PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Tuwima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fudor Emulaninco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emulaninco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tuwima
vs
Emulaninco

196 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Tuwima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fudor Emulaninco!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emulaninco throws a leg kick
and Tuwima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emulaninco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuwima moves in looking to clinch but Emulaninco pushes him off.
Emulaninco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuwima.
Emulaninco is looking to clinch.
Tuwima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emulaninco tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuwima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Tuwima's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tuwima takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jay Tuwima has been cut.
Emulaninco tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuwima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tuwima keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Tuwima.
Tuwima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tuwima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emulaninco throws a leg kick but Tuwima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Emulaninco tries to clinch there but Tuwima circles away.
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!
Emulaninco tries to clinch but Tuwima is having none of it.
A punch combination from Tuwima misses.
Emulaninco misses with a series of wild punches.
Emulaninco throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emulaninco fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Tuwima finds it's target.
Emulaninco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuwima misses with a jab, cross combination.

Emulaninco clinches up against the cage.
Emulaninco connects with a knee to the head.
Tuwima is looking to control Emulaninco's arms but Emulaninco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuwima has his back to the cage.
Emulaninco looking to throw knees to the head but Tuwima is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Tuwima.
Emulaninco swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuwima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emulaninco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuwima misses with a knee to the head.
Emulaninco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks with his arms.
Tuwima avoiding damage as Emulaninco throws knees to the body.
Emulaninco working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emulaninco misses with a punch on the inside.
Emulaninco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emulaninco misses with some punches.
Tuwima is trying to force a seperation but Emulaninco has the dominant position.
Tuwima tries a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks it.
Tuwima takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuwima misses with a knee to the head.
Tuwima letting Emulaninco take a breather here.
Emulaninco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emulaninco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuwima trying to stall but Emulaninco improves his position.
Tuwima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuwima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emulaninco has him pressed against the cage.
Emulaninco lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emulaninco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emulaninco throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuwima.
Emulaninco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuwima blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuwima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emulaninco lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Emulaninco.
Emulaninco tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuwima avoids the damage to the body.
Emulaninco looks winded!
Emulaninco throws a head punch that misses.
Emulaninco misses with a punch on the inside.
Emulaninco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks with his arms.
Emulaninco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emulaninco is looking to control Tuwima's arms but Tuwima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emulaninco has his back to the cage.
Tuwima misses with a knee to the head.
Emulaninco is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuwima gets an underhook and turns Emulaninco into the cage.
Tuwima blocking some punches.
A short right from Emulaninco.
Tuwima wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emulaninco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emulaninco is trying to stall.
Tuwima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks with his arms.
Emulaninco tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuwima avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuwima.
Tuwima looking to stall.
Tuwima is looking to break free of the clinch but Emulaninco has double underhooks.
Emulaninco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuwima is trying to maintain a safe position but Emulaninco gets an underhook and turns Tuwima into the cage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emulaninco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuwima misses with a knee strike.
Emulaninco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuwima crunches a lovely knee into Emulaninco's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fudor Emulaninco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Tuwima's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tuwima tries to clinch up.
Emulaninco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tuwima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuwima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Emulaninco.
Emulaninco tries to clinch up.
Tuwima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emulaninco tries to clinch but Tuwima is having none of it.
Emulaninco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay Tuwima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emulaninco tries to clinch up but Tuwima circles away and keeps his distance.
Emulaninco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tuwima scores with a hook to the body. Emulaninco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emulaninco slips a jab and a cross from Tuwima.
Tuwima's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tuwima duly obliges.
Emulaninco is breathing heavily.
Tuwima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emulaninco avoids the head kick by Tuwima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuwima.
Emulaninco motions for Tuwima to come forward. Emulaninco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuwima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emulaninco looks for the body kick but Tuwima saw that one coming.
Tuwima swinging wildly here.
Tuwima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emulaninco.

Emulaninco moves into the clinch successfully.
Emulaninco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuwima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emulaninco's face.
Emulaninco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuwima avoids it.

