PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 219 p4p, 65 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 37 p4p, 10 weight class). Tuala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dock of Fiji kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Scott John has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

John
vs
Tuala

203 cm
39
256
31 - 25 - 0

190 cm
37
267
32 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala misses with a straight right.
Tuala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Tuala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tuala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from John.
Tuala looks winded!
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John lands a knee to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
John landing knees to the body.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Tuala has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuala won't want to take too many of those.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from John on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from John.
John scores with a shot to the side of Tuala's head.
John lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
John lands with a left to the head.
John blocking some punches.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala misses with a punch on the inside.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John lands a body punch.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John lands an elbow just above Tuala 's eye.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala blocks the elbow strike.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuala avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Tuala.
John lands an elbow inside that Tuala shrugs off.
John working Tuala over with knees to the body.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
A short right from John on the inside.
Tuala blocks an elbow strike from John.
John lands an uppercut.
John scores with a shot to the side of Tuala's head.
Nice elbow from John.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
John lands a body shot.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuala avoids the damage to the body.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuala's defenses.
John missing with knees to the body.
Tuala avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Tuala takes an elbow to the forehead.

Tuala is rocked!
John lands a left hand.
Tuala is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John throws a big uppercut that drops Tuala! More strikes from John and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tuala lies dazed against the cage as John celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
An out of breath Scott John thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.