PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Bubu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tulfo
vs
Bubu

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giant Bubu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tulfo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bubu somewhat.

Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Bubu managing to block the knees to the body from Tulfo.
Tulfo working aggressively here.

Tulfo pulls guard effortlessly.

Tulfo is working an open guard so Bubu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tulfo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bubu. Bubu gets slowly back to his feet.

Tulfo has closed the distance and engaged Bubu in a clinch.
Bubu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bubu misses with the head strike.

Tulfo breaks from the clinch.
Tulfo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bubu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bubu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bubu has a takedown stuffed.
Erwin Tulfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giant Bubu.
Bubu tries to clinch but Tulfo is having none of it.
Bubu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tulfo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bubu tries to clinch
and Tulfo counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Tulfo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bubu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bubu tries to keep at a distance but Tulfo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tulfo gets control of Bubu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tulfo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bubu wants to stand but Tulfo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Tulfo wriggles free and stands up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bubu has a couple of punches blocked by Tulfo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bubu.
Tulfo blocks an uppercut.
Tulfo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bubu to keep the fight standing.

Tulfo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tulfo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bubu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tulfo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bubu. Bubu gets slowly back to his feet.
Bubu looks gassed!

Tulfo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tulfo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo throws a leg kick which misses Bubu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bubu tries to avoid it.
Bubu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bubu wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulfo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tulfo rushes Bubu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bubu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tulfo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tulfo breaks from the clinch.
Bubu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tulfo lands a takedown into guard.
Tulfo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Tulfo stands up and beckons Bubu to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tulfo as Bubu shoots in.

Tulfo moves into range and clinches up with Bubu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulfo.
Bubu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tulfo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo lands a nice knee to the body.
Bubu takes a knee to the side of the body.

Tulfo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tulfo moves into range and clinches up with Bubu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tulfo is working for takedown but Bubu is calmly controlling the position for now.

Tulfo pulls guard.
Tulfo controls Bubu momentarily but Bubu frees himself.

Tulfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bubu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bubu postures up.

Tulfo working for a triangle but Bubu defends it easily.
Tulfo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bubu drops back looking for a leg! Tulfo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tulfo manages to kick Bubu off! Bubu jumps back into Tulfo's guard.
Bubu is looking to stand up but Tulfo won't let him.
Tulfo has control of Bubu's left arm, preventing Bubu from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bubu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tulfo dives on top into guard.
Bubu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tulfo manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tulfo content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Tulfo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tulfo wants to clinch.
Tulfo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tulfo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bubu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bubu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tulfo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bubu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tulfo connects with a knee to the head.

Tulfo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubu moves in looking to clinch but Tulfo pushes him off.
Bubu tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Bubu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tulfo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bubu closes the distance and clinches up with Tulfo, looking for a takedown. Bubu pushes Tulfo against the cage but Tulfo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Bubu has a couple of punches blocked by Tulfo.
Tulfo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tulfo.
Bubu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bubu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bubu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bubu is breathing heavily.
Bubu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bubu misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tulfo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tulfo wants to control from the top but Bubu keeps moving.
Tulfo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Tulfo decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bubu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tulfo pushes Bubu up against the cage in a clinch.

Tulfo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bubu tries to clinch up but Tulfo circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tulfo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bubu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tulfo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tulfo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Tulfo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubu working aggressively here.

Tulfo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bubu is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tulfo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bubu to get to his feet.
Bubu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bubu has Tulfo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tulfo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bubu prevents it.

Tulfo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giant Bubu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bubu is defended easily by Tulfo.

Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Tulfo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bubu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Tulfo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulfo moves in looking to clinch but Bubu pushes him off.
Bubu tries to close the distance and clinch but Tulfo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bubu doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulfo circles away.
Bubu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tulfo's waist but Tulfo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bubu off to one side.

Tulfo instigates a clinch.
Tulfo lands an elbow that stopped Bubu in his tracks for a moment.
Tulfo tries to pull guard but Bubu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tulfo looking for a takedown.
Erwin Tulfo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tulfo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bubu's defenses.

Tulfo manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubu tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Bubu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tulfo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tulfo has closed the distance and engaged Bubu in a clinch.
Tulfo blocking some punches.
Tulfo scores with a shot to the side of Bubu's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulfo is trying to maintain a safe position but Bubu gets an underhook and turns Tulfo into the cage.
Bubu misses with the head strike.
Tulfo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulfo blocks an uppercut.
Tulfo wants a takedown.

Tulfo has Bubu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tulfo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bubu tumbling to the mat - Tulfo dives into Bubu's guard.

Bubu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubu doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulfo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Tulfo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tulfo forces Bubu back against the cage and clinches.
Tulfo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tulfo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bubu is looking to clinch but Tulfo is avoiding it.
Bubu fails with a takedown attempt.

Tulfo gets a clinch.

Tulfo manages to pull guard.

Bubu drops back looking for a leg! Tulfo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tulfo manages to kick Bubu off! Bubu jumps back into Tulfo's guard.
Tulfo controls Bubu momentarily but Bubu frees himself.
Bubu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tulfo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Bubu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bubu, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Bubu.
Tulfo landing knees to the body.

Tulfo breaks the clinch.

Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tulfo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulfo lands a knee to the head.
Bubu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulfo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bubu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Bubu fails to land.
Tulfo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulfo has Bubu pushed against the cage.

Tulfo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubu shoots for a takedown but Tulfo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erwin Tulfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giant Bubu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tulfo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Bubu slaps away a takedown attempt from Tulfo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tulfo clinches up with Bubu and pushes him back against the cage.
Bubu throws a head punch that misses.

Tulfo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubu is looking to clinch.
Bubu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bubu fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tulfo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bubu is pushing Tulfo's head away, looking to escape. Tulfo manages to hold on to the position though.
Bubu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tulfo moves into full mount!
Tulfo tries to control but Bubu wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubu is trying to stand.
Tulfo tries to control but Bubu wriggling away.
Bubu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tulfo.
You get the feeling that Bubu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tulfo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tulfo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tulfo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bubu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tulfo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tulfo unloads with some shots from mount but Bubu bucks and avoids them well.
Tulfo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubu wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tulfo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bubu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tulfo.
Bubu is trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tulfo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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!
Tulfo is landing with some decent strikes but Bubu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubu blocking the ground and pound.
Tulfo unloading with bombs!
Giant Bubu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erwin Tulfo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bubu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tulfo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Tulfo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tulfo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Erwin Tulfo!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Erwin Tulfo!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Erwin Tulfo!

Erwin Tulfo wins by unanimous decision!
Erwin Tulfo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.