PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Stunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Tucker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stunner
vs
Tucker

187 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Stunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and Stunner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stunner misses with a looping left.
Stunner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tucker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stunner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Stunner.
Stunner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.

Stunner rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stunner backwards.

It looks like Jay Stunner has been cut.
Stunner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunner content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunner blocking some punches.
Stunner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker avoiding damage.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Stunner.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stunner pushes off an throws an elbow but Tucker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stunner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Stunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stunner avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tucker stalling against the cage.
Stunner throws a head punch that misses.
Stunner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stunner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stunner as Tucker tries to tie him up.
Stunner pushes off an throws an elbow but Tucker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tucker misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stunner is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker wants to stall.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Stunner.
Stunner is trying to stall.
Tucker trying to stall but Stunner improves his position.
Stunner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stunner misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Stunner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Stunner lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stunner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stunner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Stunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stunner.
A short right from Stunner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stunner misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stunner is struggling to control the position.
Stunner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Stunner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Stunner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stunner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stunner tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Stunner lands but Tucker takes it in his stride.
Stunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Stunner.
Stunner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stunners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stunner ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Nice straight punches there by Tucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tucker.
Stunner doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stunner circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tucker drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Stunner follows Tucker to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Stunner!