PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Milpid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milpid comes to the cage accompanied by Stupify. Jack Milpid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Milpid
vs
Tonga

179 cm
28
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

181 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Milpid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga scores with a head kick. Milpid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jack Milpid has been cut.
Tonga scores with a leg kick.
Tonga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tonga throws a right and a left that Milpid avoids nicely.
Crunch! Tonga slams his shin into Milpid's torso.
Tonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milpid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Tonga lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milpid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milpid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tonga counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milpid looking to score a takedown here. Tonga is defending well but Milpid drives through and ends up in Tonga's guard.
Tonga is controlling Milpid's posture.
Milpid trying to control but Tonga is working from the bottom.
Tonga is trying to keep Milpid in close.

Tonga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Milpid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga keeping full guard, as Milpid tries to pass.
Milpid wants to control from the top but Tonga keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tonga trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tonga.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milpid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Milpid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonga is looking to clinch but Milpid is avoiding it.
Milpid feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonga.
Tonga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Milpid.
Tonga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tonga lands a head kick!
Tonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milpid.
Tonga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tonga.
Tonga slaps away a takedown attempt from Milpid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tonga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tonga forces Milpid back against the cage and clinches.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonga can't find room to land a body shot as Milpid controls the action.
Tonga prevents the takedown attempt.
Tonga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Milpid.
A short right from Tonga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milpid wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Milpid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tonga stuffs the takedown.
Tonga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses.
Milpid shoots in and drives through. Tonga sprawls well.

Tonga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Milpid is trying to defend but Tonga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tonga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milpid trying to hold on to Tonga's head to control him but Tonga postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milpid manages to get to full guard.
Tonga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milpid trying to keep a closed guard but Tonga is proving a slippery customer.

Milpid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tonga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Milpid seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Tonga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Milpid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonga has managed to get both his arms back between Milpid's legs - danger averted.

That's two 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.
Tonga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tonga looking to pass the guard.

Milpid working for a triangle but Tonga defends it easily.

Milpid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tonga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Milpid has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tonga is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Milpid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milpid is trying to improve his position.
Milpid is working hard here to advance position.
Tonga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milpid keeps working.
Milpid is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tonga off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milpid is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tonga defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Milpid go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Milpid is looking for the choke from the back position but Tonga is controlling his hands well.

Milpid tightening his grip on Tonga, looking for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Milpid has got his arm under Tonga's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Tonga has spun round into Milpid's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Milpid's cut.
That's time! Milpid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tonga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Milpid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milpid is not content to let Tonga control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milpid is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tonga cracks Milpid with a big right hand but Milpid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tonga working the body and head with strikes.
Milpid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milpid sneaks back into half guard.
Tonga trying to control from half guard but Milpid is working away.
Tonga controlling the action here.
Kukulcan Tonga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga trying to control from half guard but Milpid is working away.
Milpid wants to get back to full guard.
Milpid is not content to let Tonga control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nice strikes from Tonga there.
Tonga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Milpid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tonga is thwarting Milpid's attempts to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milpid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonga throws a nice looking combination but Milpid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tonga throws a nice head kick!
Milpid fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Tonga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milpid attempts a counter takedown but Tonga avoids it well and moves away.
Milpid fails with the takedown

and Tonga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Milpid has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tonga after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Milpid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tonga scores with a shot to the side of Milpid's head.
Tonga gets underhooks to prevent Milpid's takedown attempt.
Milpid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonga is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Milpid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack Milpid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Tonga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Tonga.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kukulcan Tonga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tonga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kukulcan Tonga!