PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 2000 p4p, 58 weight class) and Landon Till (ranked 977 p4p, 23 weight class). Till has chosen Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Landon Till has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tudekiks
vs
Till

200 cm
46
192 lbs
31 - 30 - 0

182 cm
42
192 lbs
44 - 16 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Till!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tudekiks takes a swing at Till's ribcage but misses.
Till throws a nice looking combination but Tudekiks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Till wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tudekiks tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Tudekiks back against the cage.
Tudekiks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Till's efforts to push away.
Till struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Till lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tudekiks or not.

Till manages to break the clinch.

Tudekiks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Till lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Till scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Till.
Till lands a body punch.
Till manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tudekiks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tudekiks looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Till takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tudekiks lands a shoulder strike.
Till has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Till.

Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudekiks throws a leg kick but Till sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Till gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Till manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tudekiks fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tudekiks has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudekiks misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks lands an elbow inside that Till shrugs off.
Tudekiks lands a nice uppercut.
Till lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Till tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Till manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
As Tudekiks backs off Till throws a huge counter combo but Tudekiks manages to avoid it all.
Till misses with a straight right.
Jab by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a series of punches but Till moves out of range.
Till misses with a body shot.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Till does no damage.
Till will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tudekiks lands with a cross.
Till throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tudekiks on the side of the head.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from Till.
Till pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tudekiks misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudekiks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tudekiks moves into range and clinches up with Till.

Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudekiks throws a low kick but Till avoids it.
Till keeps the fight on the outside.
Tudekiks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tudekiks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Till takes a swing at Tudekiks's ribcage but misses.
Tudekiks lands a head kick. Till smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that Till avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Tudekiks.

Tudekiks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tudekiks has a couple of punches blocked by Till.
Tudekiks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Till backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tudekiks misses with a combination
and Till counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tudekiks.
Till scores with a body shot.
Till lands a right hook to the body.

Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch.
Till moves out of range of the strikes.
Tudekiks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tudekiks was well out of range. Poor timing from Till.
Till fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tudekiks works the jab nicely.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till moves out of range.
Till now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Till feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tudekikss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses with a looping right.
Tudekiks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Till misses with a looping left.
Till uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks moves in looking to clinch but Till pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tudekiks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tudekiks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Till dodges the punch combination from Tudekiks.
Till ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Till misses the jab.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudekiks lands with a cross.

Tudekiks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Till breaks from the clinch.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Till scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Till connects with a body shot that sends Tudekiks's belly button to the back.
Till is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tudekiks rather than just go for the knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Till. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Till takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch but Till swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tudekiks misses with a hook to the body
and Till counters with a stiff right hand.
Tudekiks moves to clinch but Till breaks away
and Till counters with a nice uppercut.
Till misses with a straight right.
Till throws a nice inside leg kick.
It looks like Tudekiks has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Tudekiks pushes him off.
It looked like Tudekiks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tudekiks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Till manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till scores with a nice body kick.
Tudekiks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tudekiks with a nice cross.
Tudekiks swings for the body but Till moves out of range.
Tudekiks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Till's head backwards.
Tudekiks throws a body shot but no joy.
Till scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Till lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tudekiks at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Till, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Till scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tudekiks takes one to the chin there.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Till swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tudekiks misses with an uppercut
and Till counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Tudekiks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Till uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tudekiks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Till.
Tudekiks wants to clinch up but Till keeps it at a distance.
Tudekiks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tudekiks scores with a body shot.
Till loads up on a big right hand but Tudekiks slips the punch.
Tudekiks throws out a loose jab but Till uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Till has had enough of the clinch but Tudekiks keeps him there for the moment.
Till misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Till blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till lands a shot to the body.

Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Till.
Till circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till walks into a stiff left hand from Tudekiks.
Till avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till lunges at Tudekiks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tudekiks's hand.
Tudekiks works the jab nicely.
Tudekiks throws a jab but it's blocked by Till.
Till throws the left hand but Tudekiks avoids the punch easily.
Tudekiks walks into a jab.
Till lunges at Tudekiks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tudekiks's hand.
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!
Till lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Till ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Landon Till seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Till throws a shot from downtown. Tudekiks moves away and avoids it.
Tudekiks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Tudekiks darts in and clinches Till up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks working aggressively here.
Suleijma Tudekiks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Till is trying to stall.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
Till lands a left hand.
Tudekiks is trying to force a seperation but Till has the dominant position.

Till breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Till is out of range and Tudekiks settles back down.
A combination from Till does no damage.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tudekiks tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tudekiks wants to clinch up but Till keeps it at a distance.

Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tudekiks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Till pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Till 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!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a shot from downtown. Till moves away and avoids it.
Till scores with the left hand. Tudekiks knows he should have avoided that one.
Till throws a hook to the side of Tudekiks's head but Tudekiks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tudekiks wants to clinch.
Till takes a jab right on the kisser.
Till has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Till lands.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Till. Tudekiks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Tudekiks.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks looks to clinch
and Till makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Tudekiks dodges the punch combination from Till.
Till blocks a head kick by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks sizes up Till with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Till checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Till throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks drops his hands momentarily and Till takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tudekiks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tudekiks throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
Tudekiks misses with a lunging right hand
and Till counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tudekiks thinking.
Till is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Till connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Till lunges at Tudekiks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tudekiks's hand.
A punch combination from Tudekiks misses.
Tudekiks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tudekiks tries to clinch there but Till circles away.
Till will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Tudekiks lands.
Till connects with a body shot.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that Till avoids nicely.
Tudekiks scores with a nice right hand.
Till throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tudekiks.
Till cracks a nice hook into Tudekiks's ribs.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till is having none of it.
Till throws a hook but Tudekiks avoids it easily.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Till swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Till misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till is having none of it.
It seemed like Till was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tudekiks takes one to the chin there.
Tudekiks wants to clinch
and Tudekiks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks wants to clinch but Till slips to the side
and Till counters with a left and a right that stings Tudekiks.
An inside leg kick lands from Till.
Tudekiks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Till moves away
and Till connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tudekiks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Till manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tudekiks with a body shot.
Tudekiks avoids the head kick by Till.
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!
Tudekiks takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Tudekiks is rocked!
Till blocks a jab.
Oh Tudekiks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Till misses with the combination.
Till scores with the left hand. Tudekiks knows he should have avoided that one.
and Till counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tudekiks! He's just covering up as Till starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Till!
Landon Till tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.