PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunks Jucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Costanza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jacco- När mörkret faller . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Costanza
vs
Jucci

197 cm
23
275 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

200 cm
26
270 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hunks Jucci!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jucci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costanza moves away.
Jucci misses with an uppercut. Costanza saw that one coming.
Jucci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costanza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jucci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Jucci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costanza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jucci tries to avoid it but Costanza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jucci to the ground. Jucci escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jucci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jucci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jucci swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Costanza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Costanza is working for a kimura but Jucci is defending it quite comfortably.
Costanza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Costanza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jucci sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Costanza is working for a kimura but Jucci is defending it quite comfortably.
Jucci slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Costanza looking to pass the guard.
Jucci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jucci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jucci is pulling down on Costanza's head to control his posture.
Costanza tries to free his leg and advance position but Jucci is retaining full guard.
Jucci trying to control the position.
Jucci has Costanza pulled in close to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hunks Jucci hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jucci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jucci connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jucci lands a nice looking body shot.
Costanza blocks a leg kick.
Costanza blocks a leg kick.
Jucci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jucci lands a jab to the head.
Costanza wants to clinch.
Jucci throws out a loose jab but Costanza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jucci throws a poor cross that misses

and Costanza counters with a takedown into side control.
Jucci gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jucci is controlling Costanza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jucci wants to improve his position but Costanza is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jucci trying to hold on to Costanza's head to control him but Costanza postures up.

Costanza is looking for a kimura here.
Costanza tries to pass to full mount but Jucci defends it.

Costanza is looking for a kimura but Jucci is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costanza to get the leverage.
Jucci wants to control but Costanza is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Costanza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jucci sees it coming and defends easily.
Costanza 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.
Costanza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza prevents Jucci from improving his position.

Costanza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Costanza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jucci has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jucci has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Costanza is working away from the top position though.
Jucci is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Costanza is working for a kimura but Jucci is defending it quite comfortably.
Jucci keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hunks Jucci will probably get the nod.
That's time! Costanza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jucci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jucci pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costanza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunks Jucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jucci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jucci throws a jab but it's blocked by Costanza.
Jucci misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costanza shoots in for a takedown but Jucci shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jucci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costanza manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jucci.
Jucci misses with a left hand

and Costanza counters with a takedown into side control.
Costanza working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jucci is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Costanza off and has taken his back!
Costanza can't escape the position.
Costanza breaks Jucci's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jucci seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Costanza looking to pass the guard.
Jucci lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Costanza!
Costanza is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jucci stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jucci lunges at Costanza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costanza's hand.
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!
Costanza shoots for a double leg takedown but Jucci sprawls well. He's pushed Costanza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Costanza shoots in looking for a takedown but Jucci manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costanza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza moves out of range of the leg kick from Jucci.
Jucci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costanza.
Hunks Jucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jucci moves into range and connects with a jab.
Costanza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jucci to score with a decent uppercut.
Jucci tries to bum rush Costanza with a series of wild strikes but Costanza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Jucci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jucci lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jucci with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza slips under a jab from Jucci.
A shot to the liver by Jucci. Beautiful body shot.
Jucci connects with a body shot.
George Costanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jucci cracks a nice hook into Costanza's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jucci drops Costanza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Costanza looks back up at him and smiles so Jucci waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Costanza is rocked!

It looks like George Costanza has been cut.
Jucci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Jucci.
Jucci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costanza.
Jucci scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jucci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jucci lands a big right hand that sends Costanza crashing to the mat! Jucci stays standing though and waves Costanza back to his feet!
Oh Costanza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jucci thuds a left hand into Costanza's body.
Costanza walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Costanza limp body while Jucci jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunks Jucci!
An out of breath Hunks Jucci thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.