PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gniewomir Lach (ranked 265 p4p, 41 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class). Lach comes to the cage accompanied by Soel. Tuala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dock of Fiji. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lach
vs
Tuala

194 cm
33
259 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
34
267 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach scores with a nice head shot.
Lach throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala thinks about the counter body kick.
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lach to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Lach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lach darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tuala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lach misses with a looping right.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Lach avoids it with no problem.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Lach doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuala circles away.
Tuala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lach on the side of the head.

It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lach's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala lands a slapping body shot.
Tuala slips under a jab from Lach.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuala misses with a double jab.
Lach throws a body shot but no joy.
Lach misses with a body kick.
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuala throws a lazy uppercut
and Lach counters with a body kick that stops Tuala in his tracks momentarily.
Lach misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lach throws a body kick that misses
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that Lach was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Lach.
Tuala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Lach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lach checks it well.
Tuala lands a jab to Lach's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuala is out of range and Lach settles back down.
Lach takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Lach throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuala.
Tuala thows a body kick. Lach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Lach counters with a quick kick to the body but Tuala blocks it.
Lach throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a low kick, right behind Lach 's knee.
Lach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lach throws a low kick, looking for Tuala's leg but Tuala calmly moves out of range.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lach throws a big shot that misses.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lach is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lach tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuala.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lach.
Lach misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lach is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tuala scores with a punch to the head.
Lach thuds a left hand into Tuala's body.
Lach throws a body kick that misses.
Tuala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lach. That did some damage!
Tuala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala feints and then cracks Lach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lach down.
Lach lands a leg kick that knocks Tuala off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuala.
Tuala stuns Lach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tuala throws a sloppy body shot
and Lach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tuala.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lach might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Lach off balance momentarily.
Tuala misses with an uppercut
and Lach counters with a right hand to the body.
Lach misses with a low kick.
Lach thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Lach looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala lands with a kick to the temple. Lach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala misses with a low kick as Lach jumps back.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuala thuds a left hand into Lach's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala punishes Lach's body with a nice straight punch.
Lach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Lach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lach throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala tests Lach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lach misses with a low kick as Tuala jumps back.
Tuala misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Lach misses its intended target.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lach moves away.
Tuala checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Lach tries to land a body kick
and Tuala counters with a stiff right hand.

Gniewomir Lach's cut is getting worse.
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lach counters with a low kick, right behind Tuala 's knee.
Lach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lach swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a right hand to the body.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuala.
Lach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala takes a swing at Lach's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tuala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lach rather than just go for the knockout.
Tuala moves out of range as Lach throws a body kick.
Lach will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tuala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lach's calf.
Lach cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tuala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.
Lach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lach with a hook.
Lach looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala misses with a left hand
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lach misses with a straight left.
Lach wants to slow Tuala down by chopping away at his legs.
Lach misses with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lach throws a lazy uppercut
and Lach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lach.

Lach closes the distance and clinches.
Lach is working Tuala over against the cage.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses.
Tuala pushes Lach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
A body shot lands from Tuala.
Tuala digs a right hand into Lach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lach's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Lach's ribcage. Lach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuala.
Lach takes a shot to the head.

Lach is rocked!
Tuala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lach to his knees! Tuala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.