PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes into the arena with Metallica - Damage Inc. blaring out of the sound system. Puman has chosen Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul as his entrance music. 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.

Friman
vs
Puman

168 cm
32
160 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

179 cm
25
166 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Puman circles away.
Friman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Friman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Friman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Friman swinging wildly here.
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman moves out of range as Puman strikes.
Puman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friman moves away.
A cross from Puman lands.
Puman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puman throws a front kick aimed at Friman's knee but Friman avoids it well.
Friman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friman misses with a straight left.
Puman throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.

Friman gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friman wants to take a breather but Puman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Friman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Friman.
Puman gets full guard.
Friman looking to pass the guard.
Puman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman pulls Friman in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puman is on top in guard.
Friman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puman manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friman is in close to Puman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Friman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friman is looking to work some ground and pound but Puman has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Friman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Friman 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.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Friman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Puman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puman keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Friman is looking to work some ground and pound but Puman has wrist control.
Puman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friman manages to get himself to full guard.

Friman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman wants to sweep here but Puman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Puman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Friman tests Puman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puman throws a series of punches but Friman moves out of range.
Friman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puman dips to his left and cracks Friman with an uppercut!
Puman clobbers Friman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puman wants it to stay on the feet.
Friman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puman.

Puman clinches up with Friman and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puman lands a nice knee to the body.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Friman is working for takedown but Puman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Friman lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puman avoids it.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Puman is blocking nicely.
Puman lands a nice shot to the body.
Puman tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Friman is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdemar Friman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Puman.
Puman looking to stall.
Puman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Puman.
Puman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Friman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puman lands an uppercut.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman misses with an elbow over the top.
Puman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman misses with a knee strike.
Friman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman blocks a body shot from Puman.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Friman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman missing with knees to the body.
Friman avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
Puman prevents a body shot from Friman.
Puman working Friman over with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman pushes Friman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Puman lands with a left to the head.
Puman lands a left hand.
Puman landing knees to the body.
Puman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman lands an uppercut.
Puman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Puman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Puman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Friman is defending well for now.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.

It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puman landing knees to the head.

Puman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Puman.
Puman connects with a solid leg kick.
Puman swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Jan Puman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Friman does no damage.
Puman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friman.
Nice body punch from Puman.
Friman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Friman looks to land a right hand but Puman moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Friman misses.
Puman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Puman wants to clinch.
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.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Puman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Friman will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Friman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puman misses with a looping left.
Friman misses with a hook
and Puman counters with a thumping low kick.
Puman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Friman if he has to take too many more of those.
Friman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Friman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puman is looking to clinch.
Friman swings for the body but Puman moves out of range.

Puman instigates a clinch.
Friman crunches a lovely knee into Puman's ribcage.
Puman lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Puman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puman pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Puman.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Puman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Friman avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Puman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friman's brow.
Friman misses with a punch on the inside.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Jan Puman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Puman.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Puman.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman lands a knee to the head.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Puman digs a right hand underneath Friman's ribcage. Friman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman lands a right hand.
Puman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Friman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puman misses with an elbow strike.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Puman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Puman working Friman over with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puman blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman misses with a punch to the body.
Friman is pushing Puman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friman can't find room to land a body shot as Puman controls the action.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Puman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman lands a good knee to the midsection. Friman won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Puman.
Friman takes a shot to the head.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but Puman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puman lands an elbow that stopped Friman in his tracks for a moment.
Puman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puman digs a right hand into Friman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friman's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puman cracks Friman with a nice body shot.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Friman's face.
Puman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friman takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman pushes Friman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Friman throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman working hard to break the clinch.
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Puman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Puman!
Jan Puman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.