PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paukku
vs
Lennon

205 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
216 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalervo Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon wants to clinch up but Paukku keeps it at a distance.
Kalervo Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku lands with a hook. Lennon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Paukku tries to keep at a distance but Lennon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paukku tries to break free but Lennon pushes him back against the cage.
Paukku misses with some punches.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Paukku is controlling him.
Paukku throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennon.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Paukku is controlling him.
Paukku struggles to land a body shot inside as Lennon controls his hands.
Paukku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennon blocks a body shot from Paukku.
Paukku misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lennon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Paukku is out of range.
Lennon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paukku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paukku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch there but Paukku circles away.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paukku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Lennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Lennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Lennon on the inside.

Lennon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paukku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennon.
Lennon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennon.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paukku misses with a few strikes there.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Paukku drives through with a takedown into Lennon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Paukku postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lennon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paukku, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennon wants to get up but he can't break Paukku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paukku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paukku controlling Lennon's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Lennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukku.

Paukku drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paukku has gone for a leg lock! Lennon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paukku's guard.
Paukku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lennon is controlling him.
Lennon wanted to stand there but Paukku had control of the position.
Paukku is looking to stand up but Lennon isn't so interested in that idea.
Lennon wants to get up but he can't break Paukku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lennon preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennon wants to stand but Paukku is controlling his posture from full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lennon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Paukku, up you get!
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paukku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennon.
Paukku with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon scores with a jab. Paukku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Lennon moves in looking to clinch but Paukku pushes him off.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paukku lands a jab to Lennon's midsection.
Paukku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Paukku takes a swing at Lennon's ribcage but misses.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Lennon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lennon walks into a jab.
Paukku misses with a double jab.

Lennon clinches with his opponent.
Paukku can't find room to land a body shot as Lennon controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku misses with a punch on the inside.
Paukku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lennon or not.
Lennon has had enough of the clinch but Paukku keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalervo Paukku dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paukku scores with a body shot.
Paukku throws a body punch but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Paukku is just out of range.
Paukku cracks Lennon with a good jab.
Paukku scores with the left hand. Lennon knows he should have avoided that one.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paukku misses with the combination.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku is having none of it.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Paukku is avoiding it.
Paukku's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paukku duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lennon tries to clinch up but Paukku circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalervo Paukku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paukku misses.
Paukku lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paukku looks to land a combination but Lennon avoids it well.
Paukku tests Lennon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paukku swings for the body but Lennon moves out of range.
Paukku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon misses with a kick to the body.
Paukku throws a series of punches but Lennon moves out of range.
No joy there for Paukku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Lennon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku cracks Lennon with a good jab.
Paukku scores with a body shot.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Paukku is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukku.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon wants to clinch up but Paukku keeps it at a distance.
Kalervo Paukku is winning the standup battle so far.
Paukku jabs at Lennon's body.
Lennon tries to clinch up.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lennon tries to clinch up but Paukku circles away and keeps his distance.
Lennon is looking to clinch.
Lennon wants to clinch.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Paukku is looking to wear down Lennon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Lennon misses.
A combination from Paukku does no damage.
Paukku moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Paukku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lennon.
Paukku needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lennon clinches with his opponent.
Lennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lennon prevents a body shot from Paukku.

Lennon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku is having none of it.

Lennon moves into the clinch.
Paukku tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paukku presses Lennon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Lennon breaks from the clinch.
Lennon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch but Paukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paukku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lennon eats them both and turns towards Paukku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 cracks Lennon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paukku fails to land with a series of punches.
Paukku scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paukku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku jabs at Lennon's body.
Lennon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lennon wants to clinch.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennon takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
Lennon misses with a two punch combination.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalervo Paukku dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Lennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Paukku misses.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Paukku as he connects with a hook.
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lennon stuffs the takedown attempt from Paukku. Paukku gets slowly back to his feet.
Lennon takes one to the chin there.

Lennon is rocked!
Paukku lands a big right hook! Lennon looks hurt but is still standing! Paukku lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Lennon falls down and Paukku dives in with a huge hammer fist! Lennon's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Paukku runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kalervo Paukku!