Tuwima manages to break the clinch.
Tuwima misses with the combination.
Tuwima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuwima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fudor Emulaninco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuwima connects with a body shot.
Emulaninco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuwima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emulaninco is looking to clinch but Tuwima is avoiding it.
Emulaninco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuwima circles away quickly and effectively.
Emulaninco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emulaninco swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuwima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuwima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuwima moves in looking to clinch but Emulaninco pushes him off.
Tuwima scores with a nice right hand.
Emulaninco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuwima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuwima tries to clinch up.
Tuwima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuwima displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tuwima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuwima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuwima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emulaninco on the side of the head.
Tuwima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Emulaninco moves into range and clinches up with Tuwima.
Emulaninco tries to land a knee to the head but Tuwima blocks with his arms.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuwima is trying to stall.
Emulaninco working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuwima is looking to control Emulaninco's arms but Emulaninco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuwima has his back to the cage.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emulaninco slowing the pace effectively.
Emulaninco has a couple of punches blocked by Tuwima.
Tuwima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emulaninco has him pressed against the cage.
Emulaninco working aggressively here.
Emulaninco taking a breather.
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!
Emulaninco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tuwima's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuwima wants to break free but Emulaninco has control.
Nice elbow from Emulaninco.
Tuwima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Tuwima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Tuwima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tuwima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuwima is looking to clinch.
Tuwima stuns Emulaninco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Emulaninco gets a clinch.
Emulaninco has a couple of punches blocked by Tuwima.
Fudor Emulaninco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emulaninco prevents a body shot from Tuwima.
Tuwima tries to break the clinch but Emulaninco is controlling the position.
Emulaninco is trying to stall.
Tuwima struggles to land a body shot inside as Emulaninco controls his hands.
Tuwima is trying to force a seperation but Emulaninco has the dominant position.
Tuwima blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Tuwima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emulaninco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuwima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuwima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuwima tries a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks it.
Tuwima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emulanincos head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuwima trying to stall but Emulaninco improves his position.
Emulaninco looking to throw knees to the head but Tuwima is blocking nicely.
Tuwima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emulaninco has him pressed against the cage.
Emulaninco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tuwima is keeping busy.
Emulaninco tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuwima avoids the damage to the body.
Tuwima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tuwima landing knees to the body.
Emulaninco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuwima.
Emulaninco lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuwima backwards.
Tuwima misses with a knee strike.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks with his arms.
Emulaninco scores with a knee to the head.
Tuwima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuwima.
Tuwima misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuwima wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emulaninco throws an elbow but misses.
Emulaninco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tuwima as Emulaninco tries to tie him up.
Tuwima working hard to break the clinch.
Tuwima tries a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks it.
Tuwima looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emulaninco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuwima is defending well for now.
Tuwima tries to land a knee to the head but Emulaninco blocks with his arms.
Emulaninco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuwima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuwima lands a good knee to the midsection. Emulaninco won't want to take too many of those.
Tuwima connects with a knee to the head.
Emulaninco prevents Tuwima from breaking the clinch.

Tuwima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuwima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuwima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emulaninco eats them both and turns towards Tuwima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tuwima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuwima punishes Emulaninco's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Emulaninco.
Emulaninco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tuwima.
Tuwima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuwima throws a right hand that Emulaninco ducks under and follows up with a left that Emulaninco also avoids with ease.
Tuwima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuwima blocks a leg kick.
Tuwima tries to clinch but Emulaninco moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuwima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emulaninco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emulaninco wants to clinch up but Tuwima keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tuwima. Those never looked like landing.
Emulaninco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuwima.
Emulaninco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuwima looks to land a combination. Emulaninco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Emulaninco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuwima, pushing him back against the cage.
Tuwima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuwima managing to block the knees to the body from Emulaninco.
Emulaninco connects with a knee to the head.
Emulaninco prevents Tuwima from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Tuwima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuwima 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Tuwima!
In defeat, Fudor Emulaninco stepped up to the mic, saying 'hakers'.