PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Rocher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Tuco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocher comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rock You. Tuco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frank Dellé - Pound Power. Valdemar Tuco struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rocher
vs
Tuco

175 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Rocher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Tuco!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocher tries to clinch but Tuco moves out of range.
Tuco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tuco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuco thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rocher waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Tuco. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tuco to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Tuco is rocked!

It looks like Valdemar Tuco has been cut.
Rocher wants to pass the guard but Tuco is keeping the position.
Tuco looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuco, not yet.
Rocher trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rocher decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rocher wants to clinch up but Tuco keeps it at a distance.
Tuco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocher moves in looking to clinch but Tuco pushes him off.
Rocher tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocher is looking to clinch.
Rocher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocher.
Rocher wants to clinch
and Tuco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rocher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuco, pushing him back against the cage.
Rocher lands an elbow inside.
Rocher tries a knee to the head but Tuco blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocher throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rocher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tuco's brow.
Rocher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocher lands an elbow inside.
Rocher lands a nice elbow.
Rocher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rocher.
Rocher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rocher lands an elbow just above Tuco 's eye.
Rocher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rocher landing knees to the body.
Rocher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rocher landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Rocher.
Rocher connects with a knee to the head.
Rocher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocher scores with a knee to the head.
Rocher lands an elbow just above Tuco 's eye.
Tuco takes an elbow to the temple.
Rocher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rocher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Rocher.
Rocher lands a knee to the head.
Rocher scores with a knee to the head.
Rocher lands an elbow inside.
Tuco avoids a wild elbow strike from Rocher.
Rocher tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuco avoids the damage to the body.
Tuco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocher.
Tuco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocher lands an elbow inside.
Tuco tries to break the clinch but Rocher is controlling the position.
Rocher keeps control of Tuco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Rocher.
Rocher lands a knee to the body.
Rocher throws an elbow but it misses.
Rocher lands with a light punch inside.
Rocher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tuco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocher looking to throw knees to the head but Tuco is blocking nicely.
Tuco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuco blocks the elbow strike.
Rocher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuco dodges an elbow strike from Rocher.
Rocher is working Tuco over against the cage.

Tuco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocher slips a jab from Tuco.

Rocher pushes Tuco up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuco.

Rocher is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tuco is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rocher to the mat. Rocher regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocher has control of Tuco's left arm, preventing Tuco from doing any damage.
Tuco postures up in Rocher's guard and throws a big left but Rocher blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rocher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Tuco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tuco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rocher pinned against the cage. Rocher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rocher clinches but Tuco breaks the clinch
and Tuco counters with a straight right hand.
Rocher tries to clinch but Tuco moves out of range.
Rocher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocher tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocher wants to clinch up but Tuco keeps it at a distance.
Rocher tries to clinch but Tuco moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rocher.
A head kick lands from Rocher that sends Tuco to the canvas. Tuco tries to scramble back to his feet but Rocher brings him back down into side control.
Tuco is still in real trouble! Can Rocher finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rocher controlling from mount.

Rocher is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rocher extends the arm and Tuco is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Rocher!