PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ocksy Kleen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has chosen The Platters - Only You as his entrance music. Tucker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Todd Tucker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kleen
vs
Tucker

150 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
295 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ocksy Kleen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleen darts in looking for a takedown but Tucker gets double underhooks and turns Kleen into the cage.
Kleen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tucker is defending well.

Tucker breaks the clinch.
Kleen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to avoid it but Kleen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tucker to the ground. Tucker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ocksy Kleen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kleen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tucker looks winded!
Kleen 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kleen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ocksy Kleen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kleen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kleen.
Kleen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kleen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tucker wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Kleen's hips, looking to push off. But Kleen grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Tucker screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ocksy Kleen!
A very excited looking Ocksy Kleen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Todd Tucker stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.