PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simeoni Jukola (ranked 3738 p4p, 409 weight class) and Carter Armstrong (ranked 3129 p4p, 365 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Charlie as his entrance music. Simeoni Jukola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jukola
vs
Armstrong

183 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeoni Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola with a nice cross.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Armstrong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jukola.

It looks like Simeoni Jukola has been cut.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jukola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jukola clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Jukola's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Armstrong is trying to push Jukola away but Jukola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jukola gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Armstrong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Armstrong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jukola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Armstrong wants to control but Jukola passes easily into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to control Jukola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Armstrong avoid being mounted?
Jukola seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Armstrong moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jukola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jukola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
Armstrong has a closed guard, preventing Jukola from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jukola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jukola digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Jukola. Beautiful body shot.

Jukola clinches.
A hook to the body from Jukola.
A left hand lands to the body for Jukola.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Jukola holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Jukola cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Armstrong looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jukola.
Jukola lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Jukola.
Jukola lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jukola.
Jukola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Armstrong's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Armstrong drops to his knees and Jukola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simeoni Jukola!
The defeated Carter Armstrong had this to say: 'Fuck.'.