PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by Schmoyoho - Winning - a Song by Charlie Sheen. Tuckey has chosen Land Down Under - Men at Work as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Baramari
vs
Tuckey

210 cm
28
285 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

198 cm
27
285 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tuckey tries to clinch up but Baramari circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuckey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baramari counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuckey moves out of range of the body kick.
Baramari throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Baramari. Those never looked like landing.
Tuckey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baramari connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuckey, right into the meat.
Baramari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baramari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuckey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tuckey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baramari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tuckey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baramari circles away quickly and effectively.
Baramari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuckey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baramari scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuckey.
Tuckey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baramari is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Baramari is just out of range.
Tuckey punishes Baramari's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuckey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baramari doesn't seem bothered though.
Tuckey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuckey misses with a body shot.
Baramari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuckey.
Tuckey misses the body punch
and Baramari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuckey cracks a nice hook into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey swinging wildly here.
Baramari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuckey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuckey blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Tuckey lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuckey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tuckey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baramari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuckey jabs Baramari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuckey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tuckey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuckey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baramari dodges the punch combination from Tuckey.
Tuckey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baramari rather than just go for the knockout.
Baramari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baramari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baramari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuckey.
Tuckey jabs Baramari right on the nose. Baramari blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Tuckey throws a left that rocks Baramari and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tuckey dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Baramari regain composure!

It looks like Bob Baramari has been cut.
Tuckey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tuckey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tuckey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuckey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tuckey connects with a nice looking jab.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuckey lands a nice hook to Baramari's body. Baramari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuckey with a nice cross.

Tuckey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baramari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuckey has him pressed against the cage.
Tuckey lands with a left to the head.
Tuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Tuckey.
Tuckey scores with a shot to the side of Baramari's head.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuckey lands a hook that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Tuckey lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuckey.
Tuckey has Baramari pushed against the cage.
Baramari is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
Tuckey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.

Tuckey manages to break the clinch.
Tuckey digs a good body shot into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tuckey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuckey. Baramari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baramari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tuckey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuckey is looking to clinch.
Tuckey scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Tuckey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Baramari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab by Tuckey.
Tuckey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuckey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baramari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuckey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baramari counters with a big head kick but Tuckey shrugs it off.
Tuckey throws a shot to the body.
Baramari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baramari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tuckey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baramari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuckey works Baramari's body with a nice hook.
Baramari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baramari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baramari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuckey works the jab nicely.

Tuckey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Tuckey.
A short right from Tuckey.

Tuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuckey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tuckey instigates a clinch.
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey keeps control of Baramari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tuckey.
A right handed body shot lands from Tuckey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuckey presses Baramari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tuckey - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Tuckey.
Tuckey leaning against his opponent.
Tuckey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baramari or not.
Tuckey lands a shot to the body.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tuckey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuckey is stalling here.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Tuckey.
Tuckey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuckey is leaning against Baramari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuckey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuckey.
Tuckey is working Baramari over against the cage.
Baramari takes a shot to the head.
Tuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Tuckey.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuckey lands an uppercut.
Tuckey stalling.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Tuckey.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuckey lands a body shot.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuckey lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tuckey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuckey throws a body punch but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuckey.
Baramari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baramari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuckey thumps Baramari with a low kick.
Baramari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuckey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuckey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Baramari misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey lands a really nice looking cross but Baramari seems unphased.
Tuckey cracks Baramari with an open hand slap.
Baramari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuckey counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tuckey closes the distance and pushes Baramari back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuckey.
Baramari scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuckey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baramari tries a body shot but Tuckey blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tuckey.
A shot in the inside from Tuckey.
Tuckey lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Tuckey on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuckey lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Tuckey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Baramari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tuckey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baramari misses with a kick to the body.
Baramari throws a right hand that Tuckey ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuckey also avoids with ease.
Tuckey swings for the body but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari defending well as Tuckey loads up on a big left hand.
Baramari throws a leg kick
and Tuckey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tuckey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baramari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuckey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tuckey misses with a low kick.
Baramari throws a leg kick
and Tuckey counters with a straight right hand.
Tuckey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuckey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuckey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baramari manages to avoid it.
Baramari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baramari misses with a double jab
and Tuckey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuckey digs a good body shot into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey throws a combination. Baramari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tuckey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baramari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tuckey.

Tuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baramari throws a lazy head kick
and Tuckey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuckey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tuckey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuckey swings for the body but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baramari tries to bum rush Tuckey with a series of wild strikes but Tuckey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuckey throws a right and a left that Baramari avoids nicely.
Tuckey misses the shot to the body.
Baramari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuckey. That did some damage!
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Baramari is just out of range.
Tuckey digs a good hook to Baramari's body.
Tuckey staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey misses with a looping left.
Tuckey blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Tuckey is looking to clinch but Baramari is avoiding it.
Baramari walks into a stiff left hand from Tuckey.
Baramari is looking to land body kicks.
Tuckey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baramari throws a head kick that Tuckey semi-blocks.
Bob Baramari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuckey throws a low kick but Baramari moves out of range easily.
Baramari fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
Tuckey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Tuckey misses
and Baramari counters with a head kick.
Baramari takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari is looking to chop away at Tuckey's legs.
Baramari misses with the combination.
Tuckey throws a lazy right hand but Baramari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baramari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson Tuckey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baramari tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuckey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baramari swinging wildly here.
Tuckey cracks a nice hook into Baramari's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuckey scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuckey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body. Baramari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Tuckey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuckey 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Tuckey!