PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 1919 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 48 p4p, 52 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Granger
vs
Pulkkinen

183 cm
38
226
30 - 24 - 0

209 cm
42
235
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Granger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulkkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Pulkkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pulkkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
A nice side step and Pulkkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Granger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Granger with a nice cross.
Granger looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Granger throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pulkkinen blocks the low kick.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Granger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulkkinen - the referee stops the clock and Granger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulkkinen. Granger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Granger is looking to slow Pulkkinen down with leg kicks.
Granger loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Granger misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Granger thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Granger blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen avoids them all with ease.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Pulkkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulkkinen tries to avoid it.
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 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Granger wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granger tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Frank Granger has been cut.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granger at a distance.
Granger is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Granger down.
Granger misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Granger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pulkkinen.
Granger tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Granger tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Granger.

Pulkkinen lands a left and a right that send Granger crashing to the mat, dazed. Pulkkinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Granger lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild combination.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Granger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulkkinen, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pulkkinen counters with a body kick.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulkkinen thows a leg kick but Granger checks it
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granger misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger thows a leg kick but Pulkkinen checks it
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a two punch combination.
Granger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Granger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Granger misses with a shot to the body
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Granger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Granger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pulkkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Granger jabs Pulkkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Granger is rocked!
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen works over Granger's head and body with a nice combination.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pulkkinen counter with a right hand.
Granger 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.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Pulkkinen's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Granger catches Pulkkinen right on the button with a cross.
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Granger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Granger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
As Granger backs off Pulkkinen throws a huge counter combo but Granger manages to avoid it all.
Granger works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Granger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Granger does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Pulkkinen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Granger.
Pulkkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a left to the body.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Pulkkinen cracks Granger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Granger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pulkkinen finish him?
Oh Granger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy left from Granger finds it's target.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulkkinen thuds his shin into the meat of Granger's side.

Pulkkinen lands a big uppercut and Granger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Granger looks OK. Pulkkinen waves Granger back to his feet!
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Granger throws a sloppy body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Granger is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.