PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ilya Porunov enters the cage!

Puukko
vs
Porunov

188 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pekka Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Porunov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puukko can pounce on him.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pekka Puukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Porunov is just out of range.
Puukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Porunov's calf.
Porunov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puukko counters with a one-two to the body.
Puukko scores with a leg kick.

Porunov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Puukko wants to control the action here but instead Porunov manages to pass to full mount!

Porunov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Porunov has hold of Puukko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Puukko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puukko is working to get back to half guard.

Porunov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Porunov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ilya Porunov!