PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Borisov (ranked 1545 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 183 p4p, 256 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Borisov
vs
Pulkkinen

189 cm
28
193
7 - 3 - 0

150 cm
21
195
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pulkkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Borisov counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Repa Pulkkinen has been cut.
Jab by Pulkkinen.
Borisov misses with a straight left.
Borisov throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borisov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range.
Borisov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pulkkinen moves into the clinch.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Borisov fails to land.

Borisov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen cracks a nice hook into Borisov's ribs.
Borisov throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borisov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
A quick step to the side and Borisov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borisov drops his hands momentarily and Pulkkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Pulkkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Borisov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borisov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov looking to stall.
Pulkkinen stalling.
Pulkkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Borisov working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Pulkkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Pulkkinen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen presses Borisov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.
Borisov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Boris Borisov has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Borisov can't find room to land a body shot as Pulkkinen controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen stalls.
Borisov is trying to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling him.
Pulkkinen blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen avoiding damage.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borisov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pulkkinen can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen.
Borisov wants to get back to striking at distance but Pulkkinen won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Borisov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Borisov's head.
Pulkkinen lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulkkinen lands an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Borisov can't break the clinch.
Borisov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands a body punch.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
A short left from Pulkkinen.
Borisov wants to get back to striking at distance but Pulkkinen won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Pulkkinen.
A frustrated look appears on Borisov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borisov misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
Borisov is trying to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling him.
The referee calls for Pulkkinen to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Borisov working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borisov.
Pulkkinen gets through Borisov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pulkkinen digs a right hand underneath Borisov's ribcage. Borisov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Pulkkinen.
Borisov throws a head punch that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen pushes Borisov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pulkkinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Borisov is trying to push Pulkkinen away but Pulkkinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pulkkinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Pulkkinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Pulkkinen.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen - that landed with a thud.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Borisov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borisov misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulkkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borisov.
Borisov looking to stall.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Borisov's head.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borisov's efforts to push away.

Borisov breaks the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borisov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borisov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borisov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borisov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borisov needs to keep his hands up - Pulkkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Borisov ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Borisov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulkkinen tests Borisov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Boris Borisov's cut is getting worse.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen with a nice cross.
Pulkkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borisov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borisov keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Borisov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borisov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Borisov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pulkkinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borisov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borisov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Borisov moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
Pulkkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borisov moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Borisov counters with a stiff right hand.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Borisov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Pulkkinen thumps Borisov with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the head.
Borisov slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Borisov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Pulkkinen there.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throws a poor cross that misses
and Borisov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Boris Borisov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Borisov misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pulkkinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulkkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borisov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab.
Borisov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lunges at Borisov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borisov's hand.
Borisov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pulkkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Borisov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Jeez, Boris Borisov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A shot in the inside from Borisov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borisov can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Borisov tries to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling the position.
Borisov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Borisov is rocked!
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Pulkkinen.
Oh Borisov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Borisov to his knees! Pulkkinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repa Pulkkinen!