PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between john hape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hape comes to the cage accompanied by someone loves you honey. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

hape
vs
Paukku

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, john hape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Paukku does no damage.

hape scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paukku is trying to buck hape off.
hape is breathing heavily.
Paukku is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
hape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paukku keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hape prevents Paukku from escaping the position.
hape wants to control but Paukku is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paukku pushes hape away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, hape gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Paukku throws hape to one side and escapes!
Paukku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kalervo Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Paukku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paukku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paukku misses with the combination.
Paukku looks to land a combination but hape avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paukku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but hape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paukku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paukku lunges at hape with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by hape's hand.
Paukku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paukku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
hape takes one on the chin but seems OK.
hape dodges the punch combination from Paukku.
Paukku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paukku.

hape is rocked!
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!
Paukku lands a hook that stumbles hape back into the cage. Paukku follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping hape to the canvas! Paukku pounces and lands several unanswered shots - hape has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kalervo Paukku!