PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetoko Tukosita (ranked 6844 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 2987 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!

Tukosita
vs
Johnson

188 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
136 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetoko Tukosita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukosita misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tukosita misses with a double jab
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tukosita at a distance.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tukosita misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tukosita swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Tukosita misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tukosita thinking.
Tukosita moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tetoko Tukosita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tukosita throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Tukosita looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tukosita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukosita misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tukosita wants to clinch
and Tukosita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luke Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tukosita misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukosita thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tukosita off the cage and back into range.
Tukosita throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tukosita has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tukosita fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tukosita at a distance.
Tukosita misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tukosita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Tukosita misses the target.
Tukosita misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick by Tukosita misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Tukosita throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tukosita throws a head kick that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson jabs Tukosita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tukosita misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tukosita looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Tukosita on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetoko Tukosita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tukosita.
Tukosita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tukosita throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Tukosita looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Tukosita.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tukosita moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tukosita misses with a wild body shot.
Tukosita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tukosita had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tukosita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tukosita's body. Tukosita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tukosita lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tukosita misses with the combination.
Tukosita misses with a body shot.
Tukosita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Tukosita does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tukosita throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Tukosita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Tukosita. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson jabs at Tukosita's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tukosita misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukosita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tukosita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tukosita walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tukosita throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Tukosita really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tukosita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Tukosita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tukosita misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tukosita misses with a wild combination.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Tukosita misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukosita tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Tukosita tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Luke Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Tukosita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson slips under a jab from Tukosita.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Tukosita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Tukosita tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tukosita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tukosita misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Tukosita backing up. Tukosita nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tukosita might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tukosita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tukosita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tukosita misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tukosita tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Tetoko Tukosita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tukosita throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tukosita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tukosita tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tukosita shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson works Tukosita's body with a nice hook.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tukosita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Tukosita is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tukosita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Tukosita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tukosita throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tukosita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tukosita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tukosita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tukosita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tukosita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tukosita throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Tukosita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetoko Tukosita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tukosita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Tukosita takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tukosita throws a leg kick that misses.
Tukosita misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Tukosita.
Tukosita is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tukosita moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Tukosita.
Tukosita throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Tukosita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson with a hook.
Tukosita tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Tukosita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Tukosita.
Tukosita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tukosita thinking.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson digs a good hook to Tukosita's body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Tukosita throws a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tukosita throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Tukosita's defenses.
Tukosita is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tukosita throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Tukosita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tukosita tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tukosita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tukosita throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tukosita throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tukosita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Tukosita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tukosita.
Tukosita throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tukosita swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tukosita throws a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tukosita throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tukosita throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tukosita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tukosita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tukosita looks to throw a body kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tukosita tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Tukosita does no damage.
Tukosita wants to clinch.
Tukosita misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tukosita throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tukosita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tukosita misses the shot to the body.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukosita misses with a leg kick
and Tukosita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tukosita throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tukosita. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tukosita tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Tukosita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tukosita finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tukosita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tukosita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tukosita tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Tukosita avoids it with no problem.
Tukosita misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Tetoko Tukosita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luke Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson leaves Tukosita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!