PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tumoko
vs
Vargas

185 cm
40
130 lbs
5 - 44 - 0

171 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumoko tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.

Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Tumoko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tumoko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vargas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tumoko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vargas has Tumoko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tumoko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tumoko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vargas.
Tekito Tumoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Vargas.
Tumoko blocks an uppercut.

Vargas lands a takedown into guard.
Vargas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tumoko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tumoko wants to stand up but Vargas is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vargas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tumoko's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vargas is looking to work some ground and pound but Tumoko has wrist control.
Tumoko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vargas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vargas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tumoko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tumoko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vargas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Vargas.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Tumoko tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tumoko misses with a body punch.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Tumoko won't allow it.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Tumoko back against the cage.
Tumoko prevents the takedown attempt.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Tumoko controls the action.
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.
Tumoko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Vargas tries to score a body lock takedown but Tumoko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vargas looks winded!
Tumoko scores a nice knee to the body.
Vargas prevents a body shot from Tumoko.
Vargas jumps guard but Tumoko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tumoko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumoko.
Tumoko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tumoko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Tumoko moves out of range easily.
Tumoko tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumoko is looking to clinch.
Tekito Tumoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumoko tries to clinch up.
Tumoko is looking to clinch.
Tumoko wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Tumoko moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Tumoko tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Tumoko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vargas.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tumoko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tumoko tries to clinch up.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tumoko wants to clinch.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vargas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tumoko blocks a head kick by Vargas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumoko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tumoko looks to clinch

and Vargas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vargas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Vargas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tumoko wants to clinch.
Tumoko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.

Vargas forces Tumoko back against the cage and clinches.
Vargas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Tumoko won't allow it.
Tumoko tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.

Vargas lands a takedown into guard.
Vargas trying to control but Tumoko is working from the bottom.
Vargas throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vargas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vargas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands a couple of digs.
Vargas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tumoko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tumoko wants to stand and escape but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vargas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tekito Tumoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Vargas.
Tumoko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vargas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tumoko.
Tumoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumoko.
Tumoko tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Tumoko wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Tumoko wants to clinch.
Tumoko tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vargas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tumoko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tumoko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vargas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tumoko defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas passes to full mount!
Vargas punching from mount but Tumoko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tumoko blocking the ground and pound.
Vargas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tumoko is looking to escape.
Vargas controlling the pace for now.
Vargas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vargas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vargas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vargas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tumoko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vargas.
Tumoko taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vargas lands with some strikes.
Vargas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Vargas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tumoko tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Tumoko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumoko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tumoko tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Tumoko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tumoko is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
Tumoko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vargas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vargas pushes Tumoko up against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas jumps guard but Tumoko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumoko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tumoko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tekito Tumoko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumoko tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Tumoko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tumoko clinches.
Tumoko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tumoko lands a body punch.
Tumoko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Tumoko.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Tumoko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Tumoko.
Tumoko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tumoko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tumoko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tumoko can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
Tumoko missing with knees to the body.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Tumoko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargas lands a right hand.
Vargas prevents a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko tries to land knees in the clinch but Vargas avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tumoko.
Tumoko tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Tumoko.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vargas avoiding damage as Tumoko throws knees to the body.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Tumoko misses with a body punch.
Tumoko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tumoko 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!
Tumoko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Tumoko cracks Vargas with a nice body shot.
Tumoko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Vargas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tekito Tumoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Vargas.
Tumoko works on Vargas's body with a couple of short punches.
Tumoko is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumoko works on Vargas's body with a couple of short punches.
Tumoko lands a shot to the body.
Tumoko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vargas.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Tumoko can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tumoko.
Vargas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vargas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tumoko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tumoko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tumoko tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Tumoko tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.
Tumoko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Tumoko.
Tumoko struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Tumoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumoko can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Tumoko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas avoiding damage as Tumoko throws knees to the body.
Tumoko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tumoko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tumoko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tumoko misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tumoko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tumoko tries to clinch up.
Tumoko tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Tumoko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tekito Tumoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumoko.
Francisco Vargas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tumoko tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tekito Tumoko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vargas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Vargas!