PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Simo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simo's entrance music is Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simo
vs
Tumoko

225 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Simo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tumoko should have avoided that one.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tumoko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumoko blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Simo misses
and Tumoko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simo's knee momentarily.
Tumoko tries to clinch
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tumoko thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko tries to clinch up
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo lands a right hook to the body.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tumoko throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko tries to clinch up
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tumoko. Tumoko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simo lands with an overhand left.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko takes one to the side of the head.
Simo lands with a hook. Tumoko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simo throws a looping overhand right but Tumoko ducks down to avoid it.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Tumoko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Simo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Simo breaks away
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Tumoko is out of range.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tumoko looks to clinch
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tumoko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Tumoko uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tumoko thinking.
A punch combination from Simo misses.
Simo scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Simo looks to land a left hand but Tumoko moved out of range nicely.
Tumoko tries to clinch
letting Simo counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tekito Tumoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Tumoko backing up. Tumoko nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a nice body shot.
Simo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tumoko at a distance.
Tumoko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko wants to clinch but Simo slips to the side
and Simo counters with a left and a right that stings Tumoko.
Simo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simo misses with a wild body shot.
Simo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo digs a good body shot into Tumoko's ribs.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko wants to clinch but Simo slips to the side
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tumoko.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Simo throws out a powerful jab.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo with a hook.
Tumoko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tumoko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tumoko wants to clinch but Simo slips to the side
and Simo counters with a series of strikes. Tumoko will be more careful next time no doubt.

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.
A jab from Simo does it's job there.
Simo misses with a looping left.
Simo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Simo blocks a head kick by Tumoko.
Tumoko slips a jab from Simo.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tumoko thinking.
A big left from Simo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Simo breaks away
and Simo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Simo counter with a right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo scores with the left hand. Tumoko knows he should have avoided that one.
Tumoko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simo throws a series of punches but Tumoko moves out of range.
Tumoko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tumoko gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's six 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.
Tumoko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tumoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tumoko is just out of range.
Tumoko blocks a jab.
Simo lands a jab to the head.
Simo tests Tumoko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tumoko tries to clinch
and Tumoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's eight 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.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Simo breaks away
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
Simo throws a body punch but Tumoko moves out of range.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a good cross that connects.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Tumoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Tumoko tries to clinch
and Simo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A left and a right from Simo both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tumoko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Simo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tumoko moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumoko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simo counters with a series of strikes. Tumoko will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tumoko tries to clinch up
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tumoko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Simo has got the better of the exchanges.

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.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Simo throws a nice looking combination but Tumoko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simo.
Tumoko throws a lazy uppercut
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tumoko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Tumoko backing up. Tumoko nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo avoids the head kick by Tumoko.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Simo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tumoko counters with a three punch combo that has Simo backing up. Simo nods at Tumoko to acknowledge the strikes.

Simo is rocked!
Tumoko tries to clinch
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Tumoko looks to clinch
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Tumoko backing up. Tumoko nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.
Tumoko wants to clinch but Simo slips to the side
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Tumoko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tumoko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tumoko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simo looks to land a combination but Tumoko avoids it well.
Tumoko swings widly with a right hand
letting Simo counter with a right hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Simo breaks away
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tumoko moves to clinch but Simo breaks away
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo had his way with Tekito Tumoko in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Simo throws a combination. Tumoko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo takes a swing at Tumoko's ribcage but misses.
Luke Simo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tumoko closes the distance but Simo moves to the side
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tumoko tries to clinch up
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko tries to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tumoko looks to clinch
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tumoko tries to clinch up
and Simo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tumoko thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Tumoko counters with a good low kick that Simo was not able to check.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tumoko misses with a lunging right hand
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Simo does it's job there.
Simo connects with a looping right hand.
Tumoko wants to clinch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's six 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.
Tumoko ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tumoko tries to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simo counters with a series of strikes. Tumoko will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Simo moves away
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo blocks a head kick by Tumoko.
Tumoko darts in trying to clinch
and Simo counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Simo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Luke Simo!

Luke Simo wins by unanimous decision!