PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Puno (ranked 56 p4p, 111 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 9 p4p, 16 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAGS 2 RICHES. This should be a great matchup!

Puno
vs
Akinwande

193 cm
31
271
21 - 9 - 0

197 cm
33
250
25 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Puno tried to counter with a leg kick but Akinwande avoided it.
Akinwande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puno can pounce on him.
Akinwande throws an off balance right hand
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
A low kick from Akinwande is predictable there

and Puno counters with a nice right hand that sends Akinwande toppling to the canvas! Akinwande scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Puno finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Akinwande moves into the clinch.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puno throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Puno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Puno.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Akinwande looks winded!
Akinwande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akinwande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
A head punch on the inside from Akinwande fails to land.
Akinwande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno dodges an elbow strike from Akinwande.
Puno lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
Puno digs a right hand underneath Akinwande's ribcage. Akinwande let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Akinwande has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Puno tries to work over Akinwande's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
Akinwande misses with an elbow over the top.
Puno presses Akinwande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Puno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akinwande.
Puno cracks Akinwande with a nice body shot.
Puno lands a left hand.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinwande controls his hands.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Puno blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
Akinwande struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno tries to land knees in the clinch but Akinwande avoids the damage to the body.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Puno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinwande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akinwande has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Puno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Akinwande is rocked!
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Akinwande is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him?
Puno digs a right hand into Akinwande's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akinwande's gas tank.
Puno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akinwande in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akinwande seems to have recovered his senses.
Puno lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Puno as the two fighters clinch.

Puno drops Akinwande onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Akinwande is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
A hook to the body from Puno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Puno scores with a shot to the side of Akinwande's head.
Puno loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Akinwande senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeronimo Puno!
Jeronimo Puno was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.