PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Tuckich told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dimagiba
vs
Tuckich

192 cm
21
122 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

HERITAGE Threads

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuckich as he jumps to the side.
Tuckich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dimagiba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dimagiba looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tuckich's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuckich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tuckich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tuckich fails to land with a series of punches.
Tuckich scores with a jab. Dimagiba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Tuckich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dimagiba was covering up waiting for the punch and Tuckich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tuckich is in close to Dimagiba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tuckich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Tuckich is proving a slippery customer.
Tuckich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tuckich postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
Tuckich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rolando Dimagiba wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Tuckich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tuckich lands in his opponent's guard.
Tuckich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tuckich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Dimagiba is rocked!
Tuckich is working Dimagiba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Dimagiba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuckich sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tuckich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dimagiba's guard.
Tuckich working some strikes from top position.
Tuckich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tuckich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuckich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Tuckich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Tuckich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tuckich landing with the ground and pound.
Tuckich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuckich pushes down on Dimagiba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tuckich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tuckich lands a nice short elbow.
Tuckich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuckich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tuckich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tuckich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dimagiba trying to control from the bottom.
Tuckich is nestled in close to Dimagiba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dimagiba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuckich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dimagiba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuckich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tuckich is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Dimagiba is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tuckich fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Dimagiba from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tuckich! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Tuckich!
An out of breath Hans Tuckich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.