PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Macciocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolya Pufik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macciocca's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 111 (Centoundici). Alessandro Macciocca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Macciocca
vs
Pufik

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessandro Macciocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolya Pufik!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pufik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macciocca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Macciocca as he connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macciocca.
Pufik moves in looking to clinch but Macciocca pushes him off.
Macciocca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pufik moves away.
Pufik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pufik ducks under a wild hook from Macciocca.
Macciocca misses with a leg kick.
Pufik walks into a left hand.
Macciocca motions for Pufik to come forward. Macciocca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pufik moves in looking to clinch but Macciocca pushes him off.
Pufik tries to land a front kick but Macciocca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macciocca punishes Pufik's body with a nice straight punch.
Pufik tries to clinch up.
Pufik throws a series of punches but Macciocca moves out of range.
Macciocca lands a nice looking body shot.
Pufik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alessandro Macciocca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macciocca scores with a kick to the midsection.
Macciocca scoring well with a low kick there.
Pufik is looking to clinch but Macciocca is avoiding it.
Macciocca connects with a body shot.
Macciocca tries to land a leg kick but Pufik saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pufik. Those never looked like landing.
Macciocca scores with the left hand. Pufik knows he should have avoided that one.
Pufik looks gassed!
Macciocca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pufik checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macciocca.
Macciocca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pufik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Macciocca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macciocca lunges at Pufik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pufik's hand.
Macciocca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macciocca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macciocca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Pufik is rocked!

It looks like Kolya Pufik has been cut.
Pufik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macciocca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macciocca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pufik doesn't seem bothered though.
Pufik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macciocca.
Macciocca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pufik is still on wobbly legs! Can Macciocca finish him?
Macciocca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Macciocca.
Pufik seems to have recovered his senses.
Pufik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Macciocca, right into the meat.
Macciocca lands a leg kick that knocks Pufik off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macciocca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macciocca cracks Pufik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macciocca. That's going to slow Pufik down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pufik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Macciocca - the referee stops the clock and Pufik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Macciocca. Pufik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macciocca cracks Pufik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macciocca.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macciocca connects with a single shot there.
Macciocca thumps Pufik with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Macciocca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolya Pufik's cut.
That's time! Macciocca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Macciocca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macciocca thows a body kick. Pufik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pufik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Macciocca.
Macciocca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pufik can do to turn this around?
Macciocca lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Macciocca.
A good leg kick by Macciocca.
Pufik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macciocca is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pufik is breathing heavily.
Macciocca lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macciocca throws a front kick that sends Pufik stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Macciocca as he connects with a hook.
Macciocca cracks the inside of Pufik's front leg.
A cross from Macciocca lands.
Pufik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Macciocca.
Macciocca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pufik.
Macciocca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pufik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macciocca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pufik takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands a slapping body shot.
Macciocca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macciocca is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pufik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Macciocca.
Pufik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pufik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. Pufik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pufik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macciocca.
Macciocca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pufik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macciocca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pufik back to the cage. Macciocca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Macciocca.
Pufik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Macciocca.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macciocca.
Macciocca lands a jab-cross combination.
Macciocca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pufik's calf.
Kolya Pufik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macciocca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macciocca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macciocca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pufik. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Macciocca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pufik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macciocca can pounce on him.
Macciocca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macciocca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macciocca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pufik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macciocca. That's going to slow Pufik down.
Macciocca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pufik eats them both and turns towards Macciocca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Macciocca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kolya Pufik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Macciocca.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pufik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Macciocca - the referee stops the clock and Pufik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Macciocca. Pufik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
Macciocca lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pufik will feel that in the morning.
Macciocca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macciocca connects with a solid leg kick.
Macciocca cracks the inside of Pufik's front leg.
Pufik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pufik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macciocca.
Macciocca keeps Pufik at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macciocca scores with a nice body kick.
Macciocca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macciocca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pufik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pufik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Macciocca has got the better of the exchanges.
Macciocca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pufik.
Macciocca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Macciocca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macciocca.
Macciocca chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Macciocca scores with a jab to the head.
Pufik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macciocca counters with a body kick that stops Pufik in his tracks momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macciocca.
Macciocca pushes Pufik away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macciocca works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Macciocca, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macciocca throws a leg kick which misses Pufik's front leg but catches the back leg as Pufik tries to avoid it.
Macciocca lands a leg kick that knocks Pufik off balance momentarily.
Macciocca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pufik's sensitive parts.
Macciocca connects with a right hand. Pufik shakes it off.
Macciocca throws a front kick that sends Pufik stumbling back into the cage.
Macciocca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macciocca.
Macciocca lands a nice shot that snaps Pufik's head back.
Pufik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macciocca.
Macciocca connects with an inside leg kick.
Macciocca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macciocca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macciocca scoring well with a low kick there.
Macciocca digs a good hook to Pufik's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macciocca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolya Pufik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alessandro Macciocca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pufik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Macciocca.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Macciocca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macciocca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Macciocca!