PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulver comes to the cage accompanied by Snapbacks and Tattoos. Te Huna has chosen Chevelle-Jars as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Pulver
vs
Te Huna

181 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cutthroat

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Te Huna fails to land with a series of punches.
Te Huna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Te Huna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Te Huna throws a good cross that connects.
Pulver tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Te Huna counter with a right hand.
Pulver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Te Huna is fending him off so far but Pulver persists. Nope, Te Huna circles away and we're back to standing.
Te Huna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulver circles away quickly and effectively.

Pulver clinches up against the cage.
Pulver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Te Huna's defenses.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Te Huna blocks it with crossed arms.
Te Huna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pulver scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulver keeps control of Te Huna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Te Huna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Te Huna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pulver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Te Huna's brow.
Te Huna is trying to drag Pulver to the mat but Pulver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Te Huna avoids it.
Pulver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Te Huna backwards.
Te Huna wants to get back to striking at distance but Pulver won't allow it.
Te Huna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pulver presses Te Huna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Te Huna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Te Huna is trying to break free.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pulver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Te Huna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Te Huna can't break the clinch.
Pulver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Te Hunas head.
Nice elbow from Pulver.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Te Huna avoids it.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Te Huna avoids it.
Pulver prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Pulver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Te Huna managing to block the knees to the body from Pulver.
Te Huna tries to break free but Pulver pushes him back against the cage.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Te Huna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pulver gets underhooks to prevent Te Huna's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Te Huna working hard to break the clinch.
Pulver misses with a knee to the head.
Pulver landing knees to the body.
Te Huna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Te Huna wants a takedown but no success here.
Jens Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Te Huna.
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Pulver tries to land knees in the clinch but Te Huna avoids the damage to the body.
Te Huna fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Te Huna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pulver misses with the head strike.
Te Huna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulver landing knees to the head.

It looks like James Te Huna has been cut.
Te Huna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulver prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Te Huna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Te Huna shrugs off.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Te Huna avoids it.
Te Huna tries to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Pulver.
Te Huna is trying to force a seperation but Pulver has the dominant position.
Pulver keeps control of Te Huna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
Te Huna wants to take the fight to the mat but Pulver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Te Huna is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Pulver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Te Huna.
Te Huna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Te Huna is trying to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling him.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Te Huna takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pulver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Te Huna tries to circle away but Pulver has him pinned against the cage.
Pulver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Te Huna looks winded!
Pulver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Te Huna avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Te Huna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pulver doesn't manage to clinch there - Te Huna circles away.
Te Huna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Te Huna looks to land a combination. Pulver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pulver tries to clinch
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulver tries to clinch there but Te Huna circles away.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Te Huna pushes him off.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Te Huna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Te Huna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver avoids the body shot from Te Huna.
Pulver wants to clinch.
Te Huna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Te Huna cracks Pulver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Te Huna misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Te Huna backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Pulver.
Te Huna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Te Huna scores with the left hand. Pulver knows he should have avoided that one.
Te Huna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Te Huna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulver circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulver looks to clinch
and Te Huna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulver thinking.
Te Huna throws a series of punches but Pulver moves out of range.
Pulver moves to clinch but Te Huna breaks away
and Te Huna counters with a three punch combo that has Pulver backing up. Pulver nods at Te Huna to acknowledge the strikes.
Pulver fails with a takedown attempt.
Te Huna throws a combination. Pulver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Te Huna keeps the fight on the outside.
Te Huna throws a series of punches but Pulver moves out of range.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulver tries to clinch up but Te Huna circles away and keeps his distance.
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Te Huna counters with a nice uppercut.
Te Huna avoids the body shot from Pulver.

Pulver clinches with his opponent.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Te Huna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Te Huna blocks it with crossed arms.
Te Huna can't break the clinch.
Te Huna blocks the elbow strike.
Te Huna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Te Huna is trying to break free.
Te Huna takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
Te Huna is breathing heavily.
Pulver tries to land knees in the clinch but Te Huna avoids the damage to the body.
Te Huna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Te Huna's face.
Te Huna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Te Huna blocks with his arms.
Pulver trying to land knees to the body.
Te Huna avoids the elbow strike from Pulver, against the cage.
Pulver prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Pulver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up James Te Huna's cut even more.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Pulver.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Pulver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Te Huna's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Te Huna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pulver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulver prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Te Huna working hard to break the clinch.
Te Huna managing to block the knees to the body from Pulver.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Te Huna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Te Huna tries to break free but Pulver pushes him back against the cage.
Te Huna is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Te Huna tries to break free but Pulver pushes him back against the cage.
Pulver working aggressively here.
Te Huna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pulver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Te Huna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Pulver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Te Huna's cut.
That's time! Pulver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Te Huna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Te Huna counters with a right hand to the body.
Te Huna misses with a body shot.
Pulver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Te Huna.
Pulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Te Huna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Te Huna swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulver.
Te Huna looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulver is just out of range.
Te Huna walks into a straight right hand from Pulver.
Pulver darts in trying to clinch
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver fails with an attempt to clinch.
James Te Huna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pulver is defended easily by Te Huna.
Pulver throws a combination that misses
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.
Te Huna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Te Huna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pulver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pulver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulver moves to clinch but Te Huna breaks away
and Te Huna counters with a two punch combo.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Te Huna pushes him off.
Pulver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulver tries to clinch up
and Te Huna counters with a left and a right that stings Pulver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna thows a body shot but no joy.
Pulver tries to clinch there but Te Huna circles away.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Te Huna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Te Huna misses with a straight left.
Pulver looks to score with a jab to the body but Te Huna is just out of range.
Te Huna jabs Pulver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Te Huna with a nice cross.
Pulver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Pulver misses.
Te Huna scores with a body shot.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulver misses with a few strikes there.
Pulver moves in looking to clinch but Te Huna pushes him off.
Pulver tries to clinch
and Pulver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Te Huna counters with a nice body shot.
Te Huna misses with a hook to the body
and Pulver counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pulver doesn't manage to clinch there - Te Huna circles away.
Pulver is looking to clinch but Te Huna is avoiding it.
Te Huna cracks a nice hook into Pulver's ribs.
Pulver tries to clinch
and Te Huna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Te Huna avoids the body shot from Pulver.
Te Huna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulver manages to avoid it.
Pulver tries for a takedown but Te Huna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Te Huna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna keeps the fight on the outside.
Te Huna slips a jab from Pulver.
Pulver misses with a left hand
enabling Te Huna to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulver wants to clinch
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Te Huna.
Te Huna avoids the head kick by Pulver.
Te Huna throws a right hand that Pulver ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulver also avoids with ease.
Te Huna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Te Huna fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pulver, right into the meat.
Pulver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Te Huna counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Te Huna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Pulver!
During a confident post fight interview, Jens Pulver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.