PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Tuck (ranked 2526 p4p, 287 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 1719 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tuck
vs
John

195 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

203 cm
26
270 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck wants to clinch but John slips to the side
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuck connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
Tuck has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shit House in the buildup to the fight.
Tuck is looking to clinch.
Tuck throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Robin Tuck has been cut.
Tuck takes one to the chin there.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tuck tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Tuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuck tries to clinch up.
Tuck misses with an uppercut
and John makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Tuck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.

Tuck darts in and clinches John up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuck swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuck.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuck is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from John.
John digs a right hand into Tuck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tuck's gas tank.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuck backwards.
John lands an elbow inside that Tuck shrugs off.

Tuck is rocked!
John pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Tuck! John unloads with more strikes and Tuck sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott John made sure he mentioned Dauntless, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Robin Tuck spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck the refs!'.