PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Puller (ranked 1878 p4p, 242 weight class) and Thai Boxer (ranked 3172 p4p, 375 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Puller
vs
Boxer

184 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Puller moved out of range nicely.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Boxer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puller manages to avoid it.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Puller instigates a clinch.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Puller - that landed with a thud.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Puller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Puller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer moves out of range as Puller throws a body kick.
Puller cracks Boxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer throws a jab when Puller was well out of range.
Boxer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Puller misses.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
Puller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Puller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer punishes Puller's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxer throws the left hand but Puller avoids the punch easily.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Puller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puller lands a jab.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Puller's shoulder, as Puller tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Puller misses the target.
Nice cross by Boxer.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puller manages to avoid it.
Puller throwing a counter right hand but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
Boxer misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puller moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Puller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Boxer takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Puller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puller throws a chopping leg kick but Boxer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Puller misses the target.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puller's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puller ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller scores with a nice body kick.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Boxer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puller.
Boxer throws the left hand but Puller avoids the punch easily.
Puller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer staying out of range there.
Puller connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puller lands a shot to the body.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Puller.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puller has him pressed against the cage.
Puller prevents a body shot from Boxer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller misses with a wild body shot.
Puller moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Boxer catches Puller right on the button with a cross.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Puller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Puller.
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller throws a good cross that connects.
Boxer cracks Puller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Puller counters with a left to the body.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller misses the jab.
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Puller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Puller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Boxer tries to keep at a distance but Puller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
Boxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puller has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer lands a hook that snaps the head of Puller backwards.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer prevents a body shot from Puller.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
John Puller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Good body shot from Puller.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Puller is blocking nicely.
Puller tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Puller.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Puller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puller.
Nice jab there from Puller.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Puller.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Puller.
Puller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Puller saw that one coming.
Puller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxer.
Puller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boxer at a distance.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Puller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer misses with the combination.
Boxer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puller.
Puller lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Puller looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puller avoids a punch combination nicely.

Puller clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller prevents Boxer from breaking the clinch.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller prevents Boxer from breaking the clinch.
Boxer pushes Puller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puller presses Boxer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Puller avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Puller tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller blocking some punches.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Puller tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Puller blocking some punches.
Puller keeps control of Boxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Puller blocks with his arms.

Boxer manages to break the clinch.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller lands a nice hook to Boxer's body. Boxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boxer tests Puller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puller under the eye.
Puller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boxer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puller.
Boxer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer lands with an uppercut that bounces Puller off the cage and back into range.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller lands a jab to the head.
Boxer walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puller.
Puller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Puller.
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puller with a jab.
A jab from Puller does it's job there.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Puller closes the distance and clinches.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puller pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Boxer manages to break the clinch.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Puller is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Puller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puller throws a front kick that sends Boxer stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller works the jab nicely.
Puller lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puller to score with a decent uppercut.
Puller feints and then cracks Boxer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boxer down.
Boxer misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Puller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Puller.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thai Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.