PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 814 p4p, 27 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 306 p4p, 17 weight class). Kenny Tchusuk 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!

Koniu
vs
Tchusuk

198 cm
31
235 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité

Groove Gear
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koniu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws out a counter right but Koniu avoids it with no problem.
Koniu tries to bum rush Tchusuk with a series of wild strikes but Tchusuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koniu missing with a left hand there. Tchusuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Koniu misses
and Tchusuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koniu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tchusuk.
Koniu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Koniu avoids the punch easily.
Koniu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koniu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
Koniu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Koniu.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Koniu lands but Tchusuk takes it in his stride.
Koniu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koniu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tchusuk under the eye.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
Koniu dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Koniu slips under a jab.
As Tchusuk looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Tchusuk just gets out of the way.
Koniu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk misses with a right hand
and Koniu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Tchusuk. Those never looked like landing.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.

Koniu tries to keep at a distance but Tchusuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koniu scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries a body shot but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu misses with a body punch.
Koniu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.

Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Koniu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchusuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koniu misses with a combination

and Tchusuk counters with a crisp one two that drops Koniu! Tchusuk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Koniu to his feet! Koniu is in big trouble!
Tchusuk tries to clinch up.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Koniu throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Nice cross by Koniu.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koniu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koniu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tchusuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koniu.
Tchusuk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tchusuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Tchusuk looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Tchusuk just gets out of the way.
Koniu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koniu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Koniu throws a sloppy head kick and Tchusuk moves out of range easily.

Tchusuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Koniu breaks from the clinch.
Koniu lands with a shot to the body.
Koniu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koniu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Koniu counter with a right hand.
Koniu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koniu misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Tchusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koniu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tchusuk.
Koniu avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Koniu ducks down to avoid it.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Tchusuk misses.
Koniu wants to land a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range.
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Koniu misses with a body shot.
Tchusuk throws out a counter right but Koniu avoids it with no problem.
Koniu slips a jab and a cross from Tchusuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koniu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
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 Japa Koniu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tchusuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tchusuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koniu sizes up Tchusuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koniu is looking to slow Tchusuk down with leg kicks.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koniu cracks Tchusuk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tchusuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Koniu off the cage and back into range.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Koniu moves out of range.
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Koniu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koniu lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
Koniu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu connects with a nice looking jab.
Tchusuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Koniu should have avoided that one.
Tchusuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koniu to score with a decent uppercut.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Koniu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with the combination.
Koniu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tchusuk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koniu.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Koniu is just out of range.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk missing with a left hand there. Koniu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koniu throws a quick counter head kick but Tchusuk was just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koniu.
Koniu with a jab.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tchusuk throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
It looked like Koniu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tchusuk.
Koniu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tchusuk checks a low kick from Koniu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk right on the nose. Tchusuk blinks but takes it well.
Koniu lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Koniu misses.
A little jabbing left from Tchusuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koniu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tchusuk blocks the body kick.
Koniu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tchusuk tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Tchusuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koniu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tchusuk lands a two punch combo.

Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
Tchusuk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koniu counters with a nice body shot.
Tchusuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koniu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koniu throws a big counter combination but Tchusuk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tchusuk is breathing heavily.
Tchusuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koniu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tchusuk scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu scores with a jab. Tchusuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tchusuk misses with a hook
enabling Koniu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the side of Koniu's head but Koniu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchusuk looks to throw the jab but Koniu is out of range.
Koniu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tchusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koniu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu clobbers Tchusuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Tchusuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
A solid body kick from Koniu.
Koniu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a left hand
and Koniu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koniu throws a series of punches but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koniu.
Koniu throws a combination. Tchusuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tchusuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koniu scores with a shot to the body.
Koniu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tchusuk can do to turn this around?
Koniu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu misses with the combination.
Koniu motions for Tchusuk to come forward. Koniu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Koniu throws a wild body kick that Tchusuk sees coming a mile off.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Tchusuk closes the distance but Koniu moves to the side
and Koniu counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japa Koniu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tchusuk misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Koniu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koniu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koniu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Koniu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tchusuk! But no joy.
Tchusuk misses with a two punch combination.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.
Koniu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tchusuk slips a jab and a cross from Koniu.
Japa Koniu is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Koniu finds it's target.
Koniu lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniu connects with a body shot.
Tchusuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Koniu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koniu jabs at Tchusuk's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koniu gets tackled into the cage by Tchusuk. Tchusuk maintains the clinch.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Koniu.
Tchusuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Koniu.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as Tchusuk controls his hands.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.

Koniu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tchusuk wants to clinch.
Koniu dips to his left and cracks Tchusuk with an uppercut!
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koniu.
Japa Koniu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koniu lands a jab.

Tchusuk rushes Koniu and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koniu tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
A short right from Koniu.
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tchusuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Our sources have told us that Koniu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Koniu.
Koniu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tchusuk.

Koniu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koniu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koniu.
A right-left combo lands from Koniu.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koniu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Koniu cracks Tchusuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koniu scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koniu.
Koniu jabs Tchusuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tchusuk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koniu counters with a good low kick that Tchusuk was not able to check.
Tchusuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koniu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Koniu lands but Tchusuk takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries to clinch up.
Tchusuk looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Koniu misses with a combination
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
Tchusuk walks into a stiff left hand from Koniu.
Tchusuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koniu.
Koniu throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Koniu.
Tchusuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koniu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koniu dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Japa Koniu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Japa Koniu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koniu, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japa Koniu!
Japa Koniu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.