PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wila Qullu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Qullu
vs
Tucker

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wila Qullu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Qullu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Qullu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Qullu throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
Tucker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Qullu controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Qullu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Tucker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Qullu passes into half guard.

Tucker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to kick Qullu off but Qullu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Qullu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Qullu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Qullu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tucker gets full guard.
Qullu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Qullu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Qullu is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Qullu stays in close to Tucker's body and controls the position.
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Qullu slips an elbow through the middle.
Qullu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Qullu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Qullu 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.
Qullu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Qullu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Qullu is proving a slippery customer.
Qullu stands up over Tucker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Qullu connects with a couple of short punches.
Qullu tries to free his leg and advance position but Tucker is retaining full guard.
Qullu slips nicely into half guard.
Tucker is trying to control but can't.
Tucker is trying to stand up here but Qullu is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Qullu controlling the action here.
Qullu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Qullu seems content to control.
Qullu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tucker for as long as he can get away with.
Tucker won't allow Qullu to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qullu stops Tucker from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Qullu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Qullu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wila Qullu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Qullu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tucker.
Qullu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tucker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Qullu defends well and Tucker ends up having to push Qullu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tucker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Qullu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wila Qullu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tucker.
Tucker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Qullu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Qullu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker looks for a takedown but Qullu sprawls well.
Qullu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely.
Qullu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Qullu has his takedown stuffed

and Tucker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Qullu!
Qullu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to take a break and control but Qullu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker gets to mount! Qullu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Qullu is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tucker wants to control the pace but Qullu is squirming around nicely.
Qullu wants to control but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker trying to control but Qullu is having none of it.
Qullu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tucker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wila Qullu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tucker is just content to waste time from the top position. Qullu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Qullu keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Qullu pulls Tucker in close to prevent any damage.
Qullu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tucker.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Qullu keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tucker misses with a takedown attempt - Qullu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qullu has a takedown stuffed.
Tucker dives in for a single leg takedown but Qullu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Qullu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Qullu 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.
Tucker trying to control the position.

Tucker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Qullu escapes and throws Tucker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Qullu has control of an arm but Tucker manages to advance to Qullu's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qullu covering up well and avoiding damage.
Qullu is holding onto Tucker's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qullu avoids the strikes from Tucker.

Tucker is looking for the choke from the back position but Qullu is controlling his hands well.
Qullu wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Qullu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Qullu is working hard here to advance position.
Qullu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qullu breaks Tucker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Qullu scoring with some ground and pound.
Qullu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Qullu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Qullu is stalling in the full guard.
Tucker wants to sweep here but Qullu controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qullu sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Tucker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Qullu is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Qullu with a nice head shot there.
Wila Qullu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Qullu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Qullu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tucker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Qullu somewhat.
Tucker looks for a takedown but Qullu sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Qullu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Qullu looking to score a takedown here. Tucker is defending well but Qullu drives through and ends up in Tucker's guard.
Tim Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qullu is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wila Qullu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Qullu 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Wila Qullu!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Wila Qullu!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Wila Qullu!

Wila Qullu wins by unanimous decision!