PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tulirinta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aphrodite - Ganja Man. This should be fireworks!

Tulirinta
vs
Fredericks

183 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Tulirinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tulirinta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fredericks - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fredericks 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 Tulirinta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tulirinta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fredericks misses with an attempted mid kick.

Tulirinta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tulirinta is trying to control. Fredericks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tulirinta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fredericks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tulirinta wants to control but Fredericks has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Tulirinta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fredericks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tulirinta uses his free foot to push down on Fredericks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fredericks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tulirinta moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fredericks has worked his arm free - good work by Fredericks!
Fredericks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fredericks wants to control but Tulirinta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tulirinta passes to side control.
Tulirinta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fredericks's legs.
Fredericks is not content to let Tulirinta control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks is trying to get back to half guard.
Tulirinta trying to control the position but Fredericks is working away.

Tulirinta goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fredericks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tulirinta's guard! Nice work there by Fredericks!
Tulirinta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fredericks tries to stand but Tulirinta is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fredericks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fredericks takes a swing at Tulirinta's ribcage but misses.
Tulirinta dives in and grabs Fredericks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredericks pushes down on Tulirinta's head and hops out.
Fredericks throws a wild body kick that Tulirinta sees coming a mile off.
Fredericks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tulirinta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fredericks as he jumps to the side.
Fredericks missing with a left hand there. Tulirinta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulirinta avoids the body shot from Fredericks.
Fredericks misses with a body kick.
Fredericks throws the kick towards the body but Tulirinta avoids it.
Fredericks looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fredericks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tulirinta is breathing heavily.
Fredericks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredericks throws a wild body kick that Tulirinta sees coming a mile off.
Tulirinta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fredericks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tulirinta.

It looks like Marcus Tulirinta has been cut.
Fredericks throws a front kick that sends Tulirinta stumbling back into the cage.
Fredericks throws a push kick but Tulirinta slaps the foot to one side.
Fredericks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tulirinta's sensitive parts.
Fredericks scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice shot lands for Fredericks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredericks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredericks throws a leg kick but Tulirinta checks it.
Fredericks feints and then cracks Tulirinta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tulirinta down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Tulirinta's cut.
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.

Tulirinta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredericks can pounce on him.
Fredericks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tulirinta's sensitive parts.
Tulirinta checks the leg kick.
Tulirinta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Tulirinta moves his leg out of the way.
Fredericks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta staying out of range there.
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tulirinta blocks a head kick by Fredericks.
Fredericks throws a low kick but Tulirinta avoids it.
Fredericks lands a nice looking body kick.
Fredericks throws a head kick that Tulirinta semi-blocks.
Fredericks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe Fredericks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredericks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredericks is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredericks.
Joe Fredericks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredericks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fredericks throws a wild body kick that Tulirinta sees coming a mile off.
Joe Fredericks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredericks scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredericks keeps Tulirinta at a distance using the push kick.
Tulirinta avoids a kick to the body.
Fredericks connects with a high kick.

Marcus Tulirinta's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredericks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tulirinta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredericks can pounce on him.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fredericks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tulirinta somewhat.
Fredericks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredericks throws a head kick that Tulirinta semi-blocks.
Fredericks throws out a leg kick but Tulirinta moves out of range and Fredericks only half commits.
Tulirinta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredericks throws a series of punches but Tulirinta moves out of range.
Fredericks slaps away a takedown attempt from Tulirinta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fredericks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fredericks looks to land a body kick but Tulirinta moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks throws a hook but Tulirinta blocks it.
Fredericks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredericks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tulirinta moves away.
Tulirinta takes a kick to the side of the head.

Marcus Tulirinta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good leg kick by Fredericks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fredericks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fredericks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tulirinta checks it well.
Fredericks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredericks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fredericks misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tulirinta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fredericks - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulirinta walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tulirinta blocks a head kick by Fredericks.
Fredericks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tulirinta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fredericks throws a push kick but Tulirinta slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredericks.
Tulirinta blocks a low kick nicely.

Tulirinta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fredericks's guard.

Tulirinta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fredericks dives on top into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tulirinta looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Tulirinta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tulirinta blocks the body kick.
Tulirinta tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredericks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredericks waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tulirinta.
Fredericks is looking to chop away at Tulirinta's legs.

Tulirinta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredericks is looking to improve his position.
Tulirinta is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fredericks reverses the position - he's now on top in Tulirinta's guard.
Tulirinta is trying to keep Fredericks in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tulirinta wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredericks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tulirinta is proving hard to escape from.
Tulirinta is trying to control the position but Fredericks postures up.
Fredericks is fighting to break Tulirinta's control of his arms but Tulirinta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tulirinta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fredericks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tulirinta blocks a head kick by Fredericks.
Fredericks tests Tulirinta's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tulirinta. That did some damage!
Tulirinta avoids a kick to the body.
Fredericks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tulirinta.
Fredericks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tulirinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredericks is looking to chop away at Tulirinta's legs.
Tulirinta wants to clinch.
Fredericks throws a series of strikes that have Tulirinta backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tulirinta.
Fredericks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tulirinta moves out of range of the body kick.
Tulirinta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tulirinta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left and a right from Fredericks both land. Nice combination.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.
Tulirinta checks a leg kick.
Tulirinta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fredericks thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredericks swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredericks throws a sloppy head kick and Tulirinta moves out of range easily.
Fredericks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tulirinta avoids the head kick by Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a right hook to the body.
Tulirinta shoots in for a takedown but Fredericks shows good takedown defense.

Tulirinta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tulirinta wants to control but Fredericks is keeping him busy.

Tulirinta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fredericks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tulirinta wants to control but Fredericks is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Fredericks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fredericks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Fredericks!