PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Tilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilo comes into the arena with Doggystyle blaring out of the sound system. Uncle Tilo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tilo
vs
Protacio Jawo

190 cm
29
175 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GMMA Supplements 160
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Tilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilo cracks Jawo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jawo misses with a looping left.
Jawo throws a jab when Tilo was well out of range.
Jawo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tilo.
Tilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jawo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tilo misses with a straight left.
Jawo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Jawo misses the target.
Tilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
Jawo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tilo misses with a looping left.
Jawo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tilo.
Tilo misses with a looping right.
Tilo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jawo. Jawo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Tilo scores with a takedown into Jawo's guard.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tilo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo keeping moving, preventing Tilo from controlling successfully.
Tilo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jawo trying to keep a closed guard but Tilo is proving a slippery customer.

Jawo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tilo defends it easily.
Jawo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tilo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tilo preventing the sweep.
Tilo trying to control but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Tilo won't allow Jawo to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilo looking to sit in guard and control but Jawo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Tilo keeps moving.
Jawo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jawo scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tilo has his foot on Jawo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jawo works his way back into a safe position though.
Jawo thows a big elbow that misses.
Tilo managing to control the position.
Jawo trying to control but Tilo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo connects with a couple of short punches.
Tilo trying to control the position.
Jawo tries to free his leg and advance position but Tilo is retaining full guard.
Jawo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jawo looking to pass the guard.
Tilo keeping moving, preventing Jawo from controlling successfully.
Tilo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tilo controlling Jawo's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tilo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jawo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tilo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jawo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jawo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo lands with a good body shot.
Jawo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tilo.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilo throws out a loose jab but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Tilo moves out of range.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo slaps away a takedown attempt from Tilo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tilo misses with a left hand
and Jawo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Protacio Jawo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jawo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilo looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Tilo swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Tilo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jawo. Jawo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tilo misses the shot to the body.
Tilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jawo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tilo on the side of the head.
Tilo ducks under a wild hook from Jawo.
Jawo throws out a loose jab but Tilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo misses with a few strikes there.
Jawo misses with a shot to the body
and Tilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tilo misses with a looping right.
Uncle Tilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilo manages to avoid it.
Jawo slips under a jab.
Tilo throws a big shot that misses.
Jawo throws a right and a left that Tilo avoids nicely.
Jose Protacio Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jawo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jawo moves away from the strike by Tilo.
Tilo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Jawo. Beautiful body shot.
Tilo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jawo.
Tilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jawo connects with a single shot there.
Tilo digs a good hook to Jawo's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jawo.
The fighters circling - Tilo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jawo tries to bum rush Tilo with a series of wild strikes but Tilo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Tilo finds it's way through Jawo's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tilo lands with a nice combination. Jawo backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Jawo does it's job there.
Tilo clobbers Jawo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tilo moves out of range as Jawo strikes.

Jawo moves into the clinch.
Jawo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo scores with a shot to the side of Tilo's head.
Jawo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jawo scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jawo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jawo obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jawo.
Tilo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jawo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jawo lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
Tilo tries to stall but Jawo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tilo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jawo.
Tilo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tilo has clasped his hands together around Jawo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo wants to control but Tilo postures up.
Tilo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jawo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tilo misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Tilo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jawo is trying to improve his position.
Jawo is trying to work for a sweep but Tilo has mounted him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawo tries to lock up and control but Tilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tilo is landing with some decent strikes but Jawo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jawo tries to hold on but Tilo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Protacio Jawo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tilo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jawo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jawo lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Tilo misses its intended target.
Jawo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tilo on the side of the head.
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Tilo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jawo pushes Tilo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.
Tilo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jawo prevents it.
Jawo misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tilo manages to break the clinch.
Jawo tries to clinch up but Tilo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Tilo 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.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tilo.
Jawo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jawo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jose Protacio Jawo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tilo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jawo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tilo prevents Jawo from improving his position.
Uncle Tilo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Protacio Jawo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo moves into full guard.
Tilo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jawo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tilo controlling the action here.
Jawo tries to get to full guard but Tilo has control of the leg.
Tilo is trying to control. Jawo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tilo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is staying active underneath Tilo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Uncle Tilo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tilo throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tilo in his tracks.
Tilo avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Nice shot lands for Tilo.
Tilo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jawo.
Jawo stuns Tilo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tilo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tilo misses with a double jab
and Jawo counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tilo. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo slips under a jab from Tilo.
Tilo looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Tilo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jawo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tilo.
Jawo thuds a left hand into Tilo's body.
Jawo works Tilo's body with a nice hook.
Tilo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tilo misses with a looping left.
Tilo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jawo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilo misses with a right hand
letting Jawo counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tilo. Those never looked like landing.
Tilo missing with a left hand there. Jawo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Protacio Jawo.
I've got Jawo 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!