PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peelo Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Danky
vs
Pulkkinen

197 cm
26
202 lbs
8 - 7 - 2

150 cm
25
186 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peelo Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Danky lands with a shot to the body.
Danky misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice combination. Danky backs away looking to recover.
Danky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pulkkinen is able to avoid easily.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Danky's front leg but catches the back leg as Danky tries to avoid it.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Pulkkinen rushes Danky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danky lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Danky controls his hands.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danky working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulkkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Danky controls the action.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.
I was talking to Danky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pulkkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danky blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the head.
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.

Danky pulls guard successfully.
Danky wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulkkinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pulkkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pulkkinen controlling from the top position.
Pulkkinen is fighting to break Danky's control of his arms but Danky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is trying to control the position but Pulkkinen postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peelo Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Danky.
Danky throws a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Danky throws a low kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Danky with a jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danky misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Pulkkinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a knee strike.
Danky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Danky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danky is trying to maintain a safe position but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and turns Danky into the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with a knee strike.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peelo Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danky lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Pulkkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Danky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Danky counters with a thumping low kick.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Danky misses.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.

Danky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky distracts Pulkkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danky being controlled here momentarily.
Pulkkinen is trying to control the position but Danky postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Danky throws a big elbow that misses.
Pulkkinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pulkkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Danky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danky connects with a couple of short punches.
Danky forces his way into half guard.
Danky looks to land a strike but Pulkkinen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Danky throws a big right hand that misses.

Pulkkinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pulkkinen working a defensive guard here.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulkkinen looking to control but Danky passes into half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Danky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
Danky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danky is defended easily by Pulkkinen.
Danky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulkkinen's sensitive parts.
Danky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danky misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danky slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Danky throws a lazy uppercut

and Pulkkinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danky prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pulkkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that Danky avoids nicely.
Danky attempts a counter takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it well and moves away.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danky moves forwards but Pulkkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danky throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Danky.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulkkinen wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Danky's body. Danky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Danky slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Danky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pulkkinen sprawls well. Pulkkinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danky gets slowly back to his feet.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Danky off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Danky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danky shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice side step and Pulkkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Danky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pulkkinen stuffs the takedown.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danky at a distance.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Danky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peelo Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danky with a body shot.
Danky shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Danky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danky's sensitive parts.
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Danky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Danky's head but Danky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen circles away.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Danky is rocked!
Pulkkinen works Danky's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pulkkinen but Pulkkinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pulkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Danky is wise to it.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.

Pulkkinen instigates a clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peelo Pulkkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pulkkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Danky blocking some punches.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peelo Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulkkinen 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peelo Pulkkinen!
A relieved looking Peelo Pulkkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.