PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. A fine choice. Brady Barnes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Barnes
vs
Pukki

170 cm
24
149 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.

Pukki takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from Pukki.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pukki avoids the damage to the body.
Pukki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes avoiding damage as Pukki throws knees to the body.
Barnes works on Pukki's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes cracks Pukki with a nice body shot.
Pukki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukki lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.

It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Pukki slows down the pace here.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pukki wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Pukki's knee but Pukki avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pukki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pukki avoids it.
Pukki throws an elbow that misses.
Pukki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
Pukki misses with an elbow strike.
Pukki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pukki just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes stalling in the clinch.
Pukki misses with an elbow strike.
Pukki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pukki blocks it with crossed arms.
Pukki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pukki being controlled against the cage.
Barnes jumps guard but Pukki stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pukki after a bit of a struggle.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pukki pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pukki lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pukki.
Pukki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pukki.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pukki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pukki controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pukki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pukki misses with an elbow over the top.
Pukki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Pukki.
Pukki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pukki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Pukki misses with a knee strike.
Barnes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pukki closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Pukki, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pukki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pukki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Pukki.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pukki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Pukki pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Pukki.

Brady Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Pukki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pukki throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pukki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pukki avoids the damage to the body.
Pukki lands an elbow inside.
Pukki lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Pukki cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Pukki misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Pukki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pukki tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pukki moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pukki doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pukki sprawls and moves away.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pukki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pukki fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pukki rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.

Barnes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pukki is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is controlling the pace.

Barnes seems to be working for a kimura but Pukki defends the submission attempt.
Barnes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Pukki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pukki is trying to stand.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Pukki defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pukki drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Pukki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Teemu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Pukki's knee but Pukki avoids it well.
Teemu Pukki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick.
Pukki is looking to clinch.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Pukki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pukki tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.

Pukki closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Pukki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pukki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pukki lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.

Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Pukki tries to clinch up.
Pukki blocks a leg kick.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pukki wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.

Pukki closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pukki's elbow.
Pukki is stalling here.
Pukki lands an elbow inside.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Pukki pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pukki misses with the head strike.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.

Brady Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pukki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
Pukki lands an elbow inside.
Pukki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pukki is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pukki has his back to the cage.
Pukki lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Brady Barnes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pukki is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Teemu Pukki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes stalling the fight.
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 Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Pukki moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Pukki tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Pukki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pukki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pukki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pukki avoids it.
Barnes throws the left hand but Pukki avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Pukki shrugs it off though.
Barnes tries to work over Pukki's front leg with a kick but Pukki checks it.
Barnes sets himself, and Pukki steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnes avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pukki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pukki lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Pukki.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pukki avoids it.
Barnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pukki smiles and moves away.
Pukki tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.

Pukki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes looking to stall.
Pukki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pukki stalling the fight.
Pukki lands an elbow inside.
Pukki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pukki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Pukki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki slowing the pace effectively.
Barnes is pushing Pukki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pukki tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pukki.
Pukki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pukki blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki throws an elbow but it misses.
Pukki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pukki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barnes as Pukki tries to tie him up.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Pukki holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike from Pukki.
Pukki lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Pukki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pukki being controlled against the cage.
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pukki is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pukki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pukki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pukki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes trying to control from half guard but Pukki is working away.
Pukki won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Pukki pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Pukki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pukki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pukki is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pukki is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnes.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brady Barnes.
I think Barnes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes very nearly forgot to thank The Empire Clothing and Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.