PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Caesar (ranked 3194 p4p, 2268 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Caesar
vs
Pulkkinen

186 cm
32
241
16 - 15 - 0

209 cm
40
235
19 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar with a nice cross.
A jab from Caesar misses.
A jab lands there for Caesar.
Caesar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pulkkinen counters with a series of strikes. Caesar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been hearing reports that Caesar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen lunges at Caesar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caesar's hand.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Caesar avoids it easily.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar lands a lovely overhand right.
Caesar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Black Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen lands with a right hand.
Caesar throws a right and a left that Pulkkinen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar shoots in and drives through. Pulkkinen sprawls well.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Caesar's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Caesar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pulkkinen jabs Caesar right on the nose. Caesar blinks but takes it well.
Caesar throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Caesar throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Caesar lands.
Caesar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caesar missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Caesar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pulkkinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar working away.
Pulkkinen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Caesar is staying active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen gets back to half guard.
Pulkkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caesar is working away from the top position though.
Caesar controlling the action here.
Pulkkinen is looking for a sweep. Caesar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Caesar wants to work for an arm triangle but Pulkkinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pulkkinen gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pulkkinen is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar wants to sweep but no luck.

Caesar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulkkinen wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Pulkkinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caesar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
My spies in Deep waters inform me that Pulkkinen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pulkkinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pulkkinen in side control, throwing shots but Caesar defends.
Pulkkinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caesar is looking for a sweep.
Caesar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caesar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pulkkinen off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caesar working for a choke but Pulkkinen is defending well.

Pulkkinen showing good submission defense here.
Pulkkinen breaks Caesar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar, not yet.
Caesar is controlling Pulkkinen's posture.
Caesar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Caesar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Caesar.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caesar looks for a takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls well.
Pulkkinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Caesar moves his leg out of the way.
Caesar misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caesar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caesar moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar fails to land with a series of punches.
Caesar darts in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen gets double underhooks and turns Caesar into the cage.
Pulkkinen unleashes a big counter combination but Caesar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Caesar fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caesar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pulkkinen to keep the fight standing.
Pulkkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Caesar avoids a wild elbow strike from Pulkkinen.
Caesar tries to pull guard but Pulkkinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Caesar pulls guard successfully.
Pulkkinen won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Pulkkinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pulkkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.

Caesar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pulkkinen defends it easily.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Caesar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Caesar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caesar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pulkkinen controls the pace.
Caesar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caesar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pulkkinen defends it easily.
Pulkkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caesar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caesar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulkkinen is one step ahead there.
Pulkkinen throwing strikes from guard but Caesar blocks nicely.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Caesar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar attempts a counter takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it well and moves away.
Caesar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Pulkkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caesar wants to clinch

and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp one two that drops Caesar! Pulkkinen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Caesar to his feet! Caesar is in big trouble!

Caesar is rocked!
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Oh Caesar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen cracks Caesar with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.