PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the ring accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. Abed Nadir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nadir
vs
Pukki

188 cm
34
217 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

179 cm
41
215 lbs
36 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nadir has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nadir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pukki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nadir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nadir tries a body shot but Pukki blocks it.
Pukki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nadir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pukki, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nadir gets caught flat footed, as Pukki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pukki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pukki keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nadir is on top in guard.

Pukki looking for a sweep. Not yet Pukki, not yet.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir lands a couple of digs.
Pukki wants to stand but Nadir is controlling the position.
Pukki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir scoring with some ground and pound.
Pukki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pukki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nadir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pukki is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki pulls Nadir in to control the position.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Nadir postures up.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pukki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pukki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nadir is one step ahead there.
Pukki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir postures up in Pukki's guard and throws a big left but Pukki blocks it.
Pukki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nadir's guard.

Pukki stays in close to Nadir's body and controls the position.
Pukki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throwing strikes from guard but Nadir blocks nicely.
Pukki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Pukki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pukki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pukki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pukki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pukki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nadir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pukki passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pukki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nadir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pukki.
Pukki throwing shots but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Pukki is pressing down on Nadir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nadir is holding on for now.
Pukki trying to control from half guard but Nadir is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pukki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abed Nadir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Nadir.
Nadir blocks a jab.
Pukki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Nadir.
Pukki doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadir circles away.
Nadir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pukki.
Nadir throws a good cross that connects.
Nadir connects with a looping right hand.
Nadir misses the shot to the body.
Pukki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nadir is looking for a counter combo.
Nadir slaps away a takedown attempt from Pukki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pukki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Nadir trying to control here.
Nadir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki is pressing down on Nadir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nadir is holding on for now.
Nadir is looking to improve his position.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Nadir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nadir is trying to get back to full guard.
Pukki trying to control from Nadir's half guard. Nadir has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nadir wants to sweep but no luck.
Pukki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nadir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pukki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pukki scores with a jab. Nadir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadir finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nadir!

It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Nadir throws a right hand that Pukki ducks under and follows up with a left that Pukki also avoids with ease.
Pukki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadir.
Nadir blocks a jab.
Nadir throws a nice looking combination but Pukki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki tries to clinch up but Nadir circles away and keeps his distance.
Nadir appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nadir sprawls well. Nadir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
Abed Nadir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
A shot to the liver by Nadir. Beautiful body shot.
Nadir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abed Nadir is winning the standup battle so far.
Pukki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nadir in his tracks.
Nadir is looking to clinch but Pukki is avoiding it.
Pukki cracks Nadir with an open hand slap.
Nadir wants to clinch up but Pukki keeps it at a distance.
Nadir tries to score with a low kick but Pukki moves his leg out of the way.

Pukki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pukki is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Nadir is defending against the submission attempts here by Pukki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is not content to let Pukki control the position.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nadir's head.
Pukki wants to take a breather but Nadir is having none of it.
Nadir is looking to improve his position.
Pukki wants to pass the guard but Nadir is defending well.
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 Abed Nadir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pukki slips a jab and a cross from Nadir.
Nadir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadir lands with a nice body punch.
No luck for Pukki with that takedown attempt.
Pukki stuffs the takedown attempt from Nadir. Nadir gets slowly back to his feet.

Pukki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nadir to the ground. Pukki is now in Nadir's guard.
Pukki trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pukki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pukki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nadir manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nadir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pukki wants to control but Nadir is keeping him busy.
Pukki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Nadir is defending against the submission attempts here by Pukki.
Pukki is looking to stall here but Nadir recovers full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nadir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pukki.
Pukki postures up in Nadir's guard and throws a big left but Nadir blocks it.
Pukki throws a big elbow that misses.
Pukki throws a strike but Nadir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nadir postures up in Pukki's guard and throws a big left but Pukki blocks it.
Pukki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nadir won't allow Pukki to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir scoring with some ground and pound.
Nadir throws a big right hand that misses.
Nadir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pukki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pukki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nadir preventing the sweep.
Pukki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pukki wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Pukki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nadir's head.
Pukki lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pukki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pukki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pukki trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
Pukki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pukki with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pukki with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nadir looks to land a right hand but Pukki moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pukki! But no joy.
Nadir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pukki is out of range and Nadir settles back down.
Nadir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pukki is fending him off so far but Nadir persists. Nope, Pukki circles away and we're back to standing.
Pukki throws out a counter right but Nadir avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Joulu Pukki just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
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.

Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nadir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nadir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pukki's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pukki is defended easily by Nadir.
Nadir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Pukki clinches up with Nadir and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nadir trying to control the position but instead, Pukki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nadir into the ropes.
Pukki is pressed up against the ropes. Nadir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pukki down to the mat. Pukki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown but Nadir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pukki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pukki ducks under a wild hook from Nadir.
Pukki moves out of range of the leg kick from Nadir.
Nadir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pukki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nadir somewhat.
Pukki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pukki is able to avoid easily.
Pukki wants to land a leg kick but Nadir is out of range.
Pukki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pukki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nadir's waist but Nadir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pukki off to one side.
Nadir feinted with a counter takedown.
Nadir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Pukki dives in and scores a takedown into Nadir's guard.
Pukki is looking to pass into half guard but Nadir pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nadir is in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nadir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nadir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pukki's head.
Nadir cracks Pukki with a solid left hand.
Nadir 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.

Nadir stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Pukki has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Nadir manages to get his head free but now Pukki has transitioned to an armbar! Nadir grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Pukki! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joulu Pukki!