PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tj Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tingkai Tukoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wash's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Don't Know. Wash has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Tingkai Tukoi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wash
vs
Tukoi

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 Hilo, tj Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tingkai Tukoi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukoi throws a leg kick

and Wash moves into the clinch.
Tukoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Wash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tukoi is trying to push Wash away but Wash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Wash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tukoi is predictable there
and Wash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tukoi closes the distance and clinches.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tukoi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wash has Tukoi pressed against the cage, preventing Tukoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash has him pressed against the cage.

Tukoi breaks from the clinch.
Tukoi throws a lazy head kick

and Wash counters by clinching up.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash is controlling him.
Wash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Tukoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wash has double underhooks.
Tukoi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tukoi's efforts to push away.
Tukoi can't break the clinch.

Wash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tukoi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tukoi throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Wash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tukoi has had enough of the clinch but Wash keeps him there for the moment.
Tukoi wants to break free but Wash has control.
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukoi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wash avoids it.
Tukoi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wash avoids it.
Tukoi misses with a punch to the body.
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.
Tukoi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wash's efforts to push away.
Tukoi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tukoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wash could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tukoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tukoi working hard to break the clinch.
Tukoi tries to work over Wash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tukoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Tukoi has had enough of the clinch but Wash keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tukoi throws a lazy head kick

and Wash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wash is breathing heavily.
Tukoi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wash avoids it.
Tukoi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wash won't allow it.
Tukoi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wash won't allow it.
Tukoi can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tukoi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tukoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Tukoi tries a body shot but Wash blocks it.
Wash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wash wants to break free but Tukoi has control.
Tukoi is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wash manages to break the clinch.
Tukoi misses with a kick to the body

and Wash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wash.
Tukoi wants to break free but Wash has control.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Tukoi working hard to break the clinch.

Tukoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tukoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tukoi throws a combination that misses

and Wash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wash.
Wash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukoi misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tukoi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tukoi is trying to force a seperation but Wash has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tingkai Tukoi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wash avoids the head kick by Tukoi.
Tukoi throws a combination that misses

and Wash counters by moving into the clinch.

Tukoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wash moves out of range of the body kick.
Tukoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wash manages to avoid it.
Tukoi throws a sloppy head kick

and Wash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wash managing to block the knees to the body from Tukoi.
Tukoi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wash avoids it.
Tukoi tries to break free but Wash pushes him back against the cage.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tukoi working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wash prevents a body shot from Tukoi.
Wash tries to break free but Tukoi pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tukoi has Wash pressed against the cage, preventing Wash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tukoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tukoi tries a knee to the head but Wash blocks it.
Tukoi tries to land knees in the clinch but Wash avoids the damage to the body.
Wash has Tukoi pressed against the cage, preventing Tukoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.

Wash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
tj Wash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tukoi throws a sloppy head kick

and Wash counters by clinching up.
Wash tries to break the clinch but Tukoi is controlling the position.
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.
Tukoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wash has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash has Tukoi pressed against the cage, preventing Tukoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wash wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tukoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tukoi misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Tukoi misses

and Wash moves into the clinch.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash is controlling him.
Wash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tukoi can't break the clinch.
Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tukoi's efforts to push away.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash is controlling him.

Tukoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukoi fails to land with a series of punches.
tj Wash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tukoi takes a swing at Wash's ribcage but misses.
Tukoi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tukoi misses with the combination.
Tukoi throws a leg kick

and Wash counters by clinching up.
Wash tries to break free but Tukoi pushes him back against the cage.
Wash is trying to force a seperation but Tukoi has the dominant position.
Tukoi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.
Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tukoi's efforts to push away.
Wash tries to circle away but Tukoi has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash is controlling him.
Tukoi tries to land knees in the clinch but Wash avoids the damage to the body.
Tukoi is trying to break free.
Tukoi tries to break free but Wash pushes him back against the cage.
Tukoi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tukoi wants to break free but Wash has control.
Wash avoiding damage as Tukoi throws knees to the body.
Tukoi misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wash blocks a body shot from Tukoi.
Tukoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tukoi has had enough of the clinch but Wash keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tingkai Tukoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wash checks a leg kick.
Tukoi throws a sloppy head kick

and Wash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tukoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wash has him pressed against the cage.

Wash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wash fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Tukoi misses

and Wash moves into the clinch.
Tukoi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tingkai Tukoi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tukoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Wash prevents Tukoi from breaking the clinch.
Tukoi working hard to break the clinch.
Tukoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tukoi is trying to push Wash away but Wash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukoi is trying to push Wash away but Wash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wash is trying to break the clinch but Tukoi has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tukoi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tukoi's efforts to push away.

Wash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tukoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tukoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tingkai Tukoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tukoi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tukoi breaks from the clinch.
Tukoi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wash moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash has Tukoi pressed against the cage, preventing Tukoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tukoi has him pressed against the cage.
Wash is looking to break free of the clinch but Tukoi has double underhooks.

Tukoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tukoi looks to throw a body kick

and Wash counters by moving into the clinch.

Tukoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tukoi tries a head kick but it misses.
Wash blocks a leg kick.
Tukoi misses with a takedown attempt - Wash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tukoi throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wash moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tukoi's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash has Tukoi pressed against the cage, preventing Tukoi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tukoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash is controlling him.
Tukoi tries to break free but Wash pushes him back against the cage.
Wash wants to get back to striking at distance but Tukoi won't allow it.
Tukoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wash has double underhooks.
Tukoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wash controls his hands.
Tukoi tries to break free but Wash pushes him back against the cage.
Tukoi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wash.
Tukoi is trying to break the clinch but Wash has him pressed against the cage.
Tukoi tries to circle away but Wash has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tukoi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wash wants to get back to striking at distance but Tukoi won't allow it.
Tukoi wants to break free but Wash has control.

Tukoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tukoi looks to land a combination but Wash avoids it well.
Tukoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tukoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tukoi throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Wash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wash has double underhooks.
Tukoi is trying to force a seperation but Wash has the dominant position.
tj Wash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tukoi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tingkai Tukoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tukoi 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tingkai Tukoi!