PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement's entrance music is Statement of Pain. A fine choice. Pain Statement has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Statement
vs
Wulff

185 cm
30
255 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulff lands a head kick. Statement smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.
Wulff staying out of range there.
Wulff connects with a right hand. Statement shakes it off.
Wulff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Statement's sensitive parts.
Statement swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wulff cracks Statement with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Jab from Wulff.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement connects with a right hand. Wulff shakes it off.
Wulff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain Statement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statement will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Statement cracks Wulff with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wulff looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Statement finish him?
Wulff lands a leg kick that knocks Statement off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wulff.
Wulff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Statement on the side of the head.
Wulff scores with a shot to the body.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
Wulff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Statement does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulff scores with a jab to the body.
Wulff lands a nice shot to the body.
Statement keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wulff scores with a leg kick.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Statement misses.
Wulff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Statement at a distance.
Statement is breathing heavily.
Wulff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wulff dips to his left and cracks Statement with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statement ducks right into an uppercut from Wulff.
Wulff scores with a jab.
Statement misses with a straight right.
Wulff lands a nice shot to the body.
Statement is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statement with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wulff to score with a decent uppercut.
Wulff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Statement needs to keep his hands up - Wulff had a free shot at his head there.
Wulff is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Statement had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wulff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Statement looks to throw the jab but Wulff is out of range.
Wulff lands a slapping body shot.
Wulff lands a jab to Statement's midsection.
Wulff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wulff lands with a straight right. Statement didn't see that one coming.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulff catches Statement with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wulff lands a body shot.
Wulff misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulff lands a nice hook to Statement's body. Statement takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulff. That's going to slow Statement down.
Statement takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wulff fakes the leg kick and cracks Statement in the body.
Statement takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Statement.
Wulff thumps Statement with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statement stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wulff.
Statement takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wulff throws a nice head kick!
Wulff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Statement has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wulff can pounce on him.
Wulff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Statement.
Wulff scores with a push kick.
Wulff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Statement takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Statement takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulff delivers a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Wulff.
Wulff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Wulff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wulff cracks Statement with a good jab.
Statement looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulff is just out of range.
Statement connects with a body shot.
Statement misses with a looping left.
Statement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Statement takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff throws a nice looking combination but Statement bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wulff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wulff, right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wulff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Statement works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wulff throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wulff clobbers Statement with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wulff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Statement moves away.
Statement looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Statement darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wulff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wulff digs a good hook to Statement's body.
Wulff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Statement is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Statement swings for the body but Wulff moves out of range.
Wulff scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Wulff works Statement's body with a nice hook.
Wulff connects with a body shot that sends Statement's belly button to the back.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.
Statement on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wulff.
Statement takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Statement is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statement takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Statement on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Statement misses the shot to the body.
Statement takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wulff scores with a sloppy right hand. Statement should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Wulff.
Statement takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wulff!
Wulff cracks a nice hook into Statement's ribs.
Statement pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wulff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Michael Wulff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement throws a right hand that Wulff ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulff also avoids with ease.
Wulff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wulff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wulff digs a good body shot into Statement's ribs.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulff connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulff. That's going to slow Statement down.
Statement will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wulff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Statement on the side of the head.
Wulff scores with a jab.
Wulff scores with a hook.
Wulff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Statement.
Wulff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wulff misses with a few strikes there.
Wulff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Statement misses with a body shot.
Statement takes one to the chin there.
Statement misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulff.
Statement takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Statement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulff swings for the body but Statement moves out of range.
Statement sizes up Wulff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statement misses with a hook.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Statement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulff was well out of range. Poor timing from Statement.
Wulff takes a swing at Statement's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Wulff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wulff scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Wulff.
Statement tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statement takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Wulff is looking to slow Statement down with leg kicks.
Statement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Statement looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulff is just out of range.
Wulff cracks Statement with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Statement lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wulff at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Statement has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wulff lands the left hand.
Statement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Statement misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Statement. That snapped Wulff's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Statement. Wulff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wulff connects with a leg kick. Statement looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body kick from Wulff.
Wulff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulff scoring well with a low kick there.
Statement misses with a hook. Wulff ducked under it nicely.
Wulff scores with a head kick. Statement tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wulff throws a head kick that half lands.
Wulff scores with a decent looking hook.
Statement has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wulff.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff connects with a body shot that sends Statement's belly button to the back.
Wulff lands with a kick to the temple. Statement shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Statement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulff moves away.
Wulff just misses with a punch to the body.
Statement fails to land with a series of punches.
Statement drops his hands momentarily and Wulff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wulff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Statement works Wulff's body with a nice hook.
Statement thuds a left hand into Wulff's body.
Wulff blocks a jab.
Statement misses with a straight left.
Wulff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Statement takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wulff throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statement misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wulff.
Wulff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Statement.
Statement throws a series of punches but Wulff moves out of range.
Pain Statement has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff jabs at Statement's body.
Wulff lands with a kick to the temple. Statement shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff throws a head kick that half lands.
Statement throws a big shot that misses.
Statement misses with an uppercut. Wulff saw that one coming.
Statement on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wulff. Wulff obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statement misses with an uppercut.
Statement misses with a right hand
and Wulff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wulff looks to land a combination. Statement sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wulff digs a good hook to Statement's body.
Wulff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Statement throws a sloppy body shot
and Wulff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Statement takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wulff with a jab.
Wulff staying out of range there.
Statement chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wulff can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulff punishes Statement's body with a nice straight punch.
Wulff jabs at Statement's body.
Wulff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Statements jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wulff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Statement's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Wulff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wulff 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Wulff!