|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jane Speedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 210 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
179 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jane Speedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speedo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pukki throws an off balance right hand
and Speedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Speedo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pukki.
Speedo tries to lock up and control but Pukki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Speedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pukki on the ground.
Speedo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pukki tries to control but Speedo wriggling away.
Pukki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pukki wants to control the pace but Speedo is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Speedo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Speedo tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Pukki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Speedo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pukki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Speedo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pukki misses with a head shot.
Pukki trying to control but Speedo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pukki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pukki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Speedo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Speedo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pukki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pukki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki landing shots from mount.
Pukki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Speedo because Pukki loaded up on that one.
Speedo is trying to stand.
Speedo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pukki.
Pukki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Speedo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pukki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedo is trying desperately to improve position.
Speedo wants to get back to his feet.
Pukki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pukki prevents Speedo from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speedo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Pukki.
A left and a right from Speedo both land. Nice combination.
Speedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Speedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pukki throws out the jab.
Speedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speedo manages to avoid it.
Pukki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speedo is fending him off so far but Pukki persists. Nope, Speedo circles away and we're back to standing.
Speedo looks to land a combination but Pukki avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Pukki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Speedo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Speedo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pukki fails with the takedown.
Pukki shoots in and bounces Speedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speedo is keeping the position for now.
Pukki throws and elbow that misses. Speedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pukki's guard. Nice move by Speedo!
Speedo passes into half guard.
Speedo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Speedo wants to control but Pukki is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Pukki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pukki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pukki working Speedo over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Speedo looks a forlorn figure.
Pukki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pukki prevents Speedo from getting the reversal.
Speedo tries to lock up and control but Pukki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pukki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedo is looking to improve his position but Pukki isn't that keen on the idea.
Pukki scoring with strikes but Speedo is staying in there.
Pukki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pukki trying to control but Speedo is having none of it.
Pukki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki with the ground and pound from mount.
Pukki has control of Speedo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Speedo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pukki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pukki raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki throws some wild stikes that Speedo manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joulu Pukki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Speedo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pukki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speedo avoids it really well and circles away.
Speedo jabs Pukki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pukki throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Speedo to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Pukki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedo misses with a hook. Pukki ducked under it nicely.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speedo.
Pukki slips a jab and a cross from Speedo.
Pukki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speedo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speedo is fending him off so far but Pukki persists. Nope, Speedo circles away and we're back to standing.
Jane Speedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Pukki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pukki fails to land the takedown.
Speedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pukki fails with the takedown
and Speedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Pukki.
Pukki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pukki tries to score with a low kick but Speedo moves his leg out of the way.
Pukki tries to bum rush Speedo with a series of wild strikes but Speedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pukki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pukki throws a leg kick but Speedo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jane Speedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown. Speedo tries to sprawl out of it but Pukki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Speedo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jane Speedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pukki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speedo is out of range and Pukki settles back down.
Pukki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speedo counters with a one-two to the body.
Speedo lands a really nice looking cross but Pukki seems unphased.
Pukki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Speedo to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki is still on wobbly legs! Can Speedo finish him?
Speedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pukki was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedo.
Pukki seems to have recovered his senses.
Pukki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Speedo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pukki somewhat.
Pukki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Speedo swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedo is pawing at Pukki, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Pukki's nose. Pukki is badly hurt! Speedo pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Pukki tries desperately to hold on but Speedo is relentless in his assault! As Pukki receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Speedo away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Speedo!
Jane Speedo retains his light heavyweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
