PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperial Washington (ranked 86 p4p, 19 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Puno

200 cm
31
260
21 - 11 - 2

193 cm
29
250
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Washington there.

It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington throws a leg kick which misses Puno's front leg but catches the back leg as Puno tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Washington as he connects with a hook.
Washington delivers a nice body kick.
Puno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington lands a knee to the head.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puno looks winded!
Washington stalling against the cage.
Washington lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Puno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Puno blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington wants to stall.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Washington obliges.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
Washington pushes Puno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Adan Puno's cut even more.

Washington manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Puno's defenses.
and Washington counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Puno! He's just covering up as Washington starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imperial Washington!
An out of breath Imperial Washington thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.