PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diculous might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to how you like me now. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pukki's choice of entrance music: Trololo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diculous
vs
Pukki

176 cm
31
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

170 cm
32
146 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rick Diculous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diculous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Diculous.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Pukki throws a big shot that misses.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diculous just misses with a punch to the body.
Diculous misses with a jab to the body
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diculous. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diculous throws a shot from downtown. Pukki moves away and avoids it.
Pukki keeps the fight on the outside.
Diculous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diculous throws a right and a left that Pukki avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pukki.
Pukki scores with a jab.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous moves to clinch but Pukki breaks away
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Diculous misses with a wild body shot.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pukki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pukki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diculous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pukki scrambles back to his feet.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diculous looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Diculous.
Diculous is looking to wear down Pukki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diculous thuds his right hand into Pukki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diculous misses with a lunging right hand
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diculous bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pukki's head.
A swing and a miss from Pukki.
Diculous looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Diculous moved out of range.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diculous manages to avoid it.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diculous was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Diculous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.

Diculous drives through and clinches with Pukki against the cage.

Pukki gets control of Diculous's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pukki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diculous being controlled here momentarily.
Diculous stopping the sweep attempt from Pukki.

Pukki is working an open guard so Diculous takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pukki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pukki misses the jab.
Diculous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pukki there.
Pukki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diculous in his tracks.
Pukki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Diculous 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pukki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diculous at a distance.
Diculous misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diculous lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diculous.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diculous is looking to clinch but Pukki is avoiding it.
Diculous slips a straight right by Pukki.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pukki lands with a right hand.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
Pukki throws a jab when Diculous was well out of range.
Pukki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Diculous.
Pukki throws a hook but Diculous avoids it easily.
Diculous throws a hook to the side of Pukki's head but Pukki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Diculous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Pukki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pukki swings widly with a right hand
and Diculous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Pukki misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pukki 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki takes a swing at Diculous's ribcage but misses.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pukki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diculous.
Diculous tries to clinch up
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diculous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pukki lands with an overhand left.
Pukki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diculous jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki throws a hook to the side of Diculous's head but Diculous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pukki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diculous moves forwards but Pukki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Pukki misses.
Diculous jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pukki cracks Diculous with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pukki cracks Diculous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses the jab.
Diculous scores with a hook to the body. Pukki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diculous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diculous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pukki.
Diculous loads up on a big right hand but Pukki slips the punch.
Pukki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diculous's head backwards.
Diculous loads up on a big right hand but Pukki slips the punch.
Diculous ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Diculous moves away from the strike by Pukki.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pukki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diculous slips a jab from Pukki.
Diculous gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pukki.
Rick Diculous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diculous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diculous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diculous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pukki throws out the jab.
Diculous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Diculous misses with a hook. Pukki ducked under it nicely.
Pukki swings for the body but Diculous moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diculous. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pukki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diculous.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diculous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Pukki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pukki moves out of range as Diculous strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pukki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diculous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Raimo Pukki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diculous throws a one two combo.
Diculous moves out of range as Pukki strikes.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Pukki lands a nice shot to the body.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Diculous.

Diculous closes the distance and clinches.
Diculous has Pukki pressed against the cage, preventing Pukki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diculous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diculous.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Diculous.

Pukki drags the fight down to the ground.
Pukki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diculous manages to get himself to full guard.
Pukki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diculous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pukki is fighting to break Diculous's control of his arms but Diculous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pukki postures up.
Pukki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diculous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diculous is working hard here to advance position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pukki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Diculous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pukki happy to just control the position for now.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Diculous is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diculous looks to move to half guard but instead Pukki has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diculous manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pukki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diculous moves into full guard.
Rick Diculous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throwing strikes but missing.
Pukki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Diculous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki can't keep his opponent in guard - Diculous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diculous throwing shots but Pukki is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raimo Pukki.
I've got Pukki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
An out of breath Raimo Pukki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.