PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Andersson
vs
Puman

186 cm
25
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
166 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puman throws a push kick but Andersson slaps the foot to one side.
Puman blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puman, right into the meat.
Puman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Puman gets a clinch.
Puman blocking some punches.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson presses Puman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andersson digs a right hand underneath Puman's ribcage. Puman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Andersson.

Andersson gets control of Puman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andersson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Andersson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andersson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Puman finds it's target.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
Puman misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Puman connects with a looping right hand.
Andersson slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with a hook.
Puman connects with a right hand. Andersson shakes it off.
Andersson wants to slow Puman down by chopping away at his legs.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Puman ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersson.
Puman misses with a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson wants to land a leg kick but Puman is out of range.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puman's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman pushes Andersson away with a front kick.
Puman throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andersson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Puman ducks down to avoid it.
Andersson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puman jabs at Andersson's body.
Andersson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puman.
Puman slips under a jab from Andersson.
Puman looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Puman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
Puman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puman throws a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puman's knee momentarily.
Andersson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andersson throws a solid leg kick but Puman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Puman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
Puman punishes Andersson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Puman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puman misses with a low kick.
Puman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puman misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puman misses with a looping left.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Puman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Puman will probably get the nod.
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.

Puman moves out of range of the body kick.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Puman is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puman's knee momentarily.
Puman wants to clinch but Andersson slips to the side
and Andersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Puman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puman lands a jab to the head.
Jan Puman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puman connects with an inside leg kick.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andersson checks a low kick from Puman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Puman swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Puman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Andersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puman misses with a straight right.
Puman thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
Andersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puman.
Puman scores with the left hand. Andersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puman.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puman moves away.
Puman misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puman pushes Andersson away with a front kick.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Puman jumps back.
Puman throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Andersson as he connects with a hook.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Puman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puman!
Puman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Puman blocks the low kick.
Puman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
Puman throws the kick towards the body but Andersson avoids it.

Puman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Andersson - that landed with a thud.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Puman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puman misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Puman.
Puman throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Puman moved out of range nicely.
Puman throws an overhand right that lands on Andersson's shoulder, as Andersson tries to avoid the shot.
Andersson thumps Puman with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puman!
Puman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Puman 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. This is the final round!

Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puman slips under a jab.
Puman tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puman, right into the meat.
Andersson throws a body punch but Puman moves out of range.
Puman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andersson lands with a good body shot.
Puman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puman misses with an uppercut
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puman throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andersson blocks a leg kick.
Puman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Puman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puman misses with a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puman's head.
Andersson misses with a hook to the body
and Puman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andersson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Andersson counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Puman misses the target.
Puman slips a straight right by Andersson.
Puman thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
and Andersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Puman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puman wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Puman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andersson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson checks the leg kick.
Puman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puman looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puman misses with a few strikes there.
Puman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puman walks into a straight right hand from Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a leg kick but Puman saw it coming and moves away.
Andersson throws a leg kick that misses.
Puman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Puman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puman.
Puman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puman is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Puman lands with an uppercut that bounces Andersson off the cage and back into range.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puman slips under a jab from Andersson.
Puman throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jan Puman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puman motions for Andersson to come forward. Puman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puman connects with an inside leg kick.
Puman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Puman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puman 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Puman!
After the big win, Jan Puman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors M/S Paint Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.