PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tulirinta comes to the cage accompanied by Badding - Mä jäi kii. La Poulet has chosen "chicken dance" song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tulirinta
vs
La Poulet

189 cm
22
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulirinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulirinta scores with a body shot.
Tulirinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Poulet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tulirinta tries to clinch there but La Poulet circles away.
Good exchange - Tulirinta coming out on top.
La Poulet thumps Tulirinta with a low kick.
Tulirinta tries to clinch up.
Tulirinta fakes the leg kick and cracks La Poulet in the body.
Tulirinta walks forward, straight into a front kick from La Poulet.

Tulirinta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulirinta misses with a knee to the head.
La Poulet working Tulirinta over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet crunches a lovely knee into Tulirinta's ribcage.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but La Poulet avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet misses with a punch to the body.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Poulet.
La Poulet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tulirinta takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Poulet looks gassed!
Tulirinta misses with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is working La Poulet over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta - that landed with a thud.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta crunches a lovely knee into La Poulet's ribcage.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Poulet blocks it with crossed arms.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta tries a knee to the head but La Poulet blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for La Poulet.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francois La Poulet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulirinta is looking to clinch but La Poulet is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tulirinta tries to clinch but La Poulet moves out of range.
Tulirinta throws a leg kick that is checked
and La Poulet counters with a thumping low kick.
La Poulet takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tulirinta tries to clinch but La Poulet moves out of range.
Tulirinta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Poulet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tulirinta's head.
La Poulet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Poulet scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tulirinta tries to clinch up.
La Poulet keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulirinta looks to clinch
and La Poulet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
La Poulet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulirinta manages to avoid it.
La Poulet throws a low kick, looking for Tulirinta's leg but Tulirinta calmly moves out of range.
La Poulet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulirinta.
La Poulet misses with a kick to the body.
La Poulet throws a head kick but Tulirinta moves out of range.
La Poulet keeps the fight on the outside.
La Poulet moves out of range as Tulirinta strikes.
La Poulet wants to clinch up but Tulirinta keeps it at a distance.
La Poulet checks a leg kick.
La Poulet throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tulirinta counters by clinching up.
La Poulet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tulirinta's elbow.
La Poulet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulirinta looking to slow down the pace here.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Poulet tries a body shot but Tulirinta blocks it.
Tulirinta landing knees to the head.
Tulirinta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
La Poulet misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but La Poulet is keeping busy.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Poulet.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the body.
Tulirinta cracks La Poulet with a nice body shot.
La Poulet tries to work over Tulirinta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet misses with a punch to the body.
Tulirinta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Tulirinta to work.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Poulet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tulirinta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Poulet.
Tulirinta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
Tulirinta scores with a shot to the side of La Poulet's head.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tulirinta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Tulirinta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

La Poulet keeps the fight on the outside.
La Poulet throws a combination. Tulirinta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tulirinta clinches but La Poulet breaks the clinch
and La Poulet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Poulet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tulirinta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Poulet throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tulirinta counters by moving into the clinch.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a good knee to the midsection. La Poulet won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from La Poulet - that landed with a thud.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
Tulirinta has La Poulet pressed against the cage.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Poulet avoids it.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet cracks Tulirinta with a nice body shot.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
La Poulet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Poulet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Poulet swings for the body but Tulirinta moves out of range.
A low kick from La Poulet is predictable there
and Tulirinta counters with a nice body kick.
La Poulet looks to land a body kick but Tulirinta moved away.
Tulirinta tries to clinch
and La Poulet counters with an inside leg kick.
Tulirinta doesn't manage to clinch there - La Poulet circles away.
Tulirinta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and La Poulet counters with a nice body kick.
La Poulet misses with a low kick.
La Poulet throws a leg kick
and Tulirinta counters with a series of strikes. La Poulet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tulirinta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tulirinta throws a left and a right that both miss
and La Poulet counters with a head kick. That will keep Tulirinta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tulirinta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tulirinta checks a low kick from La Poulet.
La Poulet scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet misses with a wild body shot.
Tulirinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Poulet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Poulet lands a front kick.
Tulirinta wants to clinch.
La Poulet wants to land a leg kick but Tulirinta is out of range.
La Poulet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tulirinta will feel that in the morning.
La Poulet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Poulet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Poulet slips a straight right by Tulirinta.

Tulirinta clinches.
La Poulet works on Tulirinta's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from La Poulet.
A right hand to the body from La Poulet.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
La Poulet presses Tulirinta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet lands a knee to the body.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to work over Tulirinta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Poulet.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from La Poulet.
Tulirinta lands an uppercut.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta crunches a lovely knee into La Poulet's ribcage.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
La Poulet tries a body shot but Tulirinta blocks it.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta lands a body punch.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but La Poulet avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but La Poulet avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta lands a shot to the body.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch.
La Poulet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tulirinta digs a good body shot into La Poulet's ribs.
La Poulet feints and then cracks Tulirinta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tulirinta down.
La Poulet lands with a nice body kick.
Teppo Tulirinta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Poulet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tulirinta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tulirinta moves in looking to clinch but La Poulet pushes him off.

La Poulet rushes Tulirinta and presses him up against the cage.
Teppo Tulirinta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tulirinta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois La Poulet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tulirinta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from La Poulet.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Poulet avoids it.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Poulet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Poulet is defending well for now.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet cracks Tulirinta with a nice body shot.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Poulet tries to throw a body punch but Tulirinta avoids it by throwing La Poulet back against the cage.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
A knee to the head by Tulirinta.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
Tulirinta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Poulet is defending well for now.
La Poulet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Poulet crunches a lovely knee into Tulirinta's ribcage.
Tulirinta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Poulet misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch.
La Poulet wants to land a leg kick but Tulirinta is out of range.
Tulirinta wants to clinch but La Poulet slips to the side
and La Poulet counters with a head kick. That will keep Tulirinta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tulirinta tries to clinch up
and La Poulet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
La Poulet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tulirinta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Poulet. La Poulet obviously looking to wear him down.
Tulirinta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tulirinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Poulet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Poulet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

La Poulet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
La Poulet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tulirinta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta looking to throw knees to the head but La Poulet is blocking nicely.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet cracks Tulirinta with a nice body shot.
A short left from Tulirinta.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulirinta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tulirinta.
La Poulet thumps Tulirinta with a low kick.
La Poulet throws a wild body kick that Tulirinta sees coming a mile off.

La Poulet clinches up with Tulirinta and pushes him back against the cage.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tulirinta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La Poulet tries to throw a body punch but Tulirinta avoids it by throwing La Poulet back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tulirinta obliges.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a right hand that snaps the head of La Poulet backwards.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Poulet.
Tulirinta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta cracks La Poulet with a nice body shot.
A short right from Tulirinta on the inside.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Poulet is defending well for now.
La Poulet crunches a lovely knee into Tulirinta's ribcage.
La Poulet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but La Poulet avoids the damage to the body.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from La Poulet.
La Poulet struggles to land a body shot inside as Tulirinta controls his hands.

Tulirinta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La Poulet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Poulet circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

La Poulet has closed the distance and engaged Tulirinta in a clinch.
Tulirinta controlling the action here for a moment.
Tulirinta digs a right hand into La Poulet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Poulet's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
La Poulet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Poulet.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Tulirinta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulirinta tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crunch! La Poulet slams his shin into Tulirinta's torso.
La Poulet thows a body shot but no joy.
La Poulet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tulirinta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois La Poulet.
I think La Poulet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois La Poulet!