp jab.

Ottavainen is rocked!
Abdul grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ottavainen takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Abdul cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paula Abdul!