|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 518 p4p, 899 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 87 p4p, 133 weight class). Balayan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Troika. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
34
170
30 - 14 - 0 |
|
175 cm
30
172
16 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Balayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tulikoura misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan counters with a good low kick that Tulikoura was not able to check.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulikoura manages to avoid it.
Balayan throws a sloppy head kick and Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tulikoura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tulikoura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balayan.
Tulikoura connects with a body shot that sends Balayan's belly button to the back.
Balayan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses
and Balayan moves into the clinch.
Balayan has a couple of punches blocked by Tulikoura.
Balayan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tulikoura backwards.
Tulikoura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tulikoura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tulikoura circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tulikoura! But no joy.
Tulikoura throws a front kick aimed at Balayan's knee but Balayan avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan is looking to slow Tulikoura down with leg kicks.
Tulikoura tries to clinch but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tulikoura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balayan misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Balayan misses
and Tulikoura counters with a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura thuds his right hand into Balayan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tulikoura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tulikoura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balayan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balayan misses with a shot to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a one-two to the body.
Balayan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Balayan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tulikoura misses with a hook. Balayan ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
A good leg kick by Balayan.
Balayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tulikoura flicks out a counter leg kick but Balayan steps away.
Balayan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp right hand that drops Balayan! Tulikoura lets Balayan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Balayan is rocked!
Tulikoura avoids the head kick by Balayan.
Oh Balayan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tulikoura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balayan swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Balayan backing away here, and Tulikoura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Tulikoura.
Balayan seems to have got his legs back now.
Balayan 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Tulikoura blocks the leg kick.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balayan.
Balayan misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan thuds his right hand into Tulikoura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Tulikoura misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan motions for Tulikoura to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tulikoura wants to counter the offense by Balayan and move into the clinch position.
Balayan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tulikoura checks a leg kick nicely.
Balayan lands a leg kick that knocks Tulikoura off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Balayan.
Tulikoura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tulikoura.
Balayan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tulikoura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balayan misses with the body kick
enabling Tulikoura to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tulikoura wants to counter with a clinch but Balayan pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balayan looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Balayan connects with a looping right hand.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Tulikoura saw that one coming.
Tulikoura avoids the body shot from Balayan.
Tulikoura scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Tulikoura.
An attempted straight right counter from Balayan misses the target.
Balayan blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tulikoura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Balayan didn't see that one coming.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulikoura is just out of range.
Tulikoura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balayan is looking to chop away at Tulikoura's legs.
Balayan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tulikoura.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Tulikoura misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Balayan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balayan.
Tulikoura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Tulikoura's head but Tulikoura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tulikoura throws out a counter right but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balayan.
A lazy body kick from Balayan
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan cracks a nice hook into Tulikoura's ribs.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
Balayan scores with a jab. Tulikoura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Tulikoura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balayan thuds his right hand into Tulikoura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balayan blocks the body kick.
Tulikoura looks to throw a body kick
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tulikoura scores with a hook.
Balayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balayan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tulikoura on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura drops Balayan with a beautiful combination! Balayan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tulikoura is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Balayan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balayan cracks Tulikoura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Balayan misses with a series of wild punches.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Balayan.
Balayan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tulikoura. That one must have hurt.
Balayan swings widly with a right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balayan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura drops Balayan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Balayan! Tulikoura dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
