PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tenho Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tuisku
vs
Waits

180 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuisku slips under a jab from Waits.
Waits throws a sloppy head kick and Tuisku moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Tuisku.
Tuisku dodges the punch combination from Waits.
Tuisku with a nice cross.
Waits throws a head kick but Tuisku moves out of range.
Waits thuds a left hand into Tuisku's body.
Waits looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tuisku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Tuisku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tuisku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Waits. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waits looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Waits. Those never looked like landing.
Tuisku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Waits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waits lands a leg kick that knocks Tuisku off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits is looking to clinch but Tuisku is avoiding it.
Tuisku thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuisku scores with a nice head shot.
Waits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Tuisku.
Waits lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tuisku throws an overhand right that lands on Waits's shoulder, as Waits tries to avoid the shot.

Tuisku gets tackled into the ropes by Waits. Waits maintains the clinch.

Tuisku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waits lands a jab to Tuisku's midsection.
The fighters circling - Waits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuisku. Waits does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuisku looks to score with a jab to the body but Waits is just out of range.
Waits throws a body kick that misses.
Tuisku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP in the buildup to the fight.
Tuisku moves out of range as Waits strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waits staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku misses with a straight right.
Tuisku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuisku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waits lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Tenho Tuisku has been cut.
Waits misses the shot to the body.
Waits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuisku throws a poor cross that misses

and Waits counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Waits lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuisku backwards.
Tuisku throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waits as Tuisku tries to tie him up.
Tuisku wants to get back to striking at distance but Waits won't allow it.
Tuisku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuisku blocks the elbow strike.
Waits lands a knee to the body.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuisku working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Waits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku is trying to break free.
Tuisku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuisku is trying to break the clinch but Waits is controlling him.
Tuisku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waits using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Waits working aggressively here.
Tuisku dodges an elbow strike from Waits.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Waits creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuisku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waits is working Tuisku over against the ropes.
Tuisku is breathing heavily.
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuisku backwards.
Waits with a knee to the head.
Waits lands with a left to the head.
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!
Waits lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tuisku or not.
Waits with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waits lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waits.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits is working Tuisku over against the ropes.
Waits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waits is working Tuisku over against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waits obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waits.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waits obliges.
Tuisku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waits throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuisku blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waits.
Waits digs a right hand underneath Tuisku's ribcage. Tuisku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuisku blocking some punches.
Waits working aggressively here.
Tuisku tries to throw a body punch but Waits avoids it by throwing Tuisku back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuisku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Waits lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuisku backwards.
Waits lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tuisku throws a hook but Waits blocks it.
Tuisku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Waits.
Tuisku cracks a nice hook into Waits's ribs.
Tuisku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waits.
Waits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waits lands a nice hook to Tuisku's body. Tuisku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waits is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tuisku rather than just go for the knockout.
Tuisku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waits.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tuisku. Waits shrugs it off though.
Tuisku throws out a loose jab but Waits uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waits stuns Tuisku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waits lands a head kick. Tuisku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Waits tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tuisku paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Waits instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuisku blocks an elbow strike.
Waits misses with the head strike.
Tuisku lands a nice uppercut.
Tuisku avoids the elbow strike from Waits, against the ropes.
Waits tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuisku prevents a body shot from Waits.
Waits with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Waits missing with knees to the body.
Waits looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuisku blocks a body shot from Waits.

Tuisku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tom Waits seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waits walks into a jab.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuisku throws a right hand that Waits ducks under and follows up with a left that Waits also avoids with ease.

Waits closes the distance and clinches.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but Tuisku avoids it by throwing Waits back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku wants to get back to striking at distance but Waits won't allow it.
Tuisku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waits lands an elbow inside.
Waits misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tuisku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Tuisku.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuisku moves away.
Waits misses with a body shot.
A cross from Waits lands.
Tuisku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tuisku takes one on the button.
Tuisku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuisku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuisku slips a straight right by Waits.
Waits throws a nice looking combination but Tuisku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waits thuds a left hand into Tuisku's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Tuisku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuisku throws a big shot that misses.
Waits scores with a shot to the body.
Tuisku takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuisku misses the target.
Waits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Waits rushes Tuisku and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tuisku takes a shot to the head.
Tuisku avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Tuisku controls the action.
Tom Waits seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Tuisku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuisku throws a body punch but Waits moves out of range.
Tuisku avoids the body shot from Waits.
Tuisku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuisku checks a leg kick.
Tuisku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waits circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits misses with a looping left.
Waits lands a jab to Tuisku's midsection.
A big left from Tuisku misses.
Waits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuisku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Waits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waits changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuisku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waits was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuisku.
Tuisku lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuisku misses with a right hand
and Waits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits misses with a wild body shot.
Tenho Tuisku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waits keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuisku.
Waits takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Waits showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Waits rushes Tuisku and presses him up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waits.
Waits using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuisku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuisku effectively controlling the action here.
Tuisku blocks a body shot from Waits.
Tuisku can't break the clinch.
Tuisku takes an elbow to the temple.
Tuisku blocking some punches.
Waits keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tuisku's efforts to push away.
Waits scores with a knee to the head.

Tenho Tuisku's cut is getting worse.
Waits lands a nice knee to the body.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waits keeps control of Tuisku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waits working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuisku tries to circle away but Waits has him pinned against the ropes.
Tuisku wants to break free but Waits has control.
Waits with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Tuisku.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits misses with a punch to the body.
Tuisku is trying to force a seperation but Waits has the dominant position.
Waits lands a nice uppercut.
Tuisku wants to get back to striking at distance but Waits won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Tuisku scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tuisku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waits tries to clinch but Tuisku is having none of it.
Waits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuisku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waits tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuisku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waits looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuisku is just out of range.
Tuisku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tuisku.
Tuisku stuns Waits with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuisku lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Waits misses.
Tuisku tries to bum rush Waits with a series of wild strikes but Waits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuisku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuisku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waits.

Waits moves into the clinch.
Waits comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tuisku's brow.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuisku tries to break the clinch but Waits is controlling the position.
Tuisku tries to break the clinch but Waits is controlling the position.
Waits blocks a body shot from Tuisku.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Tuisku controls the action.
Tuisku takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuisku.
Tuisku is trying to push Waits away but Waits has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tuisku tries to break free but Waits pushes him back against the ropes.

Tuisku manages to break the clinch.
Tuisku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Waits blocks a jab.
Waits connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuisku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Tenho Tuisku's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuisku throws a jab when Waits was well out of range.
Tenho Tuisku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waits pushes Tuisku away with a front kick.
A slow jab from Waits misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waits.
Waits wants to clinch.
Waits lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuisku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waits lands with a nice combination. Tuisku backs away looking to recover.
Tuisku blocks a head kick by Waits.
Tuisku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waits.
Tuisku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waits throws a sloppy head kick and Tuisku moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuisku connects with a body shot that sends Waits's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Waits - just one landing.
Tom Waits is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Waits comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waits has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Waits!
As Tom Waits got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to Kaiser clothing and Milwaukee's best Nutrition.'.