PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Tulova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greater Daemon Of (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of has chosen Blood For The Blood God as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tulova
vs
Daemon Of

190 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 6 - 1

225 cm
24
260 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Tulova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Greater Daemon Of!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Of has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulova looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Of wants to break free but Tulova has control.
Tulova prevents Of from breaking the clinch.
Tulova looking for a takedown.
Tulova wants a takedown but no success here.
Tulova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Of avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Tulova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of can't break the clinch.
Of blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of tries a knee to the head but Tulova blocks it.
Of with a knee to the head.
Of connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tulova's face.

Of escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Of tries to clinch but Tulova is having none of it.
Tulova circles away from the clinch attempt.

Of clinches up with Tulova and pushes him back against the ropes.
Of looking to stall.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Of with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tulova has Of pressed against the ropes, preventing Of from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Of manages to break the clinch.
Of is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Of darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Of working the head and body with strikes.
Of working the head and body with strikes.
Of content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Of.
Of is looking to advance position but Tulova won't allow it.
Of is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Of lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Of content to control rather than advance.
Of working over Tulova with some ground and pound. Tulova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Of lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Of looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tulova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still in half guard, Of seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tulova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tulova is looking to improve his position.
Of is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tulova trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Of moves into the clinch.
Of with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tulova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Tulova is blocking nicely.
Of tries to break the clinch but Tulova is controlling the position.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Tulova is blocking nicely.
Of scores with a knee to the head.
Of stalls.
Of using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tulova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulova tries to pull guard but Of holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tulova drops back down to his feet.
Tulova tries for a takedown but Of manages to get underhooks.

Of breaks the clinch.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of tries to clinch there but Tulova circles away.

Tulova gets a clinch.
Of blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tulova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Of gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Of has had enough of the clinch but Tulova keeps him there for the moment.
Of gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tulova.

Of's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch but Tulova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Tulova pushes him off.
Of fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greater Daemon Of seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Of tries to clinch

and Tulova moves into the clinch.
Tulova lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of has had enough of the clinch but Tulova keeps him there for the moment.
Of has had enough of the clinch but Tulova keeps him there for the moment.
Of throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tulova blocks it with crossed arms.
Of throws an elbow but it misses.
Of stops a takedown attempt from Tulova.
A frustrated look appears on Of's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tulova lands a nice uppercut.
Of wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tulova is trying to drag Of to the mat but Of just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Tulova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Of throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tulova digs a right hand underneath Of's ribcage. Of let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Of is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tulova is keeping busy.
Tulova lands a right hand.
Of wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tulova has him pressed against the ropes.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Tulova is blocking nicely.
Of lands a knee to the head.

Tulova pulls guard.
Of throwing strikes but missing.
Of scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greater Daemon Of dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Of dodges the punch combination from Tulova.
Of tries to clinch but Tulova moves out of range.
Of moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Of wants to clinch.
Of closes the distance but Tulova moves to the side

and Tulova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Of landing knees to the head.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but Tulova blocks with his arms.
Tulova fails to pull guard.
Of working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of scores with a knee to the head.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tulova throws a left and a right that both miss

and Of counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Of makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tulova prevents Of from breaking the clinch.
Tulova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Of's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tulova is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Of pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tulova jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Of walks away with a smile on his face. Tulova gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Tulova. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Tulova pushes him off.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tulova shoots in looking for a takedown. Of tries to sprawl out of it but Tulova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Of manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tulova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tulova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulova.

Of breaks the clinch.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Tulova pushes him off.
Of lands with a right hand.
Of wants to clinch but Tulova slips to the side

and Tulova counters by moving into the clinch.
Of can't break the clinch.

Of breaks from the clinch.
Tulova shoots in but Of avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Of doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulova circles away.
Of fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of tries to clinch up but Tulova circles away and keeps his distance.
Of tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tulova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tulova tries to pull guard but Of holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tulova drops back down to his feet.
Of looking to throw knees to the head but Tulova is blocking nicely.
Of has had enough of the clinch but Tulova keeps him there for the moment.

Tulova has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Of regains guard immediately.
Tulova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tulova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tulova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tulova trying to control but Of is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Of can do anything to dispel that myth.
Of is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tulova is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulova wants to control from the top but Of keeps moving.
Tulova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tulova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Of is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Of darts in and clinches Tulova up against the ropes.
Of using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tulova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of has had enough of the clinch but Tulova keeps him there for the moment.
Of tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tulova lands a shot to the body.
Tulova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Of gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tulova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tulova is leaning against Of and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Of is trying to maintain a safe position but Tulova gets an underhook and turns Of into the ropes.
Tulova lands an uppercut.
Tulova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Of gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Tulova pulls Of into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tulova trying to strike off his back.
Of works over Tulova with some ground and pound from guard.
Of postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tulova wants to sweep but no luck.
Of tries to stand but Tulova is controlling from the bottom.
Of throws a big right hand that misses.
Of makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Of tries to clinch up but Tulova circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Willie Tulova will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Of lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Of.

Of clinches up against the ropes.
Tulova tries to work over Of's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Of breaks from the clinch.
Of darts in trying to clinch

and Tulova counters by clinching up.

Of breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of tries to clinch up but Tulova circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulova misses with a body shot.
Of tries to clinch there but Tulova circles away.
Of tries to clinch but Tulova moves away

and Tulova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tulova.
Of keeping moving, preventing Tulova from controlling successfully.
Tulova won't allow Of to get back to his feet.
Tulova wants to control from the top but Of keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tulova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tulova wants to control from the top but Of keeps moving.
Of is looking to stand up but Tulova isn't so interested in that idea.
Tulova wants to control from the top but Of keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of fails in his attempt to clinch.

Of fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tulova, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tulova.
Tulova is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Of pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Of lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Of breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tulova.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tulova tries to clinch but Of moves out of range.
Of tries to clinch up but Tulova circles away and keeps his distance.
Of tries to clinch up

and Tulova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulova.
Of with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tulova tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Of just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Tulova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of misses with a knee to the head.

Tulova lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tulova is looking to take a break and control but Of is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulova takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tulova wants to take a breather but Of is having none of it.
Of wants to get back to his feet.
Tulova is taking a breather. Of says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Tulova stands up out of the half guard.
Of is looking to clinch.
Tulova wants to clinch.
Of circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Of tries to clinch but Tulova moves out of range.
Of tries to clinch but Tulova moves out of range.
Of tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tulova counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Tulova stands up and waves to Of to follow him.
Of stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Of wants it to stay on the feet.
Of wants to clinch
and Tulova counters with a right hand to the body.
Of fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tulova's waist but Tulova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Of off to one side.
Tulova keeps the fight on the outside.
Of moves in looking to clinch but Tulova pushes him off.
Tulova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willie Tulova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Tulova showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tulova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Willie Tulova!