PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien The Omen (ranked 855 p4p, 126 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 807 p4p, 119 weight class). The Omen comes to the cage accompanied by Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden. Johannes Tulikoura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

The Omen
vs
Tulikoura

177 cm
24
171 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

175 cm
26
172 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Omen scores with a nice right hand.
The Omen tries to clinch but Tulikoura is having none of it.
The Omen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but The Omen slaps the foot to one side.

The Omen clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Tulikoura has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen scores with a shoulder strike.

Tulikoura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Omen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tulikoura throws a series of strikes that have The Omen backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura connects with a jab.
Tulikoura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Tulikoura.

The Omen rushes Tulikoura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tulikoura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura throws a big shot that misses.
The Omen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
The Omen slips a jab and a cross from Tulikoura.

The Omen closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
The Omen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tulikoura or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tulikoura.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by The Omen.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Omen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Omen.
The Omen working aggressively here.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Omen.
Tulikoura misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen tries to work over Tulikoura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.

Tulikoura breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Omen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen lands with a good body shot.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from The Omen.
The Omen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Omen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
Tulikoura lands with a hook. The Omen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A clash of legs there as The Omen blocks the low kick.
Tulikoura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Omen has time to react.
Tulikoura tries to move into range but The Omen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Omen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tulikoura's calf.
A lazy left from Tulikoura finds it's target.
The Omen misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tulikoura lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulikoura with a jab.
The Omen lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Tulikoura tenderised The Omen's leg. The Omen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tulikoura is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been told by The Omen's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tulikoura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Omen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - The Omen scores with a four punch combination!
The Omen lands a nice shot that snaps Tulikoura's head back.
The Omen digs a good body shot into Tulikoura's ribs.
Tulikoura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Omen can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Tulikoura.
The Omen with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from The Omen.
Tulikoura takes one to the side of the head.
Tulikoura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Tulikoura misses its intended target.
The Omen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Omen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tulikoura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

The Omen gets a clinch.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Tulikoura avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
The Omen working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from The Omen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Omen misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The Omen.
Tulikoura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulikoura blocks a body shot from The Omen.
Tulikoura scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from The Omen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Omen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.

The Omen breaks the clinch.
The Omen connects with a looping right hand.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses.
The Omen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Omen cracks Tulikoura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tulikoura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Omen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Omen needs to keep his hands up - Tulikoura had a free shot at his head there.

The Omen is rocked!
Tulikoura cracks The Omen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! The Omen falls to his knees and Tulikoura doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Tulikoura!
After the fight, Johannes Tulikoura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.