PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silang has chosen Make it bun dem Skrillex as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diego Silang enters the cage!

Tuckich
vs
Silang

170 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Silang!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A head kick misses from Tuckich.
Tuckich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuckich misses with a hook

and Silang counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuckich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silang tries to move to mount but Tuckich blocks the move with his legs.

Silang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tuckich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Silang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tuckich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silang's guard! Nice work there by Tuckich!
Tuckich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuckich is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuckich wants to control from the top but Silang keeps moving.
Tuckich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Hans Tuckich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tuckich tries to clinch up.

Tuckich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silang's guard.
Tuckich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuckich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tuckich throws an elbow that misses. Silang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tuckich's guard. Nice move by Silang!
Silang wants to pass the guard but Tuckich is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich controlling the position.

Silang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuckich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuckich has escaped and now he's on top!
Tuckich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuckich looking to sit in guard and control but Silang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tuckich pulls Silang in close to his closed guard and prevents Silang from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuckich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuckich has escaped and now he's on top!
Tuckich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuckich throws a strike but Silang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tuckich is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Tuckich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tuckich throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silang counters with a shoot takedown. Tuckich fights it but they end up in guard.

Tuckich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Silang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tuckich dives on top into guard.
Tuckich postures up in Silang's guard and throws a big left but Silang blocks it.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Tuckich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tuckich with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuckich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuckich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silang's head.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Tuckich stands up over Silang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuckich with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuckich trying to control the position from guard on top but Silang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silang controls Tuckich momentarily but Tuckich frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuckich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tuckich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Tuckich wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Tuckich shoots in and bounces Silang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tuckich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silang dives on top into guard.
Silang passes into half guard.
Tuckich manages to get to full guard.
Hans Tuckich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich keeping full guard, as Silang tries to pass.
Silang stands and throws Tuckich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tuckich is trying to control Silang's posture but Silang avoids it.

Silang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tuckich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silang but great work by Tuckich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Tuckich crashes against the mat.
Tuckich working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Tuckich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tuckich wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuckich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich throws an elbow that misses. Silang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tuckich's guard. Nice move by Silang!
Tuckich pulls Silang in close to his closed guard and prevents Silang from doing any damage or advancing position.

Silang has gone for a leg lock! Tuckich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silang's guard.
Tuckich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuckich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Silang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silang's head.
Tuckich throws a big elbow that misses.
Tuckich is looking to stand up but Silang won't let him.
Silang keeping moving, preventing Tuckich from controlling successfully.
Hans Tuckich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuckich controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Tuckich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tuckich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silang circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuckich misses with an uppercut.

Tuckich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuckich controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Tuckich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tuckich 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Tuckich!
After winning the bout, Hans Tuckich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Diego Silang stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's a Great Fighter. I will train harder..'.