PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jawor
vs
Puukko

182 cm
22
172 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawor swats away the attempt to clinch by Puukko.
Puukko lands a head kick!
Jawor just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jawor moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawor is trying to maintain a safe position but Puukko gets an underhook and turns Jawor into the ropes.
Puukko avoids a wild elbow strike from Jawor.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jawor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jawor tries to circle away but Puukko has him pinned against the ropes.
Puukko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jawor is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jawor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puukko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Jawor blocks with his arms.
Puukko scores with a knee to the head.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawor blocks it with crossed arms.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawor avoids the damage to the body.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawor blocks it with crossed arms.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko lands a knee to the head.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puukko crunches a lovely knee into Jawor's ribcage.
Puukko lands a nice knee to the body.
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko working Jawor over with knees to the body.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko crunches a lovely knee into Jawor's ribcage.
Puukko misses with a knee to the head.
Puukko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jawor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawor blocks it with crossed arms.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jawor's face.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Jawor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jawor's efforts to push away.
Puukko scores a nice knee to the body.
Jawor takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jawor avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Puukko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jawor.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawor avoids it.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Puukko has him pressed against the ropes.
Jawor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jawor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Jawor.
Puukko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jawor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jawor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawor avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jawor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jawor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawor has had enough of the clinch but Puukko keeps him there for the moment.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puukko is keeping busy.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
Jawor is trying to break free.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Puukko misses with a knee to the head.

Jawor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jawor has Puukko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Puukko managing to block the knees to the body from Jawor.
Puukko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawor blocks it with crossed arms.
Jawor misses with a punch on the inside.
Jawor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jawor is defending well for now.
Puukko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puukko scores with a knee to the head.
Jawor tries to break free but Puukko pushes him back against the ropes.
Jawor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puukko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jawor is defending well for now.
Jawor avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jawor can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jawor is trying to maintain a safe position but Puukko gets an underhook and turns Jawor into the ropes.
Jawor can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puukko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puukko is keeping busy.
Puukko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jawor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Puukko dominated that round.
That's time! Jawor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Puukko fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jawor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jawor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puukko is keeping busy.
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
Jawor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puukko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puukko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
Jawor missing with knees to the body.
Jawor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawor can't find room to land a body shot as Puukko controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Jawor tries to land knees in the clinch but Puukko avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawor avoids the damage to the body.
Jawor stalling in the clinch but Puukko improves position.
Jawor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jawor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jawor wants to break free but Puukko has control.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but Jawor blocks it.
Jawor tries to break the clinch but Puukko is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Jawor.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawor avoids it.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.

Jawor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puukko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jawor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Jawor breaks the clinch.

Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puukko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jawor tries to circle away but Puukko has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawor can't break the clinch.
Jawor trying to land knees to the body.
Jawor is looking to break free of the clinch but Puukko has double underhooks.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawor avoids the damage to the body.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jawor managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
Jawor managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
Jawor gets through Puukko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jawor breaks from the clinch.
Puukko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jawor's head.
A nice combination there by Jawor.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawor.

Jawor pushes Puukko up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jawor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jawor misses with the head strike.
Puukko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Puukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jawor's efforts to push away.
Puukko tries a knee to the head but Jawor blocks it.
Puukko has Jawor pressed against the ropes, preventing Jawor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Puukko has him pressed against the ropes.
Puukko crunches a lovely knee into Jawor's ribcage.
Puukko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jawor tries to throw a body punch but Puukko avoids it by throwing Jawor back against the ropes.
Jawor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jawor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lauri Puukko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jawor tries a body shot but Puukko blocks it.
Puukko landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Puukko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jawor's face.
Jawor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puukko backwards.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Jawor blocks with his arms.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jawor holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jawor misses with a knee strike.
Jawor lands a nice uppercut.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawor avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Puukko 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jawor instigates a clinch.
Jawor managing to block the knees to the body from Puukko.
Puukko tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawor avoids the damage to the body.
Jawor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jawor looking to slow down the pace here.
Puukko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jawor.
Jawor is trying to maintain a safe position but Puukko gets an underhook and turns Jawor into the ropes.
Jawor tries to work over Puukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puukko as Jawor tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Puukko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Jawor blocks with his arms.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Jawor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puukko.
Jawor is trying to break free.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jawor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puukko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Puukko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Jawor blocks with his arms.
Jawor has Puukko pressed against the ropes.

Jawor breaks the clinch.
Puukko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jawor.
Puukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jawor blocks the body kick.
Puukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jawor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jawor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Jawor moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puukko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jawor breaks the clinch.
Puukko throws a right hand that Jawor ducks under and follows up with a left that Jawor also avoids with ease.

Jawor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puukko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jawor tries to break free but Puukko pushes him back against the ropes.
Jawor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jawor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jawor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Puukko missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jawor.
Jawor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puukko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puukko prevents Jawor from breaking the clinch.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
Puukko misses with a knee strike.
Puukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jawor's efforts to push away.
Jawor avoiding damage as Puukko throws knees to the body.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but Jawor blocks with his arms.
Jawor has had enough of the clinch but Puukko keeps him there for the moment.

Jawor breaks the clinch.
Puukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jawor is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puukko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puukko slips under a jab.

Jawor clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jawor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puukko with a knee to the head.
Puukko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jawor is trying to break free.
Puukko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jawor.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Puukko won't allow it.
Puukko trying to land knees to the body.
Puukko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jawor holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lauri Puukko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jawor pushes off an throws an elbow but Puukko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puukko looking to throw knees to the head but Jawor is blocking nicely.

Jawor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jawor lands a jab to Puukko's midsection.
Krzysiek Jawor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jawor scores with the left hand. Puukko knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lauri Puukko.
I've got Puukko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Puukko!