PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Garland (ranked 4148 p4p, 466 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 3311 p4p, 383 weight class). Andrei Garland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robin Tuck's chin.

Garland
vs
Tuck

191 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Garland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Tuck. No joy for Garland on that attempt.
Garland misses with a straight left.
Garland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tuck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Garland gets a takedown into half guard.

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

Garland is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tuck is looking to control Garland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tuck avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garland is working for a kimura but Tuck is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garland seems to be looking for submissions.
Garland trying to mount his opponent but Tuck defends it.

Garland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tuck is just riding it out for now. Garland eventually gives up the hold.
Garland trying to control the action but Tuck is working from the bottom.
Garland trying to mount his opponent but Tuck defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tuck is not content to let Garland control the position.

Garland wants to work for an arm triangle but Tuck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Garland is working for a kimura but Tuck is defending it quite comfortably.
Garland trying to control the action but Tuck is working from the bottom.
Tuck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garland is working for a submission of some sort.

Garland looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tuck is refusing to be controlled, as Garland sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Garland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tuck has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Garland is working for a submission of some sort.

Garland is trying to work for a kimura but Tuck is defending well.

Garland is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garland is looking to advance position but Tuck won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Garland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tuck drives through and clinches with Garland against the ropes.
Tuck tries to work over Garland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuck pushes Garland back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuck can do to turn this around?
Tuck tries a body shot but Garland blocks it.
Tuck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Garland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garland backwards.

It looks like Andrei Garland has been cut.
Tuck scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck works on Garland's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Tuck as the two fighters clinch.
Tuck lands a right hand.
Garland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Garland is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuck lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuck lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Garland to his knees! Tuck keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Tuck!
As Robin Tuck got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Be ready! I am here!'.