PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Tooth's choice of entrance music: window shopper 50cent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
The Tooth

188 cm
26
260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
32
276 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou The Tooth!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tucker sets himself, and The Tooth steps forward looking for the clinch! Tucker avoids it this time.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. The Tooth should have avoided that one.

The Tooth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
The Tooth misses with a knee strike.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Tooth.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
The Tooth leaning against his opponent.
Tucker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tucker misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.

It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tucker avoids the elbow strike from The Tooth, against the cage.
The Tooth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.

The Tooth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
The Tooth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker is trying to push The Tooth away but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to push The Tooth away but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Tooth misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as The Tooth controls the action.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Tooth lands an elbow that stopped Tucker in his tracks for a moment.
The Tooth looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Tooth blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Tooth as Tucker tries to tie him up.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tucker avoiding damage as The Tooth throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
The Tooth prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tooth blocks a body shot from Tucker.

The Tooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Tooth moves away.
Tucker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Tooth eats them both and turns towards Tucker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tucker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Tooth's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tucker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Tooth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Tooth avoids the body shot from Tucker.
A right-left combo lands from Tucker.
Tucker cracks The Tooth with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Tooth moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by The Tooth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tucker scores with a nice strike.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at Qube MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dan Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Tooth can do to turn this around?
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker cracks The Tooth with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker throws a body punch but The Tooth moves out of range.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Tucker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through The Tooth's defenses.
Tucker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tucker throws a body punch but The Tooth moves out of range.
Tucker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Tooth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tucker connects with a body shot.
Tucker throws a body punch but The Tooth moves out of range.
Tucker lands with a nice body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tucker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tucker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

The Tooth moves into the clinch.
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!
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Tooth keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tooth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Tucker as he connects with a hook.
The Tooth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Tooth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dan Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
The Tooth takes one to the chin there.
The Tooth takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tucker clobbers The Tooth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Tooth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Tooth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tooth tries to clinch there but Tucker circles away.
The Tooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
The Tooth tries to counter with a clinch but Tucker shakes him off and moves away.
The Tooth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
The Tooth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Tooth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tucker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Tooth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Tooth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tooth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tucker scores with a jab to the head.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
Tucker with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Tucker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tucker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tucker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Tooth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Tooth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tucker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body. The Tooth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tucker lands a nice hook to The Tooth's body. The Tooth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Tooth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tucker's corner calls for a 1-2. Tucker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Tooth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The Tooth is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker digs a good body shot into The Tooth's ribs.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.

Tucker drops The Tooth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but The Tooth looks back up at him and smiles so Tucker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The Tooth is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Tucker fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked The Tooth out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dan Tucker!