PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 569 p4p, 74 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 1363 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bounty
vs
Tucker

188 cm
25
197 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker 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.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bounty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bounty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tucker on the side of the head.

It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Tucker cracks Bounty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bounty.
Tucker connects with a body shot that sends Bounty's belly button to the back.
Tucker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bounty on the side of the head.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Bounty avoids it with no problem.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bounty has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty counters with a straight right hand.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bounty counters with a nice uppercut.
Bounty moves away from the strike by Tucker.
A jab from Bounty misses.
Tucker is looking to score with low kicks.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Tucker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
and Bounty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bounty.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
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.
Bounty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tucker lands a head shot.

It looks like Jamie Bounty has been cut.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Bounty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tucker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bounty will feel that in the morning.
Bounty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker throws a leg kick

and Bounty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Tucker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bounty looks to land a body kick but Tucker moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBounty.
Tucker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bounty tenderised Tucker's leg. Tucker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bounty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bounty connects with a single shot there.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danny Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bounty. That's going to slow Tucker down.
Tucker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Bounty throws out a powerful jab.
Tucker cracks Bounty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheers as Bounty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tucker doesn't seem phased though.
Bounty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bounty feints and then cracks Tucker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tucker down.
Tucker scores with a jab. Bounty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bounty lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tucker.
Bounty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tucker back to the cage. Bounty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That has opened up Danny Tucker's cut even more.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bounty.
Bounty moves out of range of the body kick from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a leg kick
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty counters with a good low kick that Tucker was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker tries to land a leg kick but Bounty saw it coming and moves away.
Bounty is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the body from Bounty misses
and Tucker counters with a nice body kick.
Tucker scores with a jab. Bounty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tucker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bounty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Tucker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tucker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bounty throws a leg kick which misses Tucker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tucker tries to avoid it.
Tucker connects with a crisp jab.
Tucker checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Tucker.
Bounty lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tucker checks a leg kick.
Tucker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bounty wants to land a leg kick but Tucker is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Tucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tucker.
A low kick from Tucker misses
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bounty misses with a hook to the body
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tucker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bounty 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.
A nice leg kick lands there 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 Jamie Bounty will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tucker misses with an uppercut
and Bounty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tucker thinking.
Bounty connects with a nice looking jab.
Bounty is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Tucker lands a glancing blow to the side of Bounty's head.
Tucker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tucker checks a low kick from Bounty.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker throws a body kick that misses.
Tucker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker cracks Bounty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tucker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danny Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Bounty is rocked!
Bounty throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Nice body kick there by Bounty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty with a nice cross.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker throws a hook but Bounty blocks it.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bounty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bounty rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bounty lands an uppercut.
Bounty avoiding damage.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Bounty blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bounty.
Bounty pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bounty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Bounty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bounty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bounty slips a straight right by Tucker.
Bounty with a jab.

The cut above Danny Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bounty scoring well with a low kick there.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.
Bounty tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Bounty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Bounty tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Bounty back against the cage.
Bounty trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Bounty has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Still in the clinch, Bounty scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bounty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bounty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bounty.

Bounty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bounty - that landed with a thud.

Bounty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bounty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tucker looks to throw a body kick
and Bounty counters with an inside leg kick.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker cracks Bounty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bounty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bounty throws a counter high kick but Tucker was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bounty.
Bounty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tucker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bounty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Bounty's shoulder, as Bounty tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bounty scores with a nice body kick.
Tucker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bounty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bounty slips a straight right by Tucker.
Bounty gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bounty.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bounty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bounty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Bounty throws a nice looking combination but Tucker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bounty counter with a right hand.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bounty jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Bounty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bounty feints and then cracks Tucker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tucker down.
Tucker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bounty's head.
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!
Bounty lands a glancing blow to the side of Tucker's head.
Danny Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Bounty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bounty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bounty cracks the inside of Tucker's front leg.
Bounty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tucker throws a hook but Bounty blocks it.
Bounty connects with a single shot there.
You can see that Tucker has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bounty connects with an inside leg kick.
Bounty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tucker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bounty.
Tucker tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Bounty fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tucker just manages to avoid it.
Jab by Bounty.
Bounty cracks Tucker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. Tucker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tucker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bounty. That one must have hurt.
Bounty throws a push kick but Tucker slaps the foot to one side.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bounty darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bountys head.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Bounty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bounty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Bounty!