PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to patriot. Lauri Puukko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Halme
vs
Puukko

178 cm
20
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halme moves out of range of the leg kick from Puukko.

Puukko darts in and clinches Halme up against the cage.
Puukko landing knees to the head.

It looks like Pekka Halme has been cut.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.
Halme wants to break free but Puukko has control.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puukko landing knees to the body.
Halme is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Puukko.

Halme is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puukko obliges.
Oh Halme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko crunches a lovely knee into Halme's ribcage.
Puukko crunches a lovely knee into Halme's ribcage.
Puukko working the clinch nicely. Halme is working for position but Puukko cracks him with a big knee to the head! Halme crumples up against the cage and Puukko lands two more shots before the ref can save Halme! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Lauri Puukko!