PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Tuulola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Tuulola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tuulola
vs
Johnson

183 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Tuulola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook but Tuulola blocks it.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuulola. Tuulola gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tuulola fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Tuulola persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tuulola prevents Johnson from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tuulola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Tuulola is controlling him well.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tuulola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tuulola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuulola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a hook but Tuulola avoids it easily.

Tuulola feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Tuulola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tuulola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuulola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Tuulola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson won't allow Tuulola to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Tuulola off looking to stand but Tuulola dives back in and keeps control.
Tuulola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson jabs at Tuulola's body.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuulola. Tuulola gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tuulola shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Tuulola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuulola is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tuulola dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Tuulola stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuulola shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Tuulola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuulola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuulola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tuulola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Tuulola.

Tuulola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuulola working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuulola working the head with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tuulola is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tuulola fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuulola is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson stops Tuulola from passing to mount.
Johnson tries to bench press Tuulola off him but Tuulola keeps the position.
Tuulola moves into full mount!
Tuulola working the ground and pound effectively.
Tuulola lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tuulola lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Tuulola landing shots from mount.
Tuulola lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tuulola with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Tuulola with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tuulola lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Tuulola connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tuulola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tuulola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Tuulola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tuulola. What's that going to do exactly?
Tuulola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Tuulola looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Tuulola's head to control him but Tuulola postures up.
Johnson tries to kick Tuulola off but Tuulola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Tuulola won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Tuulola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Johnson kicks Tuulola off and gets to his feet.
Tuulola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Tuulola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuulola avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Tuulola shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuulola misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Tuulola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Johnson misses.

Tuulola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tuulola landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
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!
Tuulola breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Tuulola maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuulola raining down shots from the mount!
Tuulola prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Tuulola pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Tuulola dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Tuulola is out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuulola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Tuulola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Tuulola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuulola moves away.
Tuulola misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuulola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Tuulola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tuulola.
Jukka Tuulola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tuulola!
Tuulola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tuulola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Tuulola is controlling the position.
Tuulola postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Tuulola forces his way into half guard.
Tuulola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuulola working the head and body with strikes.
Jukka Tuulola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuulola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Tuulola wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tuulola stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Tuulola ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Tuulola fails with the takedown.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Tuulola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Tuulola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.

Tuulola fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Tuulola persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Tuulola landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Johnson pushes Tuulola off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tuulola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tuulola passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tuulola working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tuulola misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Tuulola isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuulola preventing the sweep.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tuulola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tuulola lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuulola stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuulola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuulola scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuulola prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Tuulola is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuulola is controlling him.
Tuulola passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Tuulola.
Tuulola trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Tuulola with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tuulola stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tuulola working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tuulola throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tuulola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuulola postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson striking from his own guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Tuulola any problems.
Tuulola pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Tuulola looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Tuulola is controlling him.
Tuulola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuulola works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Tuulola is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Tuulola dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Tuulola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a head kick that Tuulola semi-blocks.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Tuulola's head but Tuulola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuulola dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Tuulola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Tuulola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Tuulola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tuulola saw that one coming.

Tuulola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Tuulola tries to pass.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Johnson kicks Tuulola off and gets to his feet.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuulola fails to land the takedown.
Tuulola shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Tuulola takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuulola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
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!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Tuulola moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuulola shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Tuulola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tuulola shoots in.
Tuulola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sammy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tuulola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Tuulola cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Tuulola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tuulola stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuulola advances to half guard.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Tuulola is controlling him
Tuulola thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Tuulola is controlling him
Johnson has hold of Tuulola's hands but Tuulola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Tuulola is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuulola is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuulola is looking to escape.
Tuulola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson looking to control but Tuulola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuulola gets back to half guard.

Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tuulola to stand up.
Tuulola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws the left hand but Tuulola avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tuulola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Tuulola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson tries to bench press Tuulola off him but Tuulola keeps the position.
Tuulola working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.

Tuulola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tuulola misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Tuulola is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing Tuulola's head away, looking to escape. Tuulola manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuulola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jukka Tuulola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuulola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tuulola shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tuulola gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuulola landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johnson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tuulola manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sammy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuulola misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tuulola with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Tuulola connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tuulola. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tuulola 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Tuulola!