PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt comes to the ring accompanied by Dance of the Knights. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Belt
vs
Pukki

187 cm
32
225 lbs
23 - 21 - 0

179 cm
40
215 lbs
35 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pukki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belt sprawls well initially but Pukki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Belt looking for submissions off his back.
Pukki throwing shots but Belt is blocking nicely.
Belt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pukki.

Pukki wants to work for an arm triangle but Belt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Belt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Pukki is very close to passing his half guard.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pukki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belt keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belt actively working from the bottom here.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Belt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Pukki is working for a kimura but Belt is defending it quite comfortably.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Pukki is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Pukki is working for a submission of some sort.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Pukki is very close to passing his half guard.
Pukki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Belt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pukki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Belt tries to hold on but Pukki postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pukki trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki unloading with bombs!
Belt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pukki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pukki unloading with bombs!

It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Pukki lands a big shot there that rocks Belt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Pukki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Belt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pukki avoids the attempt from Belt to control.
Pukki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Belt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki avoids the attempt from Belt to control.
Belt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Belt?
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki avoids the attempt from Belt to control.
Belt tries to reverse the position but Pukki maintains control.
Pukki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Belt?
Belt wants to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Belt taking shots to the head.

Red Belt's cut is getting worse.

Pukki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pukki lands a nice shot to the head.

Belt is rocked!
Pukki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Belt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Red Belt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pukki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Belt seems to have got his legs back now.

Pukki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Pukki wants to work for an arm triangle but Belt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy.
Belt is holding on to half guard well.
Belt wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Belt is defending against the submission attempts here by Pukki.
Belt is trying to get back to full guard.
Belt trying to control from the bottom.

Pukki is looking for a kimura but Belt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pukki to get the leverage.
Belt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belt has his hands on Pukki's head, controlling the position.
Pukki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Red Belt's cut.
That's time! Belt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pukki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belt sprawls well initially but Pukki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pukki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pukki working Belt over with strikes.
Belt taking some punishment here, with Pukki in his half guard.
Pukki prevents Belt from improving his position.
Pukki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belt trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belt defending well though.
Belt is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pukki blocks the strikes from Belt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belt trying to control from the bottom.

Pukki seems to be looking for submissions.

Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pukki pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pukki trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Belt trying to control the position.
Pukki lands a couple of digs.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Belt looking to control.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
Belt controls Pukki momentarily but Pukki frees himself.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Belt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joulu Pukki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt keeping full guard, as Pukki tries to pass.
Belt controlling Pukki's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Belt keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Pukki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pukki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Belt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belt tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki advances to half guard.

Pukki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pukki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belt trying to control but Pukki postures up.
Pukki wants to control but Belt is keeping him busy.
Pukki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Belt looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pukki pushes past his half guard into mount!
Belt is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Belt wants to control but Pukki is having none of it.
Pukki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Red Belt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joulu Pukki!