PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vertti Ekstrovertti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ekstrovertti
vs
Puller

190 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller throws a wild body kick that Ekstrovertti sees coming a mile off.
Ekstrovertti sizes up Puller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puller lands a jab to Ekstrovertti's midsection.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti stuns Puller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puller blocks a jab.
Puller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Ekstrovertti loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti ducks right into an uppercut from Puller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the head.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook to the body. Puller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ekstrovertti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puller throws a right hand that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice leg kick.
Puller cracks Ekstrovertti with an open hand slap.
Puller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ekstrovertti rather than just go for the knockout.
Puller drops his hands momentarily and Ekstrovertti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ekstrovertti throws a shot to the body.
Puller lands a nice looking body kick.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Puller misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Ekstrovertti. That snapped Puller's head back.
Puller misses with a looping right.
Ekstrovertti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puller just manages to avoid it.
Puller avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller tries to land a body kick

and Ekstrovertti counters with a takedown into side control.
Puller tries to buck Ekstrovertti off but Ekstrovertti is having none of it.
Puller keeps trying to improve his position.

Ekstrovertti is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Puller looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ekstrovertti gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Puller is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ekstrovertti lets go of the hold and Puller can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vertti Ekstrovertti!
A very excited looking Vertti Ekstrovertti rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.