PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker's entrance music is The Platters - Only You. A fine choice. John Brave acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tucker
vs
Brave

225 cm
21
312 lbs
2 - 37 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brave!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brave lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brave.
Brave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker is looking for a counter combo.
Tucker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Brave wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Brave lands a big head kick that sends Tucker tumbling to the mat! Brave takes a step backwards and waves Tucker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tucker is rocked!

It looks like Todd Tucker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been informed that Brave has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brave takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brave.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brave pushes Tucker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A fake to the body and Brave gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Tucker! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Tucker falls head first to the ground. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Brave!
John Brave decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Todd Tucker spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.