PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puli Pommi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizzy Willow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pommi
vs
Willow

190 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puli Pommi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pizzy Willow!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pommi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Willow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy body kick from Willow
and Pommi counters with a straight right hand.
Pommi misses with a looping right.
Willow throws a lazy body kick
and Pommi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pommi defends well and Willow ends up having to push Pommi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Willow dives in and grabs Pommi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pommi pushes down on Willow's head and hops out.
Willow fails with the takedown
letting Pommi counter with a right hand.
Puli Pommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzy Willow.
Willow misses with a wild body shot.
Pommi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pommi loads up on a big right hand but Willow slips the punch.
And Willow tries to counter it with a takedown but Pommi pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Willow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Pommi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Willow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pommi throws a hook to the side of Willow's head but Willow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willow shoots in for a takedown but Pommi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willow misses with a leg kick
and Pommi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pommi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Willow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willow tries for a takedown but Pommi circles away easily
and Willow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Willow throws a right hand that misses
and Pommi counters with a nice uppercut.
Willow looks for a takedown but Pommi sprawls well.
Puli Pommi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willow fails with the takedown
letting Pommi counter with a right hand.
Willow tries to clinch there but Pommi circles away.
Willow swings widly with a right hand
and Pommi counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willow walks into a straight right hand from Pommi.
Willow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pommi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willow defending well as Pommi loads up on a big left hand.
Willow is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Willow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pommi as he avoids it easily.
Pommi lands with a right hand.
Willow tries to clinch up but Pommi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willow moves away from the strike by Pommi.
Willow tries to counter with a clinch but Pommi shakes him off and moves away.
Willow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pommi to score with a decent uppercut.
Willow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pommi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Willow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pommi to the ground. Willow is now in Pommi's guard.
Pommi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pommi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommi controlling the position.
Willow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willow advances position into side control!

Willow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Willow misses with a head kick.
Willow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Pommi misses the target.
Pommi throws a lazy right hand but Willow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willow wants to clinch
letting Pommi counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puli Pommi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pommi misses with a straight right.
Willow moves to clinch but Pommi breaks away
and Pommi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Willow.

It looks like Puli Pommi has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willow is defended easily by Pommi.
Pommi throwing a counter right hand but Willow manages to avoid it.
Willow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pommi sprawls well. Pommi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willow gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willow fails with the takedown
and Pommi counters with a nice uppercut.
Puli Pommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzy Willow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommi lands an overhand right.
Pommi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willow fails to land the takedown.
Pommi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pommi scores with the left hand. Willow knows he should have avoided that one.
Willow tries to clinch but Pommi moves away
and Pommi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pommi defends it nicely.
Willow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pommi throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pommi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWillow.
Willow tries to clinch up
and Willow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Pommi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willow doesn't seem phased though.
Pommi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willow unleashes a big counter combination but Pommi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Willow dives in and grabs Pommi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pommi pushes down on Willow's head and hops out.
Pommi throwing a counter right hand but Willow manages to avoid it.
Willow fails with the takedown
and Pommi counters with a stiff right hand.
Willow looks to clinch
enabling Pommi to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willow.
Pommi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willow shoots and misses
and Pommi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pizzy Willow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pommi connects with a right hand. Willow shakes it off.
Willow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pommi to counter with a crisp jab.
Willow is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pommi.
Pommi lands with a nice combination. Willow backs away looking to recover.

Willow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willow is trying to control the action in half guard but Pommi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willow not doing much here.
Pommi is doing well to control the position and prevent Willow from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pommi wants to improve his position but Willow is controlling well.
Pommi is refusing to be controlled, as Willow sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puli Pommi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puli Pommi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pommi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willow slips under a jab from Pommi.
Pommi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Willow wants to clinch
and Pommi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pommi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willow can do to turn this around?
Willow throws a head kick that misses
and Pommi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pommi connects with a single shot there.
Pommi misses with an uppercut

and Willow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Willow tries to stall but Pommi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pommi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Willow is trying to pull guard but Pommi has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Willow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pommi to keep the fight standing.
Willow misses with a punch to the body.
Willow stalling in the clinch but Pommi improves position.
Pommi leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Willow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pommi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Willow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pommi counters with a straight right hand.
Willow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pommi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willow throws out the jab.
Willow wants to clinch up but Pommi keeps it at a distance.
Pommi throwing a counter right hand but Willow manages to avoid it.
Willow tries for a takedown but Pommi circles away easily
and Pommi counters with a series of strikes. Willow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puli Pommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzy Willow.
Willow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pommi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pommi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pommi scores with a three punch combo!
Willow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Willow ducks under a wild hook from Pommi.
Nice shot lands for Pommi.
Willow has a takedown stuffed.
Willow shoots in for a double leg but Pommi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willow wants to clinch but Pommi slips to the side
and Pommi counters with a stiff right hand.
Pommi lands a jab to the head.
Pommi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pommi lands a really nice looking cross but Willow seems unphased.
Pommi throws a lazy right hand but Willow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pommi missing with a left hand there. Willow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pommi counters with a right hand to the body.
Willow has his takedown stuffed
and Pommi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pommi throws out a loose jab but Willow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pommi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willow scrambles back to his feet.
Pizzy Willow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puli Pommi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pommi lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puli Pommi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pommi, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Puli Pommi!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Puli Pommi!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Puli Pommi!

Puli Pommi wins by unanimous decision!