PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Don Julio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Julio
vs
Tupolski

186 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski misses the body punch
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupolski tries to clinch up but Julio circles away and keeps his distance.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tupolski.
Julio throws a shot to the body.
Tupolski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupolski tries to clinch up
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tupolski connects with the punch.
Tupolski wants to clinch but Julio slips to the side
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tupolski takes the fight into the clinch.
Julio avoids the elbow strike from Tupolski, against the cage.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Tupolski has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio avoids the elbow strike from Tupolski, against the cage.
Tupolski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Julios head.
Julio blocking some punches.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Julio.
Tupolski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Julio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Julio tries to keep at a distance but Tupolski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tupolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tupolski pushes off an throws an elbow but Julio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tupolski prevents Julio from breaking the clinch.
Tupolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tupolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tupolski throws an elbow that misses.
Tupolski can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Tupolski lands with a light punch inside.

Julio breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Julio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Julio moves out of range as Tupolski strikes.
Julio blocks a jab.
Tupolski darts in trying to clinch
and Julio counters with a left to the body.
Tupolski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupolski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Julio.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Julio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julio scores with a jab. Tupolski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tupolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tupolski wants to clinch.
Julio moves away from the strike by Tupolski.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Tupolski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tupolski doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
Julio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tupolski circles away quickly and effectively.
Tupolski wants to clinch
and Tupolski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio keeps the fight on the outside.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupolski throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Tupolski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tupolski doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
Tupolski darts in trying to clinch
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tupolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Julio is avoiding it.
Tupolski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tupolski tries to bum rush Julio with a series of wild strikes but Julio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katurian Tupolski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Julio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tupolski at a distance.
Julio thows a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski looks to clinch
and Julio counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Tupolski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tupolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Julio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Julio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Julio cracks Tupolski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tupolski misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupolski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Tupolski walks into a straight right hand from Julio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio lands with a nice combination. Tupolski backs away looking to recover.
Julio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tupolski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Julio.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tupolski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A right hand to the body from Tupolski.
Tupolski misses with the head strike.
Tupolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Julio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tupolski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tupolski fails to land.

Julio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julio misses with a few strikes there.
Tupolski wants to clinch
letting Julio counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves away
and Julio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupolski.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch but Julio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupolski ducks right into an uppercut from Julio.
Tupolski looks to clinch
letting Julio counter with a right hand.
Tupolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tupolski closes the distance but Julio moves to the side
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
Don Julio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves away
and Julio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tupolski tries to clinch up.
Julio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tupolski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski closes the distance but Julio moves to the side
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupolski wants to clinch but Julio slips to the side
and Julio counters with a series of strikes. Tupolski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tupolski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Julio.
Julio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tupolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tupolski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julio swinging wildly here.

Tupolski instigates a clinch.
Tupolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tupolski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Julio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tupolski misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio is trying to break free.
Tupolski missing with knees to the body.
Tupolski misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Julio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tupolski scores with a shoulder strike.
Tupolski keeps control of Julio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tupolski misses with the head strike.
Julio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tupolski misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupolski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tupolski can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Tupolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Don Julio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tupolski wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio fails to land with a series of punches.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Tupolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Julio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tupolski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch but Julio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Julio connects with a body shot.
Tupolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Julio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Julio lands a slapping body shot.
Tupolski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski darts in trying to clinch
and Julio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tupolski thinking.
Tupolski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupolski tries to clinch
and Tupolski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tupolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch but Julio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julio throws a right and a left that Tupolski avoids nicely.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Julio slips under a jab.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio misses with a double jab.
Julio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Julio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski tries to clinch up
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julio lands with a nice combination. Tupolski backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Julio. Those never looked like landing.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Julio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tupolski wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupolski tries to clinch up.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Julio counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tupolski clinches with his opponent.
Julio is trying to break free.

Julio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupolski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Julio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Julio.
Tupolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Julio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupolski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julio.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Tupolski dodges the punch combination from Julio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio keeps the fight on the outside.
Julio swings for the body but Tupolski moves out of range.
Julio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Julio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Julio duly obliges.
Julio dodges the punch combination from Tupolski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Julio with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Julio 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Don Julio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Don Julio made sure he mentioned Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Katurian Tupolski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.