PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 889 p4p, 3419 weight class) and Simeoni Jukola (ranked 117 p4p, 416 weight class). Spence comes to the cage accompanied by Were Coming. Alan Spence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spence
vs
Jukola

185 cm
24
202
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
195
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simeoni Jukola!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence misses with a left hand
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Spence .
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Spence tries to counter by clinching up but Jukola breaks away and moves out of range.
Jukola misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jukola lands a jab to the nose.
Jukola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Jukola counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence lands with a nice body punch.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Jukola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Spence 's head coaches at - Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Jukola tenderised Spence 's leg. Spence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jukola misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence lands a nice looking body shot.
Spence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Jukola misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence lands with a nice body punch.
Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence misses with a shot to the body
and Jukola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukola lands with a good body shot.
Jukola lands with a hook. Spence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Jukola.
Jukola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Spence thuds a left hand into Jukola's body.
Spence bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jukola's head backwards.
Spence takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spence defending well as Jukola loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola throws a poor cross that misses
and Spence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spence .
Decent striking displayed by Spence there.
Jukola missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence checks a low kick from Jukola.
Jukola tried to score with a low kick but Spence checks it.
Spence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Jukola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jukola.
Jukola throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
Jukola lands a body shot.
Spence swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jukola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spence 's hands.
Jukola throws a sloppy body shot
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Spence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simeoni Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jukola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spence .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Jukola saw that one coming.
Jukola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jukola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jukola moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Spence lands a jab.
Spence scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simeoni Jukola will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
Jukola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spence misses with a hook.
Jukola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Jukola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jukola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukola takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jukola looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
A big right from Spence misses.
Jukola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spence with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spence lands a hook that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola is pushing Spence up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jukola tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Spence stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jukola lands a shot to the body.
Spence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Jukola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence takes an elbow to the temple.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jukola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with the head strike.
Jukola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jukola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola lands a body shot.
Spence takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukola misses with some punches.
Jukola trying to control the position but instead, Spence has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jukola into the cage.
Spence dodges an elbow strike from Jukola.
Jukola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence 's elbow.
Jukola misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jukola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola blocking some punches.
Spence prevents a body shot from Jukola.
Spence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jukola lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Spence .
A nice left hand lands by Spence .
Spence lands a hook that snaps the head of Jukola backwards.
Jukola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spence s head.
Nice elbow from Jukola.
Spence prevents a body shot from Jukola.
Spence blocks a body shot from Jukola.

Spence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Simeoni Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spence throws a body punch but Jukola moves out of range.
A nice side step and Jukola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jukola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spence doesn't seem bothered though.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Jukola takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jukola to score with a decent uppercut.
Spence swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola misses with a hook to the body
and Jukola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Spence - just one landing.
Jukola swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Spence swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Simeoni Jukola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jukola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Spence .
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence misses the jab.
Jukola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola throws a solid leg kick but Spence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jukola.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukola is looking to clinch.
Jukola swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Spence misses its target.
Jukola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jukola misses its intended target.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Spence coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence defending well as Jukola loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Spence misses with a hook
and Jukola counters with a nice uppercut.
Jukola cracks a nice hook into Spence 's ribs.
Jukola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jukola lands with a hook. Spence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jukola feints and then cracks Spence 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spence down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukola was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
It looked like Spence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spence rather than just go for the knockout.
Spence bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jukola's head backwards.

Jukola is rocked!
Spence lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jukola tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alan Spence !
A less than humble Alan Spence misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.