PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenho Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Porucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Porucha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tuisku
vs
Porucha

180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenho Tuisku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickson Porucha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuisku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuisku lands with a good body shot.
Tuisku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porucha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porucha shoots in for a takedown but Tuisku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuisku misses with a wild body shot.
Porucha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenho Tuisku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuisku misses with a body punch
and Porucha counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuisku misses with the combination.

Porucha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porucha tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tuisku manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tuisku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tuisku keeping full guard, as Porucha tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuisku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Porucha manages to get himself to full guard.
Tuisku wants to control from the top but Porucha keeps moving.
Tuisku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Porucha controlling Tuisku's posture.
Porucha has a closed guard, preventing Tuisku from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porucha is pulling down on Tuisku's head to control his posture.

Rickson Porucha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuisku. That's going to slow Porucha down.
Tuisku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuisku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Porucha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Porucha gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku is looking for a sweep. Porucha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuisku trying to control from the bottom.
Tuisku is looking to get back to full guard here but Porucha has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tuisku manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Porucha wants to get back to full guard.
Porucha trying to control but Tuisku postures up.
Tuisku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tuisku wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porucha is trying to control but Tuisku passes into side control!
Porucha struggling a bit here.
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.
Tuisku trying to control the position but Porucha is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Porucha tries to buck Tuisku off but Tuisku is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenho Tuisku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Tuisku misses.
Tuisku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuisku misses with a left hand
and Porucha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tuisku misses with a hook.
Tuisku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Porucha closes the distance and clinches up with Tuisku, looking for a takedown. Porucha pushes Tuisku against the ropes but Tuisku circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuisku cracks Porucha with a good jab.
Porucha shoots in for a takedown but Tuisku shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porucha moves away from the strike by Tuisku.
Tuisku throws a hook but Porucha avoids it easily.
Tuisku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porucha.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuisku 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 Porucha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Porucha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porucha closes the distance and clinches up with Tuisku, looking for a takedown. Porucha pushes Tuisku against the ropes but Tuisku circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tenho Tuisku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Porucha.
Tuisku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuisku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Porucha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuisku.
Tuisku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Porucha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuisku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Porucha scrambles back to his feet.
Tuisku scores with a body shot.
Tuisku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porucha.
Porucha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuisku.
Tuisku misses with a wild body shot.
Porucha shoots in but Tuisku avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tuisku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuisku connects with a high kick.
Tenho Tuisku is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuisku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porucha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuisku as he jumps to the side.
Tuisku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Porucha moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuisku misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Porucha misses with an uppercut. Tuisku saw that one coming.
Tuisku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Porucha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuisku misses with a hook
and Porucha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tuisku drops Porucha with a beautiful combination! Porucha stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tuisku is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuisku misses with a right hand
and Porucha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuisku thinking.
Tuisku misses with a double jab.
Porucha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porucha misses with a wild body shot.
Porucha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tuisku cracks Porucha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Porucha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tuisku finish him?

Porucha is rocked!
Tuisku measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Porucha! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tenho Tuisku!