PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florini has chosen Step Up- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Florini

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Florini!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Florini looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tucker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tucker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Florini sees it coming and defends easily.

Tucker seems to be looking for submissions.

Tucker is working for a submission of some sort.

Tucker seems to be working for a kimura but Florini defends the submission attempt.
Tucker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florini manages to get to full guard.
Tucker chips away with some ground and pound.

Tucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Florini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tucker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tucker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Tucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tucker stays in close to Florini's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker passes into half guard.
Florini is trying to maintain the position but Tucker is very close to passing his half guard.

Tucker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Florini wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Florini keeps working.

Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Florini looking for submissions off his back.

Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tucker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Florini sees it coming and defends easily.

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.

Tucker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tucker working the head and body with strikes.
Tucker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Tucker is trying for a kimura here. Florini looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tucker wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Tucker!