PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 133 p4p, 18 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 150 p4p, 20 weight class). OnYerKiester comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Battle: Sabaton. John Puller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

OnYerKiester
vs
Puller

189 cm
25
197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

184 cm
30
190 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller throws a leg kick but OnYerKiester moved away.
OnYerKiester throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
Puller lands a body shot.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
OnYerKiester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
OnYerKiester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
OnYerKiester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
OnYerKiester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puller in his tracks.
OnYerKiester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OnYerKiester throws out the jab.
Puller stuns OnYerKiester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Puller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Puller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OnYerKiester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
OnYerKiester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puller thumps OnYerKiester with a low kick.
OnYerKiester connects with the punch.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller connects with a right hand. OnYerKiester shakes it off.
OnYerKiester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OnYerKiester ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Crunch! Puller slams his shin into OnYerKiester's torso.
Puller closes the distance but OnYerKiester moves to the side
and OnYerKiester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OnYerKiester throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
Puller misses with a looping right.
Puller scores with a kick to the body.
OnYerKiester swings for the body but Puller moves out of range.
Puller lands a right hook to the body.
OnYerKiester looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Puller throws a hook to the side of OnYerKiester's head but OnYerKiester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.
Puller cracks OnYerKiester with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OnYerKiester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester throws a jab when Puller was well out of range.
OnYerKiester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
Some wild striking there from OnYerKiester.
Puller cracks OnYerKiester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
OnYerKiester is looking to score with low kicks.
OnYerKiester throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puller tries a quick counter leg kick but OnYerKiester is wise to it.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
OnYerKiester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! OnYerKiester had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
OnYerKiester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puller throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OnYerKiester swings for the body but Puller moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
OnYerKiester scores with a hook.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OnYerKiester manages to avoid it.
Puller looks for the body kick but OnYerKiester saw that one coming.
Puller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OnYerKiester's head backwards.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
OnYerKiester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puller.
Puller lands an overhand right.
Puller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OnYerKiester momentarily.
OnYerKiester walks into a straight right hand from Puller.
OnYerKiester thows a leg kick but Puller checks it
and Puller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OnYerKiester throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
OnYerKiester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
OnYerKiester just misses with a punch to the body.
OnYerKiester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on OnYerKiester. That did some damage!
OnYerKiester throws a hook but Puller avoids it easily.
Puller throws out a counter right but OnYerKiester avoids it with no problem.
OnYerKiester looks to land a combination but Puller avoids it well.
OnYerKiester swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puller lands with a kick to the temple. OnYerKiester shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut there from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.
OnYerKiester throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
A cross from Puller lands.
Puller misses with a straight right.
OnYerKiester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller tries to clinch up but OnYerKiester circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Puller misses

and OnYerKiester moves into the clinch.
Puller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester is trying to force a seperation but Puller has the dominant position.
OnYerKiester lands a hook that snaps the head of Puller backwards.
OnYerKiester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OnYerKiester gets through Puller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Puller wants to get back to striking at distance but OnYerKiester won't allow it.
Puller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OnYerKiester blocking some punches.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
OnYerKiester lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from OnYerKiester.
A right hook to the body lands for OnYerKiester.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as OnYerKiester controls his hands.
OnYerKiester works on Puller's body with a couple of short punches.
OnYerKiester lands a right hand.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch to the body.
Puller blocks an uppercut.
Puller misses with the head strike.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller misses with a hook from the clinch.
PutinYa OnYerKiester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puller throws a head punch that misses.
Puller lands a body punch.
Puller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puller tries to work over OnYerKiester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester misses with a body punch.

OnYerKiester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puller connects with a leg kick. OnYerKiester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester throws a right and a left that Puller avoids nicely.
Puller slips a straight right by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller throws a body punch but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
OnYerKiester moves out of range of the leg kick from Puller.
OnYerKiester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
OnYerKiester avoids the body shot from Puller.
OnYerKiester works Puller's body with a nice hook.
OnYerKiester slips under a jab from Puller.
It looked like OnYerKiester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Puller.
Puller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller looks to land a left hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range nicely.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OnYerKiester moves away.
Puller throws a leg kick but OnYerKiester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puller connects with a leg kick. OnYerKiester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puller throws a hook but OnYerKiester blocks it.
OnYerKiester throws a looping overhand right but Puller ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!
OnYerKiester throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OnYerKiester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puller.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook.
Puller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puller thuds a left hand into OnYerKiester's body.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by OnYerKiester.
Puller throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Puller.
OnYerKiester misses with a straight right.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OnYerKiester misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from OnYerKiester misses the target.
OnYerKiester steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puller. That one must have hurt.
Puller defending well as OnYerKiester loads up on a big left hand.
Puller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OnYerKiester was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
OnYerKiester throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
Puller slips a straight right by OnYerKiester.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OnYerKiester.
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puller looks to land a left hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range nicely.
OnYerKiester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller lands a nice hook to OnYerKiester's body. OnYerKiester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
OnYerKiester misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

OnYerKiester walks into a jab.
Puller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Puller misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Puller scores with a shot to the body.
OnYerKiester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller tries to clinch up but OnYerKiester circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from OnYerKiester misses its target.
OnYerKiester throws an overhand right that lands on Puller's shoulder, as Puller tries to avoid the shot.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!
OnYerKiester tries to move into range but Puller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller misses with an uppercut. OnYerKiester saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by OnYerKiester!
Puller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. OnYerKiester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
OnYerKiester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
OnYerKiester throwing a counter right hand but Puller manages to avoid it.
OnYerKiester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester throws a jab but it's blocked by Puller.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
OnYerKiester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Puller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puller blocks a jab.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OnYerKiester tries to bum rush Puller with a series of wild strikes but Puller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller takes one to the side of the head.
Puller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
OnYerKiester blocks a head kick by Puller.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OnYerKiester manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - OnYerKiester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puller tries a quick counter leg kick but OnYerKiester is wise to it.
Puller scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puller pushes OnYerKiester away with a front kick.
OnYerKiester looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Puller scores with a shot to the body.
Puller scores with a hook.
OnYerKiester will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller throws an off balance right hand
and OnYerKiester counters with a low kick, right behind Puller 's knee.
Puller looks to land a left hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range nicely.
OnYerKiester throws the left hand but Puller avoids the punch easily.
A big left from OnYerKiester misses.
Puller lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. OnYerKiester does a little dance to reset his feet.
OnYerKiester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but OnYerKiester is just out of range.
OnYerKiester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
OnYerKiester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
OnYerKiester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OnYerKiester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puller.
Puller avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OnYerKiester lands with a nice body punch.
Puller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OnYerKiester.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puller, right into the meat.
OnYerKiester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller is looking to clinch but OnYerKiester is avoiding it.
Puller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
PutinYa OnYerKiester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Puller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puller blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Puller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puller throws a head kick that misses
and OnYerKiester counters with a nice uppercut.
Puller lands a right hook to the body.
Puller slips a jab from OnYerKiester.
Puller looks for the body kick but OnYerKiester saw that one coming.
Puller chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller cracks OnYerKiester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Puller.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OnYerKiester.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OnYerKiester was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Puller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OnYerKiester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puller wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from OnYerKiester. Puller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puller lands a really nice looking cross but OnYerKiester seems unphased.
OnYerKiester takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OnYerKiester's calf.
Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
After the fight, John Puller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.