PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 560 p4p, 526 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 71 p4p, 68 weight class). Mircea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Polo G - Be Something. On his way into the cage it seems that Alexandru Mircea has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexandru Mircea seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mircea
vs
Pulkkinen

190 cm
27
247
15 - 8 - 0

209 cm
33
235
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
PWNAGE

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Mircea lunges at Pulkkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pulkkinen's hand.

It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A lazy body kick from Pulkkinen
and Mircea counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulkkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that Mircea avoids nicely.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mircea.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Mircea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulkkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Mircea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Mircea.
A big right from Mircea misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mircea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mircea throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mircea.
Pulkkinen defending well as Mircea loads up on a big left hand.

Mircea closes the distance and clinches.

Mircea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen cracks Mircea with an open hand slap.
Pulkkinen jabs Mircea right on the nose. Mircea blinks but takes it well.
Mircea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mircea throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mircea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mircea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mircea counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mircea missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the head.
Pulkkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mircea had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Mircea scores with a hook.
Pulkkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mircea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pulkkinen!
Mircea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mircea throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mircea throws a right hand that Pulkkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkkinen also avoids with ease.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen connects with a single shot there.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Mircea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Mircea tries to bum rush Pulkkinen with a series of wild strikes but Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pulkkinen is looking to clinch.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Mircea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mircea sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mircea moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Mircea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
It looked like Mircea wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch
and Mircea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mircea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Mircea walks into a stiff left hand from Pulkkinen.
Crunch! Pulkkinen slams his shin into Mircea's torso.
Good exchange - Pulkkinen coming out on top.
Mircea misses with a looping left.
Mircea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mircea.
A jab from Mircea misses.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Mircea slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Mircea pushes Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.

Mircea breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mircea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mircea fails to land.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mircea.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mircea.
Mircea misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mircea breaks the clinch.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mircea. That did some damage!
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mircea throws a one two combo.
Mircea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mircea counter with a right hand.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mircea slips a jab from Pulkkinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Mircea.
Pulkkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mircea looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick that sends Mircea stumbling back into the cage.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Mircea slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkkinen. Mircea shrugs it off though.
Mircea throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Mircea misses.
Mircea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Mircea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mircea went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mircea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mircea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mircea swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mircea throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
A jab from Mircea misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Mircea moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Mircea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mircea scores with the left hand. Pulkkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mircea.
An attempted straight right counter from Mircea misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Mircea wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mircea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
enabling Mircea to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mircea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pulkkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mircea scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulkkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Pulkkinen is predictable there
and Mircea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulkkinen thinking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mircea checks a leg kick.

Mircea closes the distance and clinches.
Mircea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mircea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mircea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Mircea's leg. Mircea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mircea moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Mircea is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mircea misses the target.
Mircea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pulkkinen 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.
Mircea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Pulkkinen.
Mircea misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen drops his hands momentarily and Mircea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mircea has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pulkkinen tries to land a body kick
and Mircea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mircea connects with a body shot that sends Pulkkinen's belly button to the back.
Mircea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Mircea misses.
Pulkkinen thows a leg kick but Mircea checks it
and Mircea counters with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen with the inside leg kick.
Mircea misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mircea.
Mircea takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Mircea coming out on top.
Mircea looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen keeps Mircea at a distance using the push kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Mircea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Mircea counters with a stiff right hand.
Mircea slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Mircea misses the target.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Mircea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mircea really felt that one!
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mircea throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexandru Mircea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen is looking for the big counter here.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Mircea.
Pulkkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mircea checks a leg kick nicely.
Mircea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mircea will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Mircea.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Mircea thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea staying out of range there.
Mircea misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot
and Mircea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Mircea throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mircea's sensitive parts.
Mircea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mircea checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mircea misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mircea throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Mircea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mircea is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the head.
Mircea checks the leg kick nicely there.

Mircea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulkkinen, pushing him back against the cage.

Mircea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mircea blocks the leg kick.
Mircea throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Mircea 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.
Mircea checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Mircea throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mircea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkkinen.
Mircea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen 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.
Mircea blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulkkinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.