PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joulu Pukki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pukki
vs
Marcelo

179 cm
26
215 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
221 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

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ADCC Champion
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcelo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Pukki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marcelo is trying to defend but Pukki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pukki controlling the action here.
Marcelo is looking to improve his position.
Marcelo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marcelo trying to control here.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Marcelo is keeping him busy.
Marcelo trying to control here.

Pukki is looking for a kimura here.
Marcelo trying to control here.
Pukki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pukki slips a nice elbow through Marcelo's hands, connecting with Marcelo's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pukki is looking for a kimura but Marcelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pukki to get the leverage.
Marcelo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pukki is working away from the top position though.
Pukki throwing shots but Marcelo is blocking nicely.
Marcelo is staying active underneath Pukki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pukki uses his free foot to push down on Marcelo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marcelo.
Pukki controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pukki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcelo is desperately trying to improve his position but Pukki has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pukki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pukki controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Marcelo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pukki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marcelo taking shots to the head.
Pukki trying to control but Marcelo is having none of it.
Marcelo wants to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Marcelo working to try and regain half guard.
Pukki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo tries to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pukki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcelo wants to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Pukki controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcelo is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joulu Pukki 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.

Nice takedown defense from Marcelo. No joy for Pukki on that attempt.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Marcelo.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pukki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marcelo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marcelo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pukki off and has taken his back!
Pukki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcelo keeps control of the position easily here as Pukki tries to buck him off.
Pukki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marcelo trying to mount his opponent but Pukki defends it.
Marcelo is stalling here. Pukki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marcelo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pukki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Marcelo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo struggling a bit here.
Pukki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marcelo struggling a bit here.
Marcelo is not content to let Pukki control the position.
Marcelo stops Pukki from passing to mount.
Pukki controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control the position but Marcelo is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pukki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marcelo!
Pukki avoids the attempt from Marcelo to control.
Pukki controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Pukki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marcelo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki controlling the pace.
Pukki is pressing down on Marcelo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marcelo is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is refusing to be controlled, as Pukki sits in half guard.
Pukki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marcelo!
Pukki tries to control but Marcelo wriggling away.
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marcelo tries to reverse the position but Pukki maintains control.
Pukki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pukki controlling from mount.
Marcelo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcelo is trying to escape the mount.
Pukki scoring with strikes but Marcelo is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcelo is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Marcelo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joulu Pukki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Pukki throws a hook but Marcelo avoids it easily.
Marcelo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pukki moves out of range as Marcelo throws a body kick.

Pukki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcelo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pukki cracks Marcelo with a big elbow.
Pukki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcelo keeps working.
Marcelo is being controlled here.
Pukki trying to control the position but Marcelo is working away.
Pukki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pukki advances to mount.
Marcelo tries to reverse the position but Pukki maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Marcelo is rocked!

It looks like Flavio Marcelo has been cut.
Pukki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Marcelo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pukki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joulu Pukki!