PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eko Tukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Sloth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by all the lights. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tukko
vs
Sloth

168 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

225 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eko Tukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Sloth!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloth moves in looking to clinch but Tukko pushes him off.
Sloth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloth swinging wildly here.
Tukko throws a right and a left that Sloth avoids nicely.
Tukko misses with a low kick as Sloth jumps back.
Sloth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tukko darts in and clinches Sloth up against the cage.

Sloth breaks the clinch.
Tukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tukko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sloth swings wildly with an uppercut but Tukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tukko.

Sloth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eko Tukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloth fails with a takedown attempt.
Tukko misses with a body kick.
Sloth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloth looks for a takedown but Tukko sprawls well.

Tukko closes the distance and pushes Sloth back into the cage.
Sloth slowing the pace effectively.
Tukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tukko prevents the takedown attempt.
Eko Tukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Sloth.
Tukko missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Tukko.
Sloth looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tukko.
Sloth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sloth has Tukko pressed against the cage, preventing Tukko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sloth tries to pull guard but Tukko won't allow it.
Tukko is trying to break the clinch but Sloth is controlling him.
Tukko lands with a left to the head.
Tukko pushes Sloth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tukko scores with a shot to the side of Sloth's head.
A right hand to the body from Tukko.
Tukko tries to circle away but Sloth has him pinned against the cage.
Tukko is trying to break free.
Tukko lands a shoulder strike.

Sloth is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukko lands a shot to the body.
Sloth takes a shot to the head.
Sloth is still on wobbly legs! Can Tukko finish him?
Nice body punch from Tukko - that landed with a thud.
Tukko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tukko manages to break the clinch.
Tukko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Tukko closes the distance and pushes Sloth back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Tukko.
Sloth dodges an elbow strike from Tukko.
Sloth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A body shot lands from Tukko.
Tukko is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloth has double underhooks.
Tukko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloth has him pressed against the cage.
Tukko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tukko digs a right hand underneath Sloth's ribcage. Sloth let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Tukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tukko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloth tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukko lands with a nice combination. Sloth backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Tukko.
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!
Tukko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Tukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tukko misses with a two punch combination.
Tukko throws a one two combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloth.
Tukko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tukko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tukko scores with a jab. Sloth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Tukko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Tukko.
Sloth can't break the clinch.
Tukko cracks Sloth with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloth avoiding damage as Tukko throws knees to the body.
Sloth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tukko lands a body shot.
Tukko prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eko Tukko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloth seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloth is looking to clinch but Tukko is avoiding it.

Tukko pushes Sloth up against the cage in a clinch.
Tukko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sloth.
Sloth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tukko has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tukko.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tukko is trying to break the clinch but Sloth is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tukko is trying to break free.
Tukko is trying to break the clinch but Sloth has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tukko.
Tukko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloth controls his hands.
Tukko lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloth prevents Tukko from breaking the clinch.
Sloth tries to score a body lock takedown but Tukko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tukko working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Tukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloth swats away the attempt to clinch by Tukko.
Tukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sloth.
A left and a right from Tukko both land. Nice combination.
Tukko looks to land a combination. Sloth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eko Tukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tukko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Tukko moves into the clinch successfully.
Tukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sloth's efforts to push away.
A short right from Tukko.
Sloth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tukko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eko Tukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Sloth.
Sloth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tukko is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tukko lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukko blocks an elbow strike.
Tukko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tukko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Tukko.
Sloth prevents Tukko from breaking the clinch.
Eko Tukko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tukko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tukko.
Sloth wants to stall.
Tukko scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloth can't break the clinch.
Tukko is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloth has double underhooks.
Tukko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tukko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tukko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sloth is trying to break free.
Tukko has Sloth pressed against the cage, preventing Sloth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sloth wants a takedown but no success here.
Tukko lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloth tries to pull guard but Tukko holds him up against the cage and eventually Sloth drops back down to his feet.
Tukko missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tukko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tukko tries to clinch but Sloth moves out of range.

Sloth moves into the clinch successfully.
Tukko blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sloth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tukko misses with a double jab.
Tukko swinging wildly here.
Sloth misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Sloth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloth misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sloth circles away quickly and effectively.
Tukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloth wants to clinch.
Tukko lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tukko!
Tukko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sloth.
Tukko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sloth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukko throws a right and a left that Sloth avoids nicely.
Sloth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tukko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloth takes one on the button.
Tukko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Sloth blocks the low kick.
Sloth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Sloth with that takedown attempt.
Tukko tries to bum rush Sloth with a series of wild strikes but Sloth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloth tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloth fails with a takedown attempt.
Eko Tukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Sloth.
Sloth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tukko tries to avoid it but Sloth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tukko to the ground. Tukko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tukko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tukko throws the kick towards the body but Sloth avoids it.
Sloth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloth swats away the attempt to clinch by Tukko.
Tukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloth avoids a kick to the body.
Sloth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tukko as he jumps to the side.
Tukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Tukko finds it's target.

Tukko moves into the clinch.
King Sloth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eko Tukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloth is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eko Tukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tukko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eko Tukko!