PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Avecilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tim Tucker enters the cage!

Avecilla
vs
Tucker

176 cm
20
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 Sydney, Nico Avecilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker has his takedown stuffed
and Avecilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avecilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Tucker. Tucker gets slowly back to his feet.
Tucker tries to clinch up but Avecilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Avecilla thumps Tucker with a low kick.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avecilla.
Avecilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Avecilla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Avecilla tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avecilla connects with a crisp jab.
Tucker misses with a takedown attempt - Avecilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Avecilla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nico Avecilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tucker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Avecilla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Avecilla tries to land a leg kick but Tucker saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tucker is defended easily by Avecilla.
Tucker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Avecilla defends well and Tucker ends up having to push Avecilla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tucker shoots in for a double leg but Avecilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Avecilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avecilla lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
Tucker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avecilla. That's going to slow Tucker down.
Nice jab there from Avecilla.

Tucker is rocked!
Avecilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Avecilla finish him?
Avecilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Tucker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Avecilla gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tucker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Avecilla!
A very excited looking Nico Avecilla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.