PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zag Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karao Tuleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Luis
vs
Tuleo

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zag Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karao Tuleo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luis closes the distance and pushes Tuleo back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Tuleo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuleo circles away.
Luis swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuleo.
Tuleo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tuleo moves into range and clinches up with Luis.
Tuleo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tuleo looking to slow down the pace here.
Luis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuleo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luis fails with the takedown
and Tuleo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuleo scoring well with a low kick there.

Luis shoots in and gets a takedown into Tuleo's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Luis stops Tuleo from standing up.
Luis passes Tuleo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tuleo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Luis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tuleo to regain full guard.
Tuleo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tuleo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Tuleo pushes Luis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tuleo has his takedown stuffed

so Luis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuleo looks gassed!
Luis lands a couple of digs.
Luis is in close to Tuleo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tuleo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tuleo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuleo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuleo trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuleo seems keen to control Luis's posture.
Luis looking to pass the guard.
Luis trying to control but Tuleo is working from the bottom.
Luis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuleo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuleo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuleo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuleo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zag Luis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuleo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Luis counters with a single leg into guard. Tuleo didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuleo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Luis's guard.
Luis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tuleo manages to pass to side control.
Tuleo slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zag Luis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tuleo shoots for a takedown but Luis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Luis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tuleo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Luis.
Tuleo has momentary wrist control but Luis slips an elbow through the middle.
Tuleo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuleo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luis.
Tuleo keeping moving, preventing Luis from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuleo is on top in guard.

Luis pushes Tuleo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tuleo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Luis drives through and clinches with Tuleo against the cage.
Tuleo is trying to drag Luis to the mat but Luis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zag Luis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karao Tuleo.
Tuleo is breathing heavily.

Tuleo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Luis can't fight it off and eventually Tuleo manages to take the fight to the floor. Luis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis is trying to control the position but Tuleo postures up.
Tuleo won't allow Luis to sweep him here.

Luis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Luis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tuleo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuleo on the ground.
Luis wants to pass the guard but Tuleo is keeping the position.
Tuleo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tuleo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tuleo keeping full guard, as Luis tries to pass.
Tuleo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Luis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuleo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuleo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zag Luis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luis lands a couple of elbows.
Luis with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuleo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luis pushing down on Tuleo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tuleo wants to improve his position but Luis is controlling well.
Luis working the head and body with strikes.
Luis trying to control the action but Tuleo is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luis winds up and cracks Tuleo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zag Luis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tuleo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luis is trying to defend but Tuleo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tuleo prevents Luis from improving his position.
Tuleo prevents Luis from standing back up.
Luis wants to get back to full guard.
Tuleo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luis's head.
Tuleo tries to stand and escape but Luis actually recovers to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuleo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Luis, up you get!
Luis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tuleo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuleo.
Luis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luis tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luis looking for a sweep. Not yet Luis, not yet.
Tuleo looking to sit in guard and control but Luis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tuleo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luis landing with the ground and pound.
Luis postures up.
Luis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tuleo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luis lands a couple of elbows.
Luis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis postures up and lands a big shot to Tuleo's brow.
Tuleo wants to control the position but Luis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Luis lands a nice short elbow.
Luis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tuleo is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Luis connects with a nice short shot to Tuleo's temple.
Luis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tuleo tries to get to full guard but Luis has control of the leg.
Tuleo has hold of Luis's hands but Luis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tuleo is refusing to be controlled, as Luis sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis prevents Tuleo from improving his position.
Tuleo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luis throwing shots but Tuleo is blocking nicely.
Luis is keen to just control but Tuleo is a slippery customer.
Luis drops an elbow to the side of Tuleo's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuleo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luis.
Luis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karao Tuleo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zag Luis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zag Luis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zag Luis!