PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tukuru Lemu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lemu
vs
English

200 cm
28
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tukuru Lemu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick English!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tukuru Lemu has been cut.

English gets a clinch.
A short left from Lemu.
Lemu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
English takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
English lands with a light punch inside.
English is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lemu is keeping busy.
English doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemu can't find room to land a body shot as English controls the action.
Lemu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemu misses with a body punch.
Lemu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemu lands with a right to the head.
English looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lemu lands a shot to the body.
English is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lemu is keeping busy.
Lemu cracks English with a nice body shot.
English looks winded!
Lemu tries to work over English's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemu gets through English's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemu cracks English with a nice body shot.
Lemu lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemu lands a left hand that snaps the head of English backwards.
Lemu misses with a punch to the body.
English prevents a body shot from Lemu.
Lemu digs a right hand into English's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on English's gas tank.
Lemu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Lemu.
Lemu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemu can't find room to land a body shot as English controls the action.
Lemu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down English.
Lemu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of English backwards.
Lemu cracks English with a nice body shot.
Lemu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemu.
Lemu lands a body shot.
Lemu lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Lemu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemu tries to throw a body punch but English avoids it by throwing Lemu back against the cage.
Lemu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
English has a couple of punches blocked by Lemu.
Lemu digs a right hand into English's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on English's gas tank.
Lemu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemu lands a shot to the body.
Lemu works on English's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Lemu.
Lemu lands with a right to the head.
Lemu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt English or not.
A right hand to the body from Lemu.
Lemu lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Lemu.
Lemu digs a right hand into English's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on English's gas tank.
English blocks a body shot from Lemu.
Good body shot from Lemu.
English takes a shot to the head.
Lemu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemu pushes English back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemu works on English's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemu digs a right hand into English's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on English's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lemu.
A body shot lands from Lemu.
Lemu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemu presses English against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemu lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Lemu.
Lemu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemu.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemu.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemu.
Lemu digs a right hand underneath English's ribcage. English let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lemu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt English or not.
Lemu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lemu as the two fighters clinch.
Lemu gets through English's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemu pushes English back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemu is leaning against English and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemu.
Lemu is working English over against the cage.
Lemu presses English against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemu misses with a body punch.
Lemu lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemu pushes English back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
English's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lemu.
Lemu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemu presses English against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemu is working English over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemu lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemu.
English's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemu is leaning against English and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemu gets through English's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tukuru Lemu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tukuru Lemu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

English drops his hands momentarily and Lemu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
English takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lemu clinches with his opponent.
Lemu blocking some punches.
English prevents a body shot from Lemu.
Lemu works on English's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against 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!
Lemu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down English.
Lemu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemu pushes English back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Lemu.
Lemu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tukuru Lemu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
English is breathing heavily.
Lemu lands a shot to the body.
Lemu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that English can do to turn this around?
Lemu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Lemu.
Lemu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down English.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lemu.
Lemu struggles to land a body shot inside as English controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Lemu.
Lemu lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemu lands with a short shot to the head.

Lemu lands a big uppercut and English is down! He's in big trouble - Lemu follows him to the mat!

English is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lemu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
English is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemu finish him?

Lemu has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Lemu.
Lemu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemu works on English's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemu lands a shoulder strike.
Lemu throws a big uppercut that drops English! More strikes from Lemu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! English lies dazed against the cage as Lemu celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tukuru Lemu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tukuru Lemu made sure he mentioned Backyard Fighting, along with how happy he was to win his fight.