PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrade
vs
Pyy

180 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luciano Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade stuns Pyy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pyy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andrade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pyy looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Andrade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pyy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pekka Pyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Pyy.
Pyy connects with a body shot that sends Andrade's belly button to the back.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Pyy.
Andrade has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pyy! But no joy.

Pyy has closed the distance and engaged Andrade in a clinch.
Pyy prevents a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade wants to break free but Pyy has control.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyy.
A short uppercut from Pyy.
Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy taking a breather.
Andrade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Pyy tries to work over Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyy controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pyy blocks an uppercut.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Pyy is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy'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.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pyy.
Pyy prevents Andrade from breaking the clinch.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyy.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade can't break the clinch.
Andrade takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Luciano Andrade has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Andrade fails to land.
Andrade takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
Pyy misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyy pushes Andrade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyy lands with a left to the head.
Andrade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy lands a nice uppercut.
Pyy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyy digs a right hand into Andrade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andrade's gas tank.
Pyy controlling the action here for a moment.
Andrade is trying to break free.
Pyy lands a right hand.
Andrade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pyy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andrade misses with a punch to the body.
Pyy prevents Andrade from breaking the clinch.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy avoiding damage.
Andrade is trying to push Pyy away but Pyy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andrade is trying to push Pyy away but Pyy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pyy.
Pyy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyy lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyy.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Pyy presses Andrade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyy scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pyy.
Pyy lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.

Andrade is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Pyy.
Oh Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pyy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Pyy.
Pyy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Andrade to his knees! Pyy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pyy!