PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pulkannaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkannaru comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Pain Killer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pulkannaru
vs
Inclan

206 cm
30
162 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

225 cm
39
165 lbs
10 - 40 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pulkannaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkannaru lands a jab-cross combination.
Pulkannaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by Pulkannaru.
Inclan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pulkannaru defends well and Inclan ends up having to push Pulkannaru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Inclan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pasi Pulkannaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.

Pulkannaru manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Inclan on his heels. He'll look to pass Inclan's guard now, I'm sure.
Pulkannaru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Inclan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pulkannaru defends it easily.
Pulkannaru controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pulkannaru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru with a nice head shot there.
Inclan being controlled here, momentarily.

Pulkannaru decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pulkannaru throws a sloppy head kick and Inclan moves out of range easily.
Pulkannaru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rafael Inclan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkannaru explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkannaru sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pulkannaru appears to be looking for a big counter.
Inclan tries to clinch
and Pulkannaru counters with a two punch combo.

Pulkannaru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Inclan tries to roll over but Pulkannaru keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pulkannaru in particular looking to stall.
Pulkannaru seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Inclan for as long as he can get away with.
Pulkannaru continues to stall.
Pulkannaru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inclan on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru drops an elbow to the side of Inclan's head.
Pulkannaru is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pulkannaru tries to pass to full mount but Inclan defends it.

Pulkannaru decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulkannaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Pulkannaru as Inclan shoots in.
Pulkannaru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inclan throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkannaru moves out of range easily.
Inclan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inclan misses with a kick to the body.
Pulkannaru throws a wild body kick that Inclan sees coming a mile off.
Inclan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Pulkannaru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inclan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pulkannaru working the ground and pound.
Inclan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pulkannaru connects with a decent elbow.
Pulkannaru taking a breather here.
Pulkannaru looks up at the clock and then as Inclan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pulkannaru smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Pulkannaru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pulkannaru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulkannaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inclan can do to turn this around?
Pulkannaru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Inclan tries to clinch but Pulkannaru moves out of range.
Inclan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulkannaru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inclan shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulkannaru tries to sprawl out of it but Inclan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulkannaru manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inclan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pulkannaru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkannaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inclan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pulkannaru misses with a double jab.
Inclan moves in looking to clinch but Pulkannaru pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan has a takedown stuffed.
Pulkannaru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkannaru shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Inclan eats them both and turns towards Pulkannaru to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Inclan looks for a takedown but Pulkannaru sprawls well.
As Inclan looks to move away, Pulkannaru throws a big counter combo but Inclan just gets out of the way.
Pasi Pulkannaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Inclan.
Pulkannaru misses with a head kick.

Pulkannaru shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Inclan is trying to defend but Pulkannaru finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Pulkannaru is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pulkannaru lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Pulkannaru.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pulkannaru connects with a nice short shot to Inclan's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pulkannaru lands a nice short elbow.

Inclan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkannaru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Inclan is still in real trouble! Can Pulkannaru finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pulkannaru connects with a nice short shot to Inclan's temple.
Pulkannaru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pasi Pulkannaru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulkannaru working over Inclan with some ground and pound. Inclan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inclan is trying to stand.
Inclan has hold of Pulkannaru's hands but Pulkannaru slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pulkannaru lands a nice short elbow.
Pulkannaru moves nicely into side control.
Pulkannaru scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Inclan is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pulkannaru can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Pulkannaru!
An out of breath Pasi Pulkannaru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.