PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pulkkinen
vs
Arrol

150 cm
28
206 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

192 cm
32
218 lbs
22 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrol misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Pulkkinen misses.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen walks into a straight right hand from Arrol.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Arrol was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Pulkkinen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arrol to the ground. Pulkkinen is now in Arrol's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pulkkinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arrol is keeping the position for now.
Arrol is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulkkinen, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arrol seems keen to control Pulkkinen's posture.
Arrol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pulkkinen being controlled here momentarily.
Arrol keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arrol has control of Pulkkinen's left arm, preventing Pulkkinen from doing any damage.

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

Pulkkinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arrol's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkkinen is fighting to break Arrol's control of his arms but Arrol is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pulkkinen wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Arrol is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulkkinen, at least for the moment.
Arrol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Arrol is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arrol holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arrol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Arrol.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Arrol enables Pulkkinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arrol manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pulkkinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pulkkinen wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pulkkinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pulkkinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Arrol has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pulkkinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrol controlling Pulkkinen's posture.
More stalling from Arrol.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulkkinen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pera Pulkkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arrol tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Arrol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Arrol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arrol ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen thows a leg kick but Arrol checks it
and Arrol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Arrol checks it.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrol blocks a jab.
Arrol now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pulkkinen is looking to wear down Arrol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Arrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Arrol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Pera Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol lands with an uppercut that bounces Pulkkinen off the cage and back into range.
Pulkkinen connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Arrol's knee but Arrol avoids it well.
Arrol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arrol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arrol has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pulkkinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arrol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen cracks Arrol with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a good body shot into Arrol's ribs.
Pulkkinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arrol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrol scores with a decent looking hook.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arrol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arrol at a distance.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol cracks the inside of Pulkkinen's front leg.
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 Pera Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Arrol slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
Arrol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Pulkkinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Arrol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Arrol is having none of it.
Pulkkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen blocks a leg kick.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arrol swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pulkkinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Arrol is trying to get back to half guard.
Arrol can't do much from the bottom here.
Arrol managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pulkkinen.
You can see the frustration on Arrol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arrol parries the strikes from Pulkkinen easily there. Pulkkinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arrol to escape.
Pulkkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arrol keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with punches from side control.
Arrol struggling a bit here.
Arrol tries to improve position but can't.
Pulkkinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Arrol is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pulkkinen off and has taken his back!

Arrol working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen just trying to survive but Arrol is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Arrol working for a choke but Pulkkinen is defending well.
Pulkkinen trying to control the action but Arrol just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Arrol.

Arrol is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Pulkkinen taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Arrol.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Arrol!
A very excited looking William Arrol made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.