PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 2678 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 3164 p4p, 343 weight class). Sila has chosen Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tonga
vs
Sila

181 cm
39
162 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

173 cm
42
161 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga throws a head kick that misses.
Tonga takes one on the button.
Sila jabs Tonga right on the nose. Tonga blinks but takes it well.
Sila avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Tonga throws a lazy head kick
and Sila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tonga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonga scores with a punch to the head.
Tonga fakes the leg kick and cracks Sila in the body.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonga throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Sila throws a leg kick
and Tonga counters with a good low kick that Sila was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonga. Sila shrugs it off though.
Tonga wants to clinch.
Tonga takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila throws a shot to the body.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Tonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sila.
Tonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sila motions for Tonga to come forward. Sila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonga throws a lazy head kick
and Sila counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sila.
Tonga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga checks a low kick from Sila.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses.
Tonga fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sila throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonga counters with a stiff right hand.
Sila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sila.
Sila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonga sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Tonga clinches up with Sila and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sila presses Tonga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sila tries to work over Tonga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sila manages to break the clinch.
Tonga lands a head kick. Sila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sila swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tonga counter with a right hand.
Tonga lands with a slapping head kick.
Sila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonga checks a low kick from Sila.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tonga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sila misses the shot to the body.
Tonga throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tonga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tonga digs a right hand underneath Sila's ribcage. Sila let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Sila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonga blocks the leg kick.
Tonga looks to land a right hand but Sila moved out of range.
Sila misses with a left hand
and Tonga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sila lands a jab to the head.
Sila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tonga.
Sila avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Sila throws a sloppy body shot
and Tonga counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sila.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses.
Tonga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tonga moves in looking to clinch but Sila pushes him off.
Sila cracks the inside of Tonga's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that round.
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.

Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila misses with a hook
and Tonga counters with a good low kick that Sila was not able to check.
Tonga avoids a kick to the body.
Tonga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sila throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tonga counters with a head kick.
Tonga tries to land a front kick but Sila steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonga scores with a head kick. Sila tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga blocks a jab.
Sila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonga throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Sila connects with a leg kick. Tonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tonga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sila.
Sila swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonga.
Sila appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kukulcan Tonga is winning the standup battle so far.
Sila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sila misses with a body kick.
Tonga tries to counter by clinching up but Sila breaks away and moves out of range.
Tonga is looking to clinch but Sila is avoiding it.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sila.

Tonga moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tonga.
Tonga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonga's defenses.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tonga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sila lands a body shot.
Sila sizes up Tonga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tonga gets a clinch.
Sila blocks a body shot from Tonga.
Sila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tonga lands a shot to the body.
Tonga can't find room to land a body shot as Sila controls the action.

Tonga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sila throws a wild body kick that Tonga sees coming a mile off.
Tonga is looking to counter the offense by Sila and move into the clinch.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga wants to clinch up but Sila keeps it at a distance.
Tonga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sila was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sila throws a right hand that misses
and Tonga counters with a left to the body.
Sila avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Sila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tonga walks into a straight right hand from Sila.
Sila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tonga checks a leg kick.
Tonga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Sila misses
and Tonga counters with a solid body kick.
Sila keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Tonga has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga digs a right hand into Sila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sila's gas tank.

Sila manages to break the clinch.
Tonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonga checks a leg kick nicely.
Sila throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tonga counters by moving into the clinch.
Tonga avoiding damage as Sila throws knees to the body.
Sila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Tonga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tonga tries to work over Sila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonga avoiding damage as Sila throws knees to the body.
Tonga digs a right hand underneath Sila's ribcage. Sila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tonga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tonga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Sila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Sila.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Sila.
Sila throws a body kick that misses.
Sila scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Tonga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga throws the kick towards the body but Sila avoids it.
Sila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sila throws a front kick aimed at Tonga's knee but Tonga avoids it well.
Tonga is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga fails to land with a series of punches.
Sila misses with a looping left.
Tonga throws a quick counter head kick but Sila was just out of range.
Sila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sila misses with a right hand

and Tonga counters by moving into the clinch.
Tonga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tonga as the two fighters clinch.

Sila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonga avoids a kick to the body.

Tonga forces Sila back against the cage and clinches.
Sila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sila lands a shot to the body.
Sila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukulcan Tonga has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Tonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sila throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tonga's calf.
Afa Sila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila throws out a loose jab but Tonga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonga moves out of range of the body kick.
Sila circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Sila misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tonga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick
and Sila counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tonga's knee momentarily.
Sila lands a front kick.
Sila avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Sila connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonga lands a head kick. Sila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tonga tries to close the distance and clinch but Sila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sila appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sila is just out of range.
Tonga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sila.
A head kick misses from Tonga.

Tonga clinches up with Sila and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sila has a couple of punches blocked by Tonga.

Tonga manages to break the clinch.
Sila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonga's hands.
Tonga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sila throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tonga counters with a big head kick but Sila shrugs it off.
Tonga wants to clinch up but Sila keeps it at a distance.
Sila sizes up Tonga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tonga checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Sila.
Sila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Sila throws a leg kick but Tonga checks it.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sila.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Sila moves out of range easily.
Sila throws a looping overhand right but Tonga ducks down to avoid it.
Tonga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sila throws a hook but Tonga blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Tonga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonga moves out of range as Sila throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sila misses the target.
Tonga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sila.
Tonga is looking to clinch but Sila is avoiding it.
Tonga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sila circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Afa Sila.
I think Tonga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kukulcan Tonga!
An out of breath Kukulcan Tonga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Afa Sila had this to say: 'Sorry Bro Gonna Win Next Fight Bro'.