PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Puller (ranked 1704 p4p, 224 weight class) and Big Pokey (ranked 5435 p4p, 564 weight class). Pokey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Puller
vs
Pokey

184 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pokey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pokey's hands.
Pokey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pokey just misses with a punch to the body.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokey misses with a two punch combination.
Puller lands a leg kick that knocks Pokey off balance momentarily.
Pokey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pokey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pokey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pokey fails with a takedown attempt.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pokey throws a series of punches but Puller moves out of range.
Puller lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pokey.
Puller pushes Pokey away with a front kick.
Puller connects with a body shot.
Pokey tries a low kick but Puller avoids it.
Puller delivers a nice body kick.
Puller lands a slapping body shot.
Pokey avoids the body shot from Puller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Puller is looking to wear down Pokey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Pokey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pokey.
Puller with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puller, right into the meat.
Puller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puller throws a body punch but Pokey moves out of range.
Pokey shoots in for a takedown but Puller shows good takedown defense.
John Puller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
Puller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pokey avoids the body shot from Puller.
Pokey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pokey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Puller.
Puller keeps Pokey at a distance using the push kick.
Pokey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puller connects with the punch.
Puller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puller is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands with an overhand left.
Puller delivers a nice body kick.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick from Pokey.
John Puller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pokey works Puller's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Puller.
Puller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pokey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puller tries to clinch up but Pokey circles away and keeps his distance.
Pokey throws a counter combo.
Pokey throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
Puller throws a body punch but Pokey moves out of range.
Puller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pokey.
Puller thumps Pokey with a low kick.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puller lands a head shot.
Pokey walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Pokey misses.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokey throws a head kick that misses
and Puller counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Puller.
Puller slips a jab and a cross from Pokey.
Puller lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Pokey scores with a body shot.

Puller instigates a clinch.
Pokey blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pokey.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Pokey controls his hands.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pokey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Puller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pokey looking for a takedown.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Pokey avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller prevents a body shot from Pokey.
Pokey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller letting Pokey take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Puller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Pokey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pokey.
A big right from Puller misses.
Puller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puller lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Puller tenderised Pokey's leg. Pokey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pokey throws a jab when Puller was well out of range.
Puller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Pokey misses.
Puller misses with a kick to the body
and Pokey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puller, right into the meat.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller catches Pokey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pokey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puller tests Pokey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Puller dips to his left and cracks Pokey with an uppercut!
Pokey moves out of range as Puller throws a body kick.
John Puller is winning the standup battle so far.
Pokey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pokey scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Pokey.
Nice cross by Puller.
Pokey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puller throws the left hand but Pokey avoids the punch easily.
Puller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPokey.
Puller slips a straight right by Pokey.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pokey.
It looked like Puller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pokey.
Pokey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pokey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puller circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pokey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pokey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pokey with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller takes a swing at Pokey's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Pokey.
Puller takes a swing at Pokey's ribcage but misses.
Pokey avoids the body shot from Puller.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Puller moves away from the strike by Pokey.
It looked like Puller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pokey.
Puller stuns Pokey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pokey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puller defends well and Pokey ends up having to push Puller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puller throws a looping overhand right but Pokey ducks down to avoid it.
Pokey misses with a double jab.
Puller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Puller rushes Pokey and presses him up against the cage.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Pokey prevents a body shot from Puller.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pokey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Puller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John Puller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puller blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Puller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pokey moves away from the strike by Puller.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pokey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puller lunges at Pokey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pokey's hand.
Puller throws a body punch but Pokey moves out of range.
Pokey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puller. Puller obviously looking to wear him down.
Puller throws a body punch but Pokey moves out of range.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pokey has time to react.
Pokey misses with a head kick.
Puller moves out of range of the leg kick from Pokey.
Puller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pokey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller tries to clinch there but Pokey circles away.
Puller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pokey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pokey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller digs a good hook to Pokey's body.
Nice body punch from Pokey.
Pokey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pokey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puller.
Pokey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pokey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pokey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pokey motions for Puller to come forward. Pokey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pokey was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Pokey throws a lazy right hand but Puller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokey swings for the body but Puller moves out of range.
Puller sizes up Pokey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Pokey misses.
Pokey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pokey is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
Puller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pokey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Puller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pokey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Puller clinches up with Pokey and pushes him back against the cage.
Pokey trying to control the position but instead, Puller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pokey into the cage.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Puller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Puller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pokey.
Pokey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller pushes Pokey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Puller lands a jab to Pokey's midsection.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller thuds a left hand into Pokey's body.
Puller cracks Pokey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puller punishes Pokey's body with a nice straight punch.
Puller lands a leg kick that knocks Pokey off balance momentarily.
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pokey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pokey can do to turn this around?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pokey 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 Puller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puller checks a leg kick.
Puller pushes Pokey away with a front kick.

Puller gets a clinch.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pokey's elbow.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokey wants a takedown.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Pokey controls the action.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Pokey controls his hands.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller blocks the elbow strike.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pokey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pokey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pokey's elbow.
John Puller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puller keeps control of Pokey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Pokey controls his hands.
Pokey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pokey.
Pokey tries to score a body lock takedown but Puller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller scores with a hook to the body.
Pokey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Puller breaks the clinch.
Pokey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puller was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokey.
Big Pokey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Pokey avoids a kick to the body.
Pokey moves out of range of the body kick from Puller.
Puller catches Pokey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pokey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puller. Puller obviously looking to wear him down.
Puller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pokey misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Puller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pokey on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puller, as that shot connected.
Puller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pokey.
John Puller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Pokey.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
Puller scores with a spinning back kick!
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puller with a hook.
A jab from Puller does it's job there.
Pokey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puller.
Pokey just misses with a punch to the body.
Pokey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puller cracks the inside of Pokey's front leg.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Pokey tries a head kick but it misses.
Puller appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puller slips a straight right by Pokey.
Puller closes the distance but Pokey moves to the side
and Pokey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller thows a body kick. Pokey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pokey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puller.
Puller scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokey throws a head kick that misses.
Puller scores with a hook.
Pokey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puller scores with the left hand. Pokey knows he should have avoided that one.

Puller clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puller.
Puller tries to work over Pokey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Puller manages to break the clinch.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Pokey's front leg but catches the back leg as Pokey tries to avoid it.
Puller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pokey.
Big Pokey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pokey moves away.
Pokey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pokey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Puller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puller.
Pokey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.