PBP Commentary

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

Curlywinkeljohn
vs
Puma

185 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Intelligent

EVOLUTION 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puma misses with a hook. Curlywinkeljohn ducked under it nicely.
Puma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Curlywinkeljohn forces Puma back against the cage and clinches.

Puma pulls guard.
Puma lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Puma thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Curlywinkeljohn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curlywinkeljohn is one step ahead there.
Puma seems keen to control Curlywinkeljohn's posture.
Curlywinkeljohn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puma on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puma working a defensive guard here.
Puma wants to sweep here but Curlywinkeljohn controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma is still trying to improve position.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Puma keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Puma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curlywinkeljohn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puma throws a series of punches but Curlywinkeljohn moves out of range.
Johnny Puma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puma misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Curlywinkeljohn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Puma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to score with some ground and pound. Puma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Puma wants to control but Curlywinkeljohn postures up.

Curlywinkeljohn tries for a kimura but Puma is defending well.

Curlywinkeljohn is trying to get an arm triangle but Puma is defending well.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to take a break and control but Puma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Curlywinkeljohn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn working the head with strikes.
Puma holds on to Curlywinkeljohn's head and controls the position momentarily.
Puma can't do much from the bottom here.
Puma is trying to improve his position.
Puma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puma stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Puma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puma tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four 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.
Curlywinkeljohn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Puma is trying to maintain the position but Curlywinkeljohn is very close to passing his half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Curlywinkeljohn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control from the top but Puma keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Curlywinkeljohn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Puma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puma showed some decent athleticism there.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to get back to is feet but Puma passes into side control.
Curlywinkeljohn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puma can do to turn this around?
Curlywinkeljohn wants to control but Puma postures up.
Puma trying to control the position but Curlywinkeljohn is working away.
Puma cracks Curlywinkeljohn with a big right hand but Curlywinkeljohn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puma looks up at the clock and then as Curlywinkeljohn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Puma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Puma looks up at the clock and then as Curlywinkeljohn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Puma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Curlywinkeljohn tries to bench press Puma off him but Puma keeps the position.
Curlywinkeljohn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curlywinkeljohn tries to get out of the position.
Puma scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma landing a few strikes.
Puma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puma working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Puma lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Curlywinkeljohn down.
Puma working the ground and pound.

Curlywinkeljohn is rocked!
Puma tries to score with some ground and pound. Curlywinkeljohn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Curlywinkeljohn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Puma lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Curlywinkeljohn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curlywinkeljohn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puma working away.
Puma working the head and body with strikes.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Puma stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to regain half guard here but Puma keeps moving and retains side control.
Curlywinkeljohn seems to have got his legs back now.
Puma working away.
Puma controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curlywinkeljohn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma scoring with punches from side control.
Puma is putting a hurting on Curlywinkeljohn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Puma landing strikes.
Curlywinkeljohn taking a bit of punishment here - Puma scoring with strikes.
Puma working away.
Puma lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puma cracks Curlywinkeljohn with a big elbow.
Puma scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Curlywinkeljohn to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puma working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Puma works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Curlywinkeljohn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Curlywinkeljohn being controlled for a moment.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma lands a strong strike to the head of Curlywinkeljohn. That's dazed him! Puma looking to finish here. Curlywinkeljohn is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Puma lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Puma!