PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1710 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 241 p4p, 234 weight class). Benedicte Swanson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Swanson
vs
Tulikoura

183 cm
33
179
19 - 18 - 3

175 cm
34
172
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tulikoura works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Swanson 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.
Tulikoura looks for the body kick but Swanson saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Swanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swanson down.
Tulikoura checks a low kick from Swanson.
Tulikoura moves forwards but Swanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Tulikoura's front leg but catches the back leg as Tulikoura tries to avoid it.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Tulikoura does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Tulikoura misses.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swanson tries to score with a low kick but Tulikoura moves his leg out of the way.
Tulikoura counters with a body kick.
Tulikoura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tulikoura! But no joy.
Tulikoura stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson throws a right hand that Tulikoura ducks under and follows up with a left that Tulikoura also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tulikoura tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Tulikoura's corner calls for a 1-2. Tulikoura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tulikoura delivers a nice body kick.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tulikoura throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Tulikoura wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tulikoura stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tulikoura motions for Swanson to come forward. Tulikoura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura throws a chopping leg kick but Swanson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tulikoura digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson checks a low kick from Tulikoura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulikoura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura blocks the body kick.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a good low kick that Tulikoura was not able to check.
Swanson misses with a low kick as Tulikoura jumps back.
Swanson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tulikoura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tulikoura slips a jab from Swanson.
Tulikoura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tulikoura motions for Swanson to come forward. Tulikoura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tulikoura throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tulikoura counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Tulikoura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson lands a head kick. Tulikoura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Swanson backing away here, and Tulikoura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulikoura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulikoura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tulikoura, as that shot connected.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tulikoura misses with a hook. Swanson ducked under it nicely.
Tulikoura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Tulikoura is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tulikoura throws a shot to the body.
Tulikoura scores with a leg kick.

Tulikoura moves into the clinch successfully.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulikoura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Swanson or not.

Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tulikoura throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tulikoura misses with a kick to the body.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulikoura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson is looking to counter punch.
Swanson slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Swanson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tulikoura just manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tulikoura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson scores with a hook.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Tulikoura.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Tulikoura saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a low kick, looking for Swanson's leg but Swanson calmly moves out of range.
Swanson pushes Tulikoura away with a front kick.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johannes Tulikoura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Swanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Tulikoura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tulikoura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tulikoura with a nice cross.
Swanson wants to slow Tulikoura down by chopping away at his legs.
Tulikoura misses with a straight right.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Tulikoura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands a body shot.
Swanson throws a low kick but Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Tulikoura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swanson drops his hands momentarily and Tulikoura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tulikoura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tulikoura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swanson throws a push kick but Tulikoura slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson lands with a slapping head kick.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Tulikoura sees coming a mile off.
Tulikoura with the inside leg kick.

Tulikoura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swanson, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Tulikoura tries to throw a body punch but Swanson avoids it by throwing Tulikoura back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tulikoura checks a leg kick.

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

Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swanson motions for Tulikoura to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tulikoura feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tulikoura. That's going to slow Swanson down.
Swanson throws a right hand that Tulikoura ducks under and follows up with a left that Tulikoura also avoids with ease.
Tulikoura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tulikoura looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tulikoura throws a chopping leg kick but Swanson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Tulikoura avoids them all with ease.
Tulikoura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swanson with a nice calf kick.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
Swanson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
An inside leg kick from Tulikoura misses.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Swanson didn't see that one coming.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tulikoura! But no joy.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson checks a low kick from Tulikoura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tulikoura. That's going to slow Swanson down.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a head kick but Swanson moves out of range.
Tulikoura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson throws a jab when Tulikoura was well out of range.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Tulikoura saw that one coming.
Tulikoura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulikoura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Tulikoura is out of range.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Tulikoura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Tulikoura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tulikoura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Tulikoura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swanson counters with a good, hard body kick but Tulikoura shrugs it off.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swanson checks it well.
Swanson cracks Tulikoura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulikoura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swanson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tulikoura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Tulikoura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tulikoura lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tulikoura lands with a nice body punch.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Tulikoura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulikoura is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Swanson does it's job there.
Tulikoura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tulikoura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tulikoura.
Swanson tries to score with a low kick but Tulikoura moves his leg out of the way.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swanson throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tulikoura tries a quick counter leg kick but Swanson is wise to it.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Swanson thumps Tulikoura with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson scores with a head kick. Tulikoura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tulikoura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tulikoura throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson defending well as Tulikoura loads up on a big left hand.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Tulikoura avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Swanson connects with the punch.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Tulikoura stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tulikoura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson lands a nice hook to Tulikoura's body. Tulikoura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swanson checks it well.
Tulikoura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson misses with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Swanson.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Tulikoura in the body.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Tulikoura moved away.
Tulikoura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Tulikoura punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulikoura is just out of range.
A nice side step and Tulikoura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Swanson takes a swing at Tulikoura's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulikoura slips a straight right by Swanson.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Tulikoura.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Tulikoura checks it
and Tulikoura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulikoura scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tulikoura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tulikoura.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Tulikoura off balance momentarily.
Tulikoura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Tulikoura lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johannes Tulikoura.
Well Tulikoura 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.