PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Paukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paukuttaja
vs
Brott

185 cm
23
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

191 cm
29
221 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Paukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paukuttaja cracks Brott with an open hand slap.
Brott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paukuttaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paukuttaja. Brott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Pate Paukuttaja has been cut.
Brott cracks the inside of Paukuttaja's front leg.
Paukuttaja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brott.
Paukuttaja misses with a looping left.
Brott scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paukuttaja misses with a few strikes there.

Brott rushes Paukuttaja and presses him up against the cage.
Paukuttaja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paukuttaja tries to circle away but Brott has him pinned against the cage.
Paukuttaja is trying to force a seperation but Brott has the dominant position.
Brott lands a shoulder strike.
Brott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paukuttaja backwards.
Brott wants to take the fight to the mat but Paukuttaja manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paukuttaja misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Paukuttaja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brott keeps control of Paukuttaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brott blocks an uppercut.
Brott wants a takedown but no success here.
Pate Paukuttaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sluggo Brott.
Paukuttaja lands a left hand.

Brott manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Brott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paukuttaja defends it easily.
Paukuttaja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paukuttaja is fighting to break Brott's control of his arms but Brott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paukuttaja looking to pass the guard.
Paukuttaja is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paukuttaja defends well.
Paukuttaja passes Brott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paukuttaja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paukuttaja works his way into full mount!
Paukuttaja looking to control but Brott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja is really struggling to control Brott but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brott working to try and regain half guard.
Paukuttaja looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brott is looking to escape.
Paukuttaja can't control as he wanted to and Brott manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Paukuttaja is trying to control. Brott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pate Paukuttaja.
Brott misses with a two punch combination.
Brott staying out of range there.
Brott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paukuttaja counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paukuttaja feints a jab promting Brott to slip. Paukuttaja then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paukuttaja throws a body punch but Brott moves out of range.
Brott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paukuttaja scores with a body shot.
Paukuttaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brott.
Brott cracks Paukuttaja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paukuttaja scores with a jab to the body.
Brott misses with a leg kick.
Brott connects with a jab.
Paukuttaja is looking to wear down Brott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brott throws a solid leg kick but Paukuttaja takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brott.
Sluggo Brott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukuttaja scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brott is looking to clinch but Paukuttaja is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott tests Paukuttaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paukuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brott was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukuttaja.
Paukuttaja looks to throw the jab but Brott is out of range.
Paukuttaja takes a swing at Brott's ribcage but misses.

Brott drives through with a takedown into Paukuttaja's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brott trying to control but Paukuttaja is working from the bottom.
Paukuttaja is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brott is controlling him.
Brott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paukuttaja swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja working a defensive guard here.
Brott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paukuttaja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paukuttaja preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paukuttaja looking to control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Pate Paukuttaja has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Brott gets a clinch.
Brott prevents a body shot from Paukuttaja.
Brott misses with a punch on the inside.
Paukuttaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paukuttaja working aggressively here.
Come on Paukuttaja - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Brott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott throws a right hand that Paukuttaja ducks under and follows up with a left that Paukuttaja also avoids with ease.
Brott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paukuttaja keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brott.
Brott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paukuttaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brott.
Paukuttaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paukuttaja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paukuttaja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paukuttaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paukuttaja sprawls well. Paukuttaja wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
Brott is breathing heavily.
Paukuttaja throws a right hand that Brott ducks under and follows up with a left that Brott also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pate Paukuttaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Paukuttaja misses with a body shot.
Brott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pate Paukuttaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paukuttaja lands a really nice looking cross but Brott seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukuttaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Brott.
Paukuttaja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paukuttaja swings for the body but Brott moves out of range.
Paukuttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brott blocks a jab.
Brott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukuttaja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pate Paukuttaja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Paukuttaja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Brott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paukuttaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Paukuttaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Paukuttaja.
Paukuttaja lands an overhand right.
Brott tries to score with a low kick but Paukuttaja moves his leg out of the way.
Brott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Paukuttaja - just one landing.
Paukuttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brott gets a clinch.
Paukuttaja tries to circle away but Brott has him pinned against the cage.
Paukuttaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brott has him pressed against the cage.
Brott throws a punch but it's blocked by Paukuttaja.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paukuttaja tries a body shot but Brott blocks it.

Paukuttaja breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Brott.
Paukuttaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Brott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Brott. Beautiful body shot.
Brott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paukuttaja as he jumps to the side.
Paukuttaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brott scores with a leg kick.
Paukuttaja checks a low kick from Brott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paukuttaja. Brott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Brott takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paukuttaja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brott tries for a takedown but Paukuttaja manages to get underhooks.
Pate Paukuttaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sluggo Brott.
Brott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brott blocking some punches.
Paukuttaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paukuttaja can't break the clinch.
Brott blocks a body shot from Paukuttaja.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott lands with a left to the head.
Paukuttaja can't find room to land a body shot as Brott controls the action.
Brott letting Paukuttaja take a breather here.
Paukuttaja is trying to push Brott away but Brott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paukuttaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brott has him pressed against the cage.
Pate Paukuttaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paukuttaja blocks an uppercut.
Brott can't get the takedown.
Brott struggles to land a body shot inside as Paukuttaja controls his hands.
Brott tries to work over Paukuttaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott blocks a body shot from Paukuttaja.
Paukuttaja working hard to break the clinch.
Paukuttaja is trying to push Brott away but Brott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Brott.
Paukuttaja misses with a body punch.
Brott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paukuttaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brott misses with the head strike.
Pate Paukuttaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brott fails to pull guard.
Paukuttaja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paukuttaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paukuttaja blocks a body shot from Brott.
Paukuttaja wants to break free but Brott has control.
Paukuttaja blocks a body shot from Brott.
Brott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paukuttaja gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brott.

Paukuttaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sluggo Brott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brott misses with a low kick as Paukuttaja jumps back.
Paukuttaja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paukuttaja misses with a wild body shot.
Brott connects with a solid leg kick.
Brott misses with a hook.
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.
Paukuttaja throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Brott to counter with a crisp jab.
Paukuttaja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brott at a distance.
Paukuttaja checks a low kick from Brott.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sluggo Brott.
Well Paukuttaja has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Paukuttaja!