PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunnon Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itto has chosen The Gods Made Heavy Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paukku
vs
Itto

188 cm
22
212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnon Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto misses with an uppercut.
Paukku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Paukku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Itto swats away the attempt to clinch by Paukku.
Paukku connects with the punch.
Itto misses with a head kick.
Paukku throws a series of punches but Itto avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paukku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Itto lands a nice shot that snaps Paukku's head back.
Paukku throws a right hand that Itto ducks under and follows up with a left that Itto also avoids with ease.
Itto ducks under a wild hook from Paukku.
Paukku missing with a left hand there. Itto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Itto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Itto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Itto.
Itto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.
Paukku thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Paukku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paukku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paukku misses with a body shot
and Itto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Itto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paukku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paukku in his tracks.
Paukku slips a straight right by Itto.
Paukku looks to land a left hand but Itto moved out of range nicely.
Paukku misses with a hook. Itto ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Paukku misses.
Itto misses with an uppercut.
Paukku works the jab nicely.
Itto slips a jab from Paukku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Itto.
Itto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paukku throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Itto with a hook.
Itto throws a shot to the body.
Itto thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paukku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paukku throws a jab when Itto was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Itto. Beautiful body shot.
Itto misses with a looping right.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukku.
Itto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Itto jabs at Paukku's body.
Itto throws a leg kick but Paukku checks it.
Itto lands a nice hook to Paukku's body. Paukku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paukku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ogami Itto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paukku slips under a jab from Itto.
Paukku misses with a shot to the body
and Itto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paukku just misses with a punch to the body.
Itto throws an overhand right that lands on Paukku's shoulder, as Paukku tries to avoid the shot.
Itto loads up on a big right hand but Paukku slips the punch.
Paukku misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Itto scores with a nice right hand.
Paukku closes the distance looking to clinch
and Itto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Itto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paukku.
Nice defenses there by Itto.
Paukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto scores with a hook to the body. Paukku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paukku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.
Paukku moves out of range as Itto strikes.
Paukku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Itto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Itto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paukku at a distance.
Paukku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paukku misses with a wild body shot.
Paukku misses with a body punch
and Itto counters with a straight right hand.
Itto lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paukku moves out of range as Itto strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Itto moves away from the strike by Paukku.
Itto slips a jab from Paukku.
Paukku throws a hook but Itto avoids it easily.
Paukku misses with a hook. Itto ducked under it nicely.
Paukku closes the distance looking to clinch
and Itto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Itto lands an overhand right.
Itto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paukku misses with a hook. Itto ducked under it nicely.
Itto throws a body punch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku scores with a jab to the body.
Paukku loads up on a big right hand but Itto slips the punch.
Paukku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paukku missing with a left hand there. Itto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paukku is looking to clinch but Itto is avoiding it.
Paukku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paukku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Itto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itto.
Itto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paukku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku ducks under a wild hook from Itto.
Itto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paukku.
Nice defenses there by Paukku.
Paukku throws a hook to the side of Itto's head but Itto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paukku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itto moves away.
Paukku swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Itto counter with a right hand.
Kunnon Paukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Paukku misses
and Itto counters with a stiff right hand.
Paukku slips a straight right by Itto.
Paukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paukku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Itto finds it's way round the side to connect with Paukku's head.
Nice straight punches there by Itto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Itto.
Itto looks to land a right hand but Paukku moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ogami Itto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Itto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogami Itto!