PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luvi has chosen Metallica- Creeping Death as his entrance music. Paul Luvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potkukelkka
vs
Luvi

170 cm
31
154 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

173 cm
32
150 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Arcticus
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luvi misses with a low kick.
Luvi misses with a shot to the body

and Potkukelkka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luvi's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Potkukelkka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luvi's head.
Potkukelkka cracks Luvi with a solid left hand.
Potkukelkka wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi controls Potkukelkka momentarily but Potkukelkka frees himself.
Luvi pulls Potkukelkka in close to prevent any damage.
Potkukelkka throwing strikes from guard but Luvi blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luvi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Luvi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A good leg kick by Luvi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries to clinch but Luvi moves out of range.

Potkukelkka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Potkukelkka is trying to control. Luvi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potkukelkka is thwarting Luvi's attempts to control the position.
Luvi is controlling Potkukelkka's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Potkukelkka prevents Luvi from improving his position.
Potkukelkka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potkukelkka lands a nice short elbow.
Luvi trying to control but Potkukelkka postures up.
Potkukelkka is trying to control. Luvi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potkukelkka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Luvi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Potkukelkka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luvi. Luvi obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luvi throws a hook but Potkukelkka blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Luvi blocks the leg kick.
Potkukelkka thumps Luvi with a low kick.
Luvi tries to clinch but Potkukelkka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luvi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potkukelkka. That's going to slow Luvi down.
Potkukelkka thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka misses with a series of wild punches.

Luvi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potkukelkka blocking some punches.

Potkukelkka jumps into guard, dragging Luvi to the mat.
Potkukelkka keeping full guard, as Luvi tries to pass.
Potkukelkka keeping moving, preventing Luvi from controlling successfully.
Luvi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Potkukelkka is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Luvi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Luvi throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luvi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Potkukelkka throws a sloppy head kick and Luvi moves out of range easily.
Luvi slips under a jab.
Luvi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luvi keeps the fight on the outside.

Potkukelkka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luvi's guard.
Potkukelkka lands a couple of digs.
Luvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potkukelkka won't allow Luvi to sweep him here.
Potkukelkka 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potkukelkka scoring with some ground and pound.
Luvi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luvi can't keep his opponent in guard - Potkukelkka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Potkukelkka 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.

Potkukelkka feints and then cracks Luvi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luvi down.
Luvi throws a right and a left that Potkukelkka avoids nicely.
Donk. Potkukelkka catches Luvi right on the button with a cross.
Luvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potkukelkka. Potkukelkka obviously looking to wear him down.
Potkukelkka looks to score with a jab to the body but Luvi is just out of range.
Potkukelkka thumps Luvi with a low kick.
Luvi misses with a body shot.

Potkukelkka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luvi is in trouble now - Potkukelkka has advanced to mount!
Potkukelkka lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Potkukelkka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Luvi is bucking up trying to escape but Potkukelkka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Potkukelkka lands a heavy elbow.
Potkukelkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Potkukelkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Luvi is rocked!
Potkukelkka lands a big shot there that rocks Luvi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Luvi is still in real trouble! Can Potkukelkka finish him?
Potkukelkka lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Luvi! Potkukelkka sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Luvi and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Potkukelkka!
An out of breath James Potkukelkka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.