PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin has chosen "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tillman
vs
Putin

177 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

166 cm
35
159 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Putin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Tillman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tillman.
Tillman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
Tillman misses with a looping right.
Putin misses with a hook to the body
and Tillman counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin slips under a jab from Tillman.
Tillman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tillman looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Tillman throws a shot from downtown. Putin moves away and avoids it.
Tillman defending well as Putin loads up on a big left hand.
Putin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTillman.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Tillman cracks Putin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tillman loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tillman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin blocks a leg kick.
Tillman backing away here, and Putin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looks to land a body kick but Tillman moved away.
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
Jonas Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin avoids the head kick by Tillman.
Tillman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Tillman digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Tillman moves out of range easily.
Tillman lands with an overhand left.
Putin digs a good hook to Tillman's body.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
Putin throws a leg kick but Tillman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tillman punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillman tried to score with a low kick but Putin checks it.
Putin swings widly with a right hand
and Tillman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tillman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Tillman is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tillman.
Tillman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to bum rush Tillman with a series of wild strikes but Tillman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Putin looks to move away, Tillman throws a big counter combo but Putin just gets out of the way.
Putin misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillman misses with a body kick.
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Tillman throws a shot from downtown. Putin moves away and avoids it.
Putin throws a chopping leg kick but Tillman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tillman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
Putin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Putin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tillman.
Tillman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Tillman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Putin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
Putin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tillmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Putin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tillman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin tries to clinch but Tillman moves out of range.
Tillman swings widly with a right hand
and Tillman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tillman lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tillman looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Tillman misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tillman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A good leg kick by Putin.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Putin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tillman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Putin moves out of range of the body kick.
Tillman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Putin checks it well.
Putin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tillman throws a head kick that misses
and Putin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tillman throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Tillman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tillman looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin looks to clinch
and Tillman counters with a nice body shot.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tillman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tillman throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Tillman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Putin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Putin lands with an overhand left.

Putin has closed the distance and engaged Tillman in a clinch.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tillman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tillman.
Putin misses with some punches.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Tillman swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tillman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin misses with some punches.
Tillman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tillman working aggressively here.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tillman misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tillman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tillman. Tillman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Putin connects with a solid leg kick.
Tillman missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tillman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Tillman throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin thinks about the counter body kick.
A low kick from Putin misses
and Tillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Putin.
Tillman moves away from the strike by Putin.
Tillman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Tillman's head but Tillman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tillman thuds his shin into the meat of Putin's side.
Tillman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tillman moves out of range of the strikes.
Putin is looking to chop away at Tillman's legs.
Tillman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tillman slips under a jab from Putin.
Putin misses with a shot to the body
and Tillman counters with a straight right hand.
Tillman throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Tillman avoids the body shot from Putin.
A big right from Putin misses.
A big left from Tillman misses.
Tillman misses with a low kick as Putin jumps back.
It seemed like Putin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Putin there.
Tillman misses with a body shot.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tillman manages to avoid it.
Tillman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tillman slips under a jab from Putin.
Tillman misses with a lunging right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Putin counters with a straight right hand.
Putin tries to clinch there but Tillman circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tillman misses.
Putin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tillman fails to land the takedown.
Putin throws a lazy right hand but Tillman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Putin loads up on a big right hand but Tillman slips the punch.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Putin checks a leg kick.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Putin is predictable there
and Tillman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Putin really felt that one!
A lazy left from Tillman finds it's target.
Tillman thumps Putin with a low kick.
Tillman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Putin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tillman somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin cracks Tillman with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putin connects with a crisp jab.
Putin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tillman throws a right hand that misses
and Putin counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tillman finds it's target.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillman.
Putin walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Tillman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Putin on the side of the head.

Putin is rocked!
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 Pat Tillman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Putin tries a low kick but Tillman avoids it.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tillman finish him?
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Tillman's knee but Tillman avoids it well.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Tillman swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Tillman avoids the body shot from Putin.
It looked like Tillman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Putin.
Tillman throws a body shot but no joy.
Putin lands a head kick. Tillman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Putin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tillman misses with a punch to the body.
Putin is pressed up against the cage. Tillman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Putin down to the mat. Putin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tillman manages to avoid it.
Tillman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Putin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tillman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tillman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tillman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin slips a straight right by Tillman.
Tillman ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tillman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Putin swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Tillman - just one landing.
Putin cracks Tillman with a good jab.
Tillman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Putin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tillman manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tillman 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 Putin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Putin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Putin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tillman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Putin cracks Tillman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Putin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tillman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
Tillman looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Putin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tillman slips a straight right by Putin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tillman is defended easily by Putin.
Pat Tillman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Tillman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Tillman.
Tillman moves away from the strike by Putin.
As Putin backs away, Tillman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tillman misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Tillman blocks the leg kick.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tillman throws a body shot but no joy.
Pat Tillman is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Putin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tillman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Tillman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jonas Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman thuds his right hand into Putin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Putin misses.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Tillman misses with an uppercut.
Putin tries a quick counter leg kick but Tillman is wise to it.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tillman was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Putin tries to clinch up but Tillman circles away and keeps his distance.
Tillman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Putin misses with an uppercut. Tillman saw that one coming.
Putin misses with a hook
and Tillman counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Putin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Putin scrambles back to his feet.
Tillman checks a low kick from Putin.
It looked like Tillman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tillman works Putin's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tillman. That's going to slow Putin down.
Putin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tillman checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tillman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Putin. Putin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tillman.
Tillman with a nice cross.
Tillman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Tillman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Putin was covering up waiting for the punch and Tillman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tillman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tillman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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 Pat Tillman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tillman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Tillman!
A relieved looking Pat Tillman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.