PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juntti Jallu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Tucker's chin.

Jallu
vs
Tucker

180 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a body punch but Jallu moves out of range.
Jallu throws a nice looking combination but Tucker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jallu is looking to clinch.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Jallu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jallu moves away.
Jallu walks into a jab.

It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Jallu avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Jallu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jallu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jallu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jallu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jallu scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker thows a body shot but no joy.

Jallu instigates a clinch.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jallu is keeping busy.
Tucker tries to circle away but Jallu has him pinned against the cage.
Jallu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jallu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jallu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jallu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tucker up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juntti Jallu.
Tucker throws a hook but Jallu avoids it easily.
Jallu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Jallu connects with an inside leg kick.
Jallu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jallu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Jallu ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker lands a nice hook to Jallu's body. Jallu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jallu misses with a double jab
and Tucker counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Jallu is looking to clinch.
Jallu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jallu closes the distance and clinches.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jallu swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jallu effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Jallu.
Jallu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jallu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jallu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jallu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker looking to stall.
Jallu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tucker up against the cage.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jallu has Tucker pushed against the cage.
Jallu presses Tucker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jallu lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Tucker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juntti Jallu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tucker!
Jallu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker scores with a shot to the body.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jallu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jallu there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jallu rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Jallu won't allow it.
Tucker taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu is struggling to control the position.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jallu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juntti Jallu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jallu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
Jallu is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juntti Jallu.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a body punch but Jallu moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jallu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jallu stalling the fight.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Jallu won't allow it.
Jallu keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jallu is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jallu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Jallu avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu lands with a left to the head.
Jallu gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jallu taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu just leaning against Tucker, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Jallu.
Jallu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jallu.
Tucker tries a body shot but Jallu blocks it.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Jallu keeps him there for the moment.
Jallu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jallu lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jallu just leaning against Tucker, taking a breather.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jallu landing knees to the head.
Jallu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jallu presses Tucker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jallu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tucker letting Jallu take a breather here.
Jallu gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jallu just leaning against Tucker, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juntti Jallu.
Tucker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tucker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dan Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jallu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jallu tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jallu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tucker takes a swing at Jallu's ribcage but misses.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jallu. Jallu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.

Jallu has Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Jallu avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jallu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jallu seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jallu throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu working Tucker over with knees to the body.
Jallu presses Tucker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker prevents a body shot from Jallu.
Nice body punch from Jallu - that landed with a thud.
Jallu lands a knee to the body.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jallu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu has Tucker pressed against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker is trying to push Jallu away but Jallu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jallu lands a good knee to the midsection. Tucker won't want to take too many of those.
Jallu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jallu keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Jallu is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jallu.
Jallu controlling the action here for a moment.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jallu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jallu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jallu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tucker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jallu is stalling here.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Jallu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jallu stalling in the clinch.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jallu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jallu is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juntti Jallu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jallu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juntti Jallu!