PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Puukko
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puukko counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Puukko to acknowledge the strikes.
Puukko moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puukko is out of range and St Pierre settles back down.
Puukko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a front kick aimed at Puukko's knee but Puukko avoids it well.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Puukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Puukko also avoids with ease.
Puukko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Puukko stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
A low kick from St Pierre misses
and Puukko counters with a one-two to the body.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puukko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puukko avoids a kick to the body.
Puukko avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a body kick the misses
and Puukko counters with a two punch combo.
Puukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Puukko misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puukko defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Puukko down.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Puukko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puukko is out of range.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Puukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre motions for Puukko to come forward. St Pierre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from St Pierre is predictable there
and Puukko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Puukko moved away.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puukko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puukko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! St Pierre slams his shin into Puukko's torso.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Puukko tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
Puukko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre misses with a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vaino St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Puukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puukko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lauri Puukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre throws a front kick aimed at Puukko's knee but Puukko avoids it well.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Puukko throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puukko 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.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puukko throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre thows a leg kick but Puukko checks it
and Puukko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body
and Puukko counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Puukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puukko is able to avoid easily.
Puukko checks a low kick from St Pierre.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puukko.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puukko.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre wants to slow Puukko down by chopping away at his legs.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Puukko.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Puukko saw that one coming.
Puukko scores with a head kick. St Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puukko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Puukko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Puukko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puukko is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puukko.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Puukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Puukko saw it coming and moves away.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Puukko avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Puukko counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre clobbers Puukko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaino St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre throws a hook but Puukko avoids it easily.
Puukko tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Puukko moves out of range easily.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Puukko misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Puukko off balance momentarily.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Puukko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre swings for the body but Puukko moves out of range.
Puukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Puukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Puukko.
St Pierre is looking to score with low kicks.
Puukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puukko duly obliges.
Puukko throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puukko throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Puukko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Puukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puukko.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
Puukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a low kick but Puukko avoids it.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Puukko saw that one coming.
Puukko slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre lunges at Puukko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puukko's hand.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
Lauri Puukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puukko throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puukko.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vaino St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaino St Pierre!