Magma Pummeler

Magma Pummeler enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to Magma Pummeler while it has a +1/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. When one or more counters are removed from Magma Pummeler this way, it deals that much damage to any target.