PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Tuukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bostaph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bostaph told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tuukka
vs
Bostaph

170 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liha Tuukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bostaph!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuukka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bostaph.
Bostaph wants to clinch
and Tuukka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Paul Bostaph has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Bostaph with that takedown attempt.
Tuukka looks to land a combination but Bostaph avoids it well.
Tuukka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuukka misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Tuukka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostaph slips under a jab from Tuukka.
Tuukka takes a swing at Bostaph's ribcage but misses.
Bostaph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuukka keeps the fight on the outside.
Bostaph tests Tuukka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bostaph wants to clinch up but Tuukka keeps it at a distance.
Bostaph tries to clinch there but Tuukka circles away.
Bostaph tries to clinch there but Tuukka circles away.
Tuukka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Tuukka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bostaph's guard.
Bostaph wants to get back to his feet but Tuukka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostaph working a defensive guard here.
Tuukka is looking to work some ground and pound but Bostaph has wrist control.
Bostaph not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuukka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Bostaph escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tuukka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tuukka prevents Bostaph from getting back to his feet.
Tuukka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tuukka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bostaph on the ground.
Tuukka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tuukka throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuukka throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuukka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tuukka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuukka connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuukka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bostaph has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tuukka has passed into side control.

Tuukka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bostaph is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuukka connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostaph wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Bostaph dodges the ground and pound from Tuukka.
Tuukka is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bostaph's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bostaph on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuukka lands a few punches from side control.
Tuukka in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tuukka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bostaph, who protects the arm well.
Tuukka scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostaph takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tuukka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bostaph taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tuukka in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bostaph takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tuukka lands a nice forearm strike.
Tuukka controlling the position.
Bostaph on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tuukka swings around for an armbar but Bostaph sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuukka's guard.

Tuukka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bostaph off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tuukka keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liha Tuukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bostaph's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bostaph misses with a head kick.
Bostaph tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tuukka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bostaph thinking.
Bostaph tries to clinch but Tuukka moves away
and Tuukka counters with a stiff right hand.

Bostaph gets caught napping as Tuukka dives in and scores a takedown. Bostaph manages to retain guard.
Tuukka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tuukka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tuukka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bostaph can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuukka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bostaph keeping moving, preventing Tuukka from controlling successfully.
Tuukka works over Bostaph with some ground and pound from guard.
Tuukka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tuukka throws a strike but Bostaph rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liha Tuukka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostaph trying to control but Tuukka is working from the bottom.
Tuukka has Bostaph pulled in close to control his posture.
Tuukka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tuukka tries to get out of the position.
Bostaph would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tuukka controlling Bostaph's posture.

Liha Tuukka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tuukka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bostaph manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tuukka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuukka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuukka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tuukka tries to free his leg and advance position but Bostaph is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuukka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bostaph is trying to control the position but Tuukka postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostaph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuukka trying to control the position from guard on top but Bostaph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuukka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuukka punishes Bostaph's body with a nice straight punch.
Bostaph slips under a jab from Tuukka.
Bostaph wants to clinch up but Tuukka keeps it at a distance.
Bostaph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuukka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bostaph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bostaph tries to clinch up but Tuukka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuukka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bostaph. Bostaph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That has opened up Paul Bostaph's cut even more.
Bostaph is breathing heavily.
Bostaph tries to clinch up but Tuukka circles away and keeps his distance.

Tuukka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuukka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tuukka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tuukka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bostaph is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tuukka wants to improve his position but Bostaph is controlling well.
Tuukka is working hard here to advance position.
Bostaph throwing shots but Tuukka is blocking nicely.
Tuukka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bostaph wants to take a breather but Tuukka is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuukka stuffs the takedown attempt from Bostaph. Bostaph gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostaph misses with a takedown attempt - Tuukka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuukka scores with a jab to the body.
Tuukka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bostaph at a distance.
Tuukka loads up on a big right hand but Bostaph slips the punch.
Bostaph slips a jab from Tuukka.
Bostaph slips under a jab.
Paul Bostaph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuukka as he connects with a hook.
Liha Tuukka is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tuukka lands a big uppercut and Bostaph crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bostaph looks OK. Tuukka waves Bostaph back to his feet!

Bostaph is rocked!
Bostaph ducks into an uppercut from Tuukka and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liha Tuukka